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White barn owls’ feathers reflect moonlight to stun prey

Sep. 3, 2019
How to predict the next recession

Aug. 28, 2019
Lizards poop on the biggest rocks around

Aug. 27, 2019
Strange microbes found in Earth’s oldest water

Aug. 27, 2019
New ‘polypill’ could cut heart attack risk by half

Aug. 23, 2019
Paradoxical conditions for life stumped scientists, until now

Aug. 14, 2019
Are water bears walking on the moon?

Aug. 7, 2019
Saber-toothed cats had a surprising diet, fossils reveal

Aug. 7, 2019
Male black widows have an unusual strategy for finding a female

Jul. 31, 2019
Loss of ancient gene may have boosted humans’ heart attack risk

Jul. 25, 2019
Unhatched birds communicate with their siblings

Jul. 25, 2019
The rise of a deadly superfungus may be tied to global warming

Jul. 25, 2019
500-year-old ship found intact at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Jul. 23, 2019
Radiation-bacteria combo nearly wipes out Asian tiger mosquitoes on two islands

Jul. 18, 2019
Near-complete HIV genome recovered from 53-year-old tissue

Jul. 17, 2019
Jupiter-like planet shows signs of moon formation

Jul. 15, 2019
Cats may no longer be needed for toxoplasmosis research

Jul. 12, 2019
Artificial intelligence conquers world’s most complex poker game

Jul. 12, 2019
Bizarre dino fossil reveals a lizard swallowed whole

Jul. 11, 2019
Blinding Nemo: Artificial lights prevent clownfish eggs from hatching

Jul. 10, 2019
Ploonets are real. Now, we might be able to find them

Jul. 9, 2019
Sorry gardeners, plants aren’t conscious

Jul. 8, 2019
Giant cometlike object is not an alien ship, astronomers confirm

Jul. 2, 2019
Yellow jacket ‘super nests’ are back in Alabama

Jul. 1, 2019