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The secret sex lives of mayflies reveal nature's acrobatic wonders.
Scientists studying mayfly sex pulled a stunt straight from Greek myth: they netted mating insects and flash-froze them mid-act for study.
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Your brain prunes connections for sharper memories.
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We finally know why crabs prefer their famous sideways stroll.
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Psyche mission greets Mars.
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Pregnancy rewires the maternal brain.
Baby brain" isn't a deficit. Pregnancy rewires moms' brains, enhancing social cognition and attunement to their children, new research reveals.
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One quantum trick just amplified simple forces by 10,000 times.
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Can robots finally unlock the Mediterranean's deepest secrets?
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Tiny diamonds in space now help scientists map Earth's magnetic shield.
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Are living neurons the secret to cooler, smarter AI?
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Imagine the universe fine-tuned just for life's liquid dance.
Life exists thanks to a cosmic "sweet spot." The Universe's fundamental constants, governing everything from atoms to stars, are incredibly narrow, allowing liquids to flow and life to thrive.
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Mozambique's "sky islands" reveal four new chameleon species.
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The cellular secret that keeps us thriving, finally revealed.
Mysterious bead-like motion within cells could be key to DNA balance and health.
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The hidden "smell map" in your nose reveals how you perceive scents.
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Give your brain a gentle clean with this simple movement.
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Forget the flashlight: glowing algae could light up your future.
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The brain's vast map, once a mystery, now reveals thousands of connections.
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Five metals unite to make industrial hydrogen cleaner.
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Astronomers just found a tiny world in our outer solar system defying expectations with its own atmosphere.
A tiny world in our Solar System has an atmosphere it shouldn’t—hinting something dramatic happened there recently.
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Mars rover Curiosity lifts a rock, then gets right back to work
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From wild companions to traded treasures: How ancient Maya valued their dogs.
Ancient Maya traded live dogs across vast distances! A UCalgary archaeologist found evidence of this long-distance trade between the Yucatan and Chiapas regions.
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These storm chasers help communities prepare for the worst.
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A tiny Chilean wasp is David Attenborough's 100th birthday surprise.
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3D printing now harvests the ocean's gentle blue light.
Scientists in the US are turning glowing blue algae into light-emitting structures. They've harnessed Pyrocystis lunula, a bioluminescent species known for its captivating flashes.
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Does the earth's "whiplash" reveal how quakes truly end?
Earthquake scientists just found a new "whiplash" effect in major quakes. Tectonic plates slipping then abruptly stopping creates negative-phase waveforms, a previously unrecognized feature of "the big ones.
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Scientists Crack Universal Growth Code
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What if our brains decide before we even think about it?
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NASA's Dryden Range just delivered 20,000 hours of precision flight support.
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The coffee habit we once questioned now brightens memory and mood.
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AI's new math trick decodes hidden forces in complex patterns.
Penn AI just got smarter. Researchers developed a new method using "mollifier layers" to solve complex inverse equations, making calculations more stable and less computationally intensive.
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DNA's copying secrets could soon unlock new health insights.
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A 20-carat gold dental bridge just rewrote medieval Scottish history.
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A newly found light property could twist future materials.
Light twists nanoscale objects in unexpected ways, a new measurement method reveals.
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A coyote swam two miles to Alcatraz, surprising biologists.
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Scientists just smoothed a major wrinkle for quantum computers.
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Sharks could soon deliver tomorrow's ocean forecast.
The ocean's depths elude our best tech. Buoys, satellites, and models barely scratch the surface. But what if a creature with intimate ocean knowledge could help us map its mysteries?
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