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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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A male turquoise killifish. (Nothobranchius_furzeri_GRZ, Ugu/ CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikipedia)

Fast-Living Fish

August 21, 2018

An animal that grows up, reproduces and dies of old age in just a few weeks.

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Elephants are surprisingly resistant to cancer. (Pixabay)

Cancer-Resistant Elephants

August 20, 2018

Researchers discover the genetic basis for elephants’ resistance to cancer.

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3D Sound Synthesizer

August 17, 2018

A software program calculates the sounds made by animated objects.

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