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Weighing Rain

October 5, 2018

Scientists use satellites to weigh stormwaters.

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A striped skunk. (K. Theule/USFWS/CC BY 2.0, via flickr)

Skunk Smell

October 4, 2018

A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

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Even light exercise can have memory benefits. (MabelAmber/Pixabay)

Exercise & Memory

October 3, 2018

A little light exercise improves memory.

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An infant in the Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy neuroimaging lab. (Kathleen Krol)

Altruistic Toddlers

October 2, 2018

The most helpful toddlers show empathy when they’re infants.

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Gender & STEM Achievement

October 1, 2018

Girls get slightly higher grades in science and math worldwide than boys, but fewer enter STEM …

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Planetary Hygiene

September 28, 2018

Scientists strive to keep our spacecraft germ-free.

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California two-spot octopus (O. bimaculoides). (Thomas Kleindinst)

Octopuses on Ecstasy

September 27, 2018

An antisocial octopus loosens up under the influence of ecstasy.

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Tusks from a 2015 ivory seizure in Singapore. (Center for Conservation Biology University of Washington)

IDing Ivory Poachers

September 26, 2018

Elephant DNA and complex data analysis are helping to prosecute poachers.

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Fish-Eating Praying Mantis

September 25, 2018

A giant insect gobbles up guppies - and other small animals.

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Gut-Brain Connection

September 24, 2018

Scientists document a near instantaneous electrical connection between the gut and the brain.

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