Research Headlines

This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations
Thu Dec 04 6:00 am
A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.
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Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
Wed Dec 03 11:26 am
Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.
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The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think
Wed Nov 26 6:00 am
A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.
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A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer
Mon Nov 24 6:00 am
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
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Brain scientists are seeking weight-loss drugs without the nausea
Fri Nov 21 6:00 am
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound often cause nausea and other side effects. Brain scientists are looking for ways to solve this problem.
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Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds
Thu Nov 20 5:15 am
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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Study finds human ancestors made tools continuously for 300,000 years
Mon Nov 17 4:26 pm
Ailsa Chang speaks with David Braun, an archeologist, about his team's discovery of a site in Kenya that suggests human ancestors built tools continuously much earlier than previously thought.
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Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens
Mon Nov 17 11:00 am
For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.
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As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Sat Nov 15 7:00 am
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.
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Scientists pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body
Fri Nov 14 11:41 am
Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.
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