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Baby Translator

May 30, 2018

A new app helps parents interpret the meaning of their babies' cries.

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Green-Blooded Lizards

May 29, 2018

Some lizards thrive despite a toxic pigment that turns their blood green.

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Chimpanzee Nest Microbes

May 28, 2018

Are ape beds cleaner than ours?

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Brain Gaming

May 25, 2018

A video game helps neuroscientists discover new types of brain cells.

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(Stephen Worden / Radio Newark)

Wet Plastic

May 24, 2018

Why do some things dry in the dishwasher while others stay stubbornly wet?

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Malaria Odor

May 23, 2018

Distinctive odor compounds may help doctors find out who is infected with malaria.

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Spectral tarsiers from Indonesia have five functioning chitinase genes and can digest the exoskeletons of insects like this grasshopper. Quentin Martinez)

Our Insect-Eating Ancestors

May 22, 2018

What did our mammalian ancestors eat during the age of the dinosaurs? The answer might bug you.

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Sea Snail Memory Transfer

May 21, 2018

What if you could have someone else’s memories?

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Mountain Legacy Project

May 18, 2018

Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky …

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This cuckoo bee was named after well-known British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, Epeolus attenboroughi. (Thomas Onuferko/York University)

Cuckoo Bees

May 17, 2018

The surprising behavior and diversity of bees.

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Mental Microbes

May 16, 2018

Growing up on a farm could help protect people from certain disorders.

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(Viktor Gruev/University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Shrimp-Inspired Navigation

May 15, 2018

The mantis shrimp’s ability to see circular polarized light inspires an underwater GPS system.

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