Science 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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What do birds think of forest management?
Tue Dec 02 5:01 pm
A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.
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A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk
Fri Nov 28 6:00 am
India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?
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The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon
Thu Nov 27 4:02 pm
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.
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Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work?
Thu Nov 27 2:00 pm
New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's the heat itself that makes the difference.
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NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce
Thu Nov 27 7:00 am
NASA has made sure that the International Space Station is well stocked for a Thanksgiving meal full of treats. Here's what's on the menu.
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At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
Wed Nov 26 11:00 am
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.
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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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The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it
Wed Nov 26 5:00 am
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.
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