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Flamingos dye their sun-faded feathers to stay pretty in pink

Oct 26 2021 6:00 AM

During mating season, flamingos rub a makeup-like rouge on their necks to catch the eye of the opposite sex. They don't bother once chicks are born.

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Astronomers may have spotted the first known exoplanet in another galaxy

Oct 25 2021 11:00 AM

The spiral-shaped Whirlpool galaxy may be the host of the first planet spotted outside of the Milky Way.

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Lidar reveals a possible blueprint for many Olmec and Maya ceremonial sites

Oct 25 2021 11:00 AM

An Olmec site forged a building plan more than 3,000 years ago for widespread Olmec and Maya ritual centers across Mexico's Gulf Coast.

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Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception

Oct 25 2021 7:00 AM

Clever experiments and new technology are taking scientists deep into the lives of jumping spiders, and opening a portal to their experience of the world.

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What does the first successful test of a pig-to-human kidney transplant mean?

Oct 22 2021 1:02 PM

For the first time, a pig organ was successfully attached to a human patient. It's a step toward vastly increasing the supply of organs.

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How these sea-loving mangroves ended up far from the coast

Oct 22 2021 9:00 AM

On the Yucatán Peninsula, mangroves trapped nearly 200 kilometers from the ocean are part of a "relict ecosystem" that's more than 100,000 years old.

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Lasers reveal construction inspired by ancient Mexican pyramids in Maya ruins
Oct 22 2021 6:00 AM

Archaeologists have uncovered structures in Guatemala that are remarkably similar to La Ciudadela and its temple at the ancient city of Teotihuacan.

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Tuskless elephants became common as an evolutionary response to poachers
Oct 21 2021 3:01 PM

After poachers tore through a Mozambican elephant population, tuskless females tripled in number as humans altered the species's evolutionary trajectory.

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Some dinosaurs may have lived in herds as early as 193 million years ago
Oct 21 2021 11:00 AM

A fossilized family gathering of long-necked Mussaurus may be the earliest evidence yet of herd behavior in dinosaurs.

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Scientists found modern domestic horses' homeland in southwestern Russia
Oct 20 2021 11:00 AM

Two genes tied to endurance and docility may help explain the horses' success in spreading across Eurasia.

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Vikings lived in North America by at least the year 1021
Oct 20 2021 11:00 AM

Wooden objects provide the most precise dating yet of a Norse settlement in Newfoundland.

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Here's the physics of why ducklings swim in a row behind their mother
Oct 20 2021 7:00 AM

By paddling in just the right spots, ducklings save energy by surfing their mom's waves, and pass along the benefit to siblings down the line.

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Here's what we know about booster shots for Moderna's and J&J's COVID-19 vaccines
Oct 19 2021 11:54 AM

Immunity against the coronavirus is waning, but additional doses of the same or different COVID-19 vaccines could help protect vulnerable people.

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An agile gecko found in India named after the legendary Jackie Chan
Oct 19 2021 6:00 AM

A hard-to-catch gecko species is named after martial artist Jackie Chan. Skin patterns, like one resembling a galaxy, inspire other newfound geckos' names.

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COVID-19 testing in schools works. So why aren't more doing it?
Oct 18 2021 11:00 AM

School COVID-19 testing programs can keep kids in class and safe, but face challenges ranging from deciding on a testing strategy to parental buy-in.

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An atomic clock measured how general relativity warps time across a millimeter
Oct 18 2021 7:00 AM

A record-breaking result reveals the precision achievable by atomic clocks, letting researchers detect slightly faster ticking over a tiny height change.

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