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Our favorite stories from around the web

Citizen scientists comb through data from distant stars, discover five planets

Jan. 12, 2018
Raw meat danger to pets and owners

Jan. 12, 2018
Think war is bad? Elephants agree

Jan. 11, 2018
‘Superblack’ bird of paradise feathers absorb 99.95% of light

Jan. 10, 2018
DNA forensics used to nab rhinoceros poachers

Jan. 9, 2018
Common painkiller may affect male fertility

Jan. 9, 2018
Get ready for a rare ‘super blue blood moon eclipse’

Jan. 8, 2018
The largest prime number now has more than 23 million digits

Jan. 4, 2018
Dust—not aliens—causes Tabby’s star to twinkle

Jan. 3, 2018
Can life change a planet’s rotation?

Dec. 28, 2017
Rediscovered Amazon bird is a hybrid species

Dec. 27, 2017
Arecibo telescope captures images of near-Earth asteroid

Dec. 26, 2017
Rats to the rescue! Rodents train to save endangered anteater

Dec. 26, 2017
Beavers accelerate thawing of Arctic’s permafrost

Dec. 22, 2017
Researchers take a whack at synthetic skulls to recreate prehistoric violence

Dec. 22, 2017
Tightest knot ever made earns Guinness World Record

Dec. 21, 2017
Scientists are studying a beetle’s penis … to improve catheter design

Dec. 21, 2017
A single molecule appears to reverse age-related mental decline in rats

Dec. 20, 2017
Researchers find moth last seen 130 years ago

Dec. 18, 2017
Artificial intelligence spots a record-setting exoplanet

Dec. 15, 2017
Half-billion-year-old fossil reveals what ancient eyes looked like

Dec. 12, 2017
Drug for Huntington disease shows promise in landmark trial

Dec. 12, 2017
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot goes deep—really deep

Dec. 12, 2017
Happy birthday to the man who discovered photosynthesis!

Dec. 8, 2017