Science
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Neanderthal Crab Roast Leftovers Are Found in a Portuguese Cave
Researchers said the paleontological remains were another sign that our early human cousins had intelligence.
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The Quest to Find Rectangles in a Square
Lisanne Taams, a student at Radboud University in the Netherlands, is working on a Ph.D. about, in her words, “computing…
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Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before
The research illustrates how much scientists still have to learn about a molecule as simple as water.
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Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites
In experiments, scientists found that ticks avoid the tar of beech trees, which bears seem to have an affinity toward.
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Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect
February’s space events start with a somber memorial. The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when…
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Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests
Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to…
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The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging
SAN DIEGO — White caps were breaking in the bay and the rain was blowing sideways, but at Naval Base…
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When Your Old Fishing Buddy Has a Snout and a Blowhole
Bottlenose dolphins help Brazilian fishermen pull in their catch, and researchers have worked out what the marine mammals get from…
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What the Bog Bodies Knew
When Roy van Beek was a teenager in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, he made a field trip to…
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Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research
The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.