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Our favorite stories from around the web

This bird lost the ability to fly twice on the same island, thousands of years apart

May. 14, 2019
The lost plains of Doggerland emerge from the North Sea

May. 9, 2019
The oceans contain nearly 200,000 kinds of viruses

Apr. 25, 2019
Gene therapy works for bubble boy disease

Apr. 19, 2019
Scientists restore some cellular functions in dead pig brains

Apr. 18, 2019
NASA planet hunter finds its first Earth-size world

Apr. 17, 2019
Brain scans find CTE-linked protein in living former NFL players

Apr. 12, 2019
‘Wall of death’ that entombed Pompeii surfed a cushion of air to reach top speed

Apr. 9, 2019
Scientists discover a frog with glowing bones

Apr. 2, 2019
Earlier springtime disrupts insect and bird lives—and it’s worse than expected

Apr. 1, 2019
Culling invasive predators could save 9.4% of the world’s at-risk species

Mar. 28, 2019
Death Star ice cube reveals how the world’s oldest fossils may have formed

Mar. 26, 2019
Descendants sue Harvard for ownership of slave photos

Mar. 21, 2019
Dead whale found with 40 kilograms of plastic in its guts

Mar. 18, 2019
Astronomers spot 83 massive black holes from early universe

Mar. 18, 2019
Massive voltages in thunderclouds can slow down subatomic particles

Mar. 14, 2019
Ancient slaughter of 140 children marks largest child sacrifice in the Americas

Mar. 6, 2019
This is one of the oldest tattooing needles in North America

Mar. 1, 2019
A dead whale makes the ocean’s abyss come alive

Feb. 26, 2019
The physics of why packing tape is such a pain to use

Feb. 25, 2019
Scientists bust ‘beer before wine’ folk wisdom

Feb. 11, 2019
Diet pills make mosquitoes skip meals, potentially reducing the spread of disease

Feb. 8, 2019
Deadly human bone cancer found in 240-million-year-old turtle

Feb. 7, 2019
High blood pressure treatment could stall dementia

Jan. 31, 2019