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Watch a tiny worm make one of the loudest sounds in the ocean

By Kelly MayesJul. 9, 2019
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By Katie CameroJul. 8, 2019
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By Katie LanginJul. 4, 2019
Astronomers probe atmosphere of alien world that’s a cross between Earth and Neptune

By Katie CameroJul. 3, 2019
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By Alex FoxJul. 1, 2019
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By Alex FoxJun. 27, 2019
Baffling radio burst traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away

By Daniel CleryJun. 27, 2019
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By Eli KintischJun. 26, 2019
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By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 25, 2019
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By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 24, 2019
NASA rover catches big whiff of methane on Mars—but where did it come from?

By Paul VoosenJun. 24, 2019
Why dirt-eating goats never need to visit the dentist

By Lakshmi SupriyaJun. 21, 2019
Watch artificial intelligence predict Conan O’Brien’s gestures just from the sound of his voice

By Matthew HutsonJun. 21, 2019
How reindeer evolved to survive freezing Arctic winters

By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 20, 2019
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By Elizabeth PennisiJun. 18, 2019
We may have helped give our canine pals ‘puppy dog eyes’

By David GrimmJun. 17, 2019
Bejesus! A cockamamie AI can predict which craptacular words you’ll find funny

By Matthew HutsonJun. 17, 2019

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