Frozen squirrel poop hints at sights and smells of Ice Age ecosystems
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Frozen squirrel poop hints at sights and smells of Ice Age ecosystems

Ancient squirrel poo doesn’t stink. At least not at first. But that changes when you begin to break down the pellets. Melting them made it clear that they…

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These birds clack their wing bones together to woo mates at night
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These birds clack their wing bones together to woo mates at night

Jake Buehler is a freelance science writer, covering natural history, wildlife conservation and Earth’s splendid biodiversity, from salamanders to sequoias. He has a master’s degree in zoology from…

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NASA updates worsening ISS leak after crew safety alert
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NASA updates worsening ISS leak after crew safety alert

The affected area is known as the PrK transfer tunnel. NASA and Roscosmos have been monitoring the leak for years while working to understand its root cause and…

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Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it
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Scientists found a new Alzheimer’s trigger and a drug that stops it

The compound, known by researchers as “Compound 10,” is the result of nearly two decades of work led by Ursula Quitterer, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at ETH Zurich.…

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Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory
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Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory

That mystery was ultimately explained by a recalculation of Neptune’s mass in the 1990s, but then a new theory of a potential planet nine was put forward in…

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Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits
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Scientists may have debunked one of humanity’s oldest habits

But our new findings, published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, challenge this long-held idea about human evolution. We found these grooves also appear naturally in wild…

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What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality
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What is space-time? A mystery at the heart of reality

Space-time is frequently described as the “fabric of reality.” In some accounts, this fabric is referred to as a fixed, four-dimensional “block universe” — a complete map of…

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Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits
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Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits

But how does the brain know when it’s time to abandon an old strategy and try something new? A new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on…

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This tiny, blue octopus is new to science
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This tiny, blue octopus is new to science

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help…

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Remote workers feel isolated. Back-to-office mandates are not a fix
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Remote workers feel isolated. Back-to-office mandates are not a fix

Remote work in the United States has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. In 2019, the percentage of days people worked from home accounted for just 7…

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