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Clean Fish Learn Better

March 12, 2018

Reef fish make better decisions when smaller fish keep them clean.

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Spreading False News

March 9, 2018

Why false news spreads faster than the truth on social media.

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Decoding Fireflies

March 8, 2018

A listener asks: What are fireflies saying with their flashes?

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Rewarding Thoughts

March 7, 2018

Neuroscientists observe how dopamine reinforces new learning.

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Rock Water

March 6, 2018

Earth's bedrock helps many forests survive drought.

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Star Wars Robots

March 5, 2018

How realistic are Star Wars’ lovable droids?

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Dino Tracks

March 2, 2018

A slab of rock reveals what appears to be traces of a dinosaur dance party.

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Alaska’s Springtime Solar

March 1, 2018

Alaska’s peak solar producing months are in the spring, rather than the summer.

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Loopy DNA

February 28, 2018

How a protein keeps DNA neat, tidy, and ready to replicate.

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Panel 3 in Maltravieso Cave showing three hand stencils. One has been dated to at least 66,000 years ago and must have been made by a Neanderthal - color enhanced. (H. Collado)

Neanderthal Art

February 27, 2018

Sophisticated cave art in Spain may be the work of Neanderthals.

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Purple sea urchins grow to fit perfectly inside cavities that they create themselves. (Michael Russell/Creative Commons)

Sea Urchin Hideaways

February 26, 2018

Sea urchins carve out their own homes in the rock with their teeth.

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Greater horseshoe bat. (Brehms Tierleben Small Edition,1927)

Age Defying Bats

February 23, 2018

Age-defying bats are providing clues into the prevention of diseases of old age.

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