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Memory Bundles

October 10, 2018

Scientists discover how we recall bundles of memories.

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Historical photo of the 1918 Spanish influenza ward at Camp Funston, Kansas, showing the many patients ill with the flu. (US Army)

1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons

October 9, 2018

Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

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Baby giraffes inherit their spots (Derek Lee/Wild Nature Institute/Penn State)

Giraffe Spot Inheritance

October 8, 2018

Scientists discover that giraffes inherit their spots.

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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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