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Mice feel for each other

Jan. 15, 2021
Experimental drug may slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s

Jan. 11, 2021
Identical twins aren’t so identical, after all

Jan. 8, 2021
World’s first dwarf giraffes spotted in Uganda and Namibia

Jan. 8, 2021
Cuttlefish think ahead, ‘marshmallow test’ reveals

Jan. 5, 2021
Frozen for nearly 60,000 years, mummified wolf puppy reveals its secrets

Dec. 21, 2020
DNA links elephant tusks from a 487-year-old shipwreck to their living relatives

Dec. 17, 2020
Camels are munching on plastic, and the results are deadly

Dec. 16, 2020
Scientists are rethinking where life originated on Earth

Dec. 10, 2020
These shrews can shrink and regrow their brains

Dec. 4, 2020
Space is filled with unexplained light

Nov. 19, 2020
Breast milk contains coronavirus antibodies, study suggests

Nov. 19, 2020
Hurricanes are retaining their strength after reaching land, study suggests

Nov. 11, 2020
Injection of long-acting drug prevents HIV in women

Nov. 9, 2020
Newly discovered reef is taller than a skyscraper

Oct. 30, 2020
Ultrawhite paint could cool buildings and combat climate change

Oct. 22, 2020
You may have a new organ lurking in the middle of your head

Oct. 20, 2020
Pig fat can be used to grow jawbones for humans

Oct. 15, 2020
This tiny device harvests energy from a simple breeze

Sep. 23, 2020
Images of a black hole reveal how cosmic beasts change over time

Sep. 23, 2020
Cancer drug shrinks ‘undruggable’ lung tumors

Sep. 21, 2020
Australian labradoodles are mostly poodle, genetic analysis reveals

Sep. 11, 2020
The giant Megalodon shark was three times as big as a great white, new measurements show

Sep. 4, 2020
Poop tests stop COVID-19 outbreak at University of Arizona

Aug. 28, 2020