SCIENCE
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Pink Fairy Armadillos Have a Weird Double Skin Not Seen in Any Other Mammal
January 20, 2024 3 min read Pink fairy armadillos evolved a unique double skin millions of years ago as they…
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Children Anticipate What Others Want, But Great Apes Don’t
Have you ever guessed what dish your significant other would order at a restaurant before they even picked up the…
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What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?
January 12, 2024 3 min read This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive…
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Enigmatic Dinosaur Skull Sparks Debate over Tyrannosaur Evolution
January 11, 2024 4 min read A dinosaur skull first discovered in the 1980s was originally catalogued as a T. rex.…
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What to Know About the New COVID Variant JN.1
It’s winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings — and a wave of respiratory illness. Nearly four…
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The Strange and Beautiful Science Of Our Lives
Brianne Kane: Have you ever thought about how strange everything is? Ha, no—but really, something happens in January, when it…
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What’s Missing from the Emoji Animal Kingdom?
Ecologists and biologists commonly conduct surveys of the plants, fungi and animals in the environment they study. It’s less common,…
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Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024
January 1, 2024 2 min read Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in climate-change-affected wine, an undiscovered…
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The Human Body Is Bags, Bags and More Bags
Your kidneys are like filters. Your brain is like a computer. Your digestive system is like a tube. Your hands…
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How to Escape a Time Loop You Don’t Really Want to Leave
January 1, 2024 4 min read A tender novel about savoring quantum memory By Amy Brady Credit: Chanelle Nibbelink FICTION…
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