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01/27/2022

Americans tend to assume imaginary faces are male

Jan 27 2022 6:00 AM

When people see imaginary faces in everyday objects, those faces are more likely to be perceived as male, a new study shows.

Machine learning points to prime places in Antarctica to find meteorites

Jan 26 2022 2:00 PM

Using data on how ice moves across Antarctica, researchers identified more than 600 spots where space rocks may gather on the southern continent.

An Arctic hare traveled at least 388 kilometers in a record-breaking journey

Jan 26 2022 9:00 AM

An Arctic hare's dash across northern Canada, the longest seen among hares and their relatives, is changing how scientists think about tundra ecology.

How mindfulness-based training can give elite athletes a mental edge

Jan 26 2022 7:00 AM

Mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy are two types of training psychologists are using to bolster athletes' mental health.

How AI can identify people even in anonymized datasets

Jan 25 2022 11:04 AM

A neural network identified a majority of anonymous mobile phone service subscribers using details about their weekly social interactions.

Stuck inside this winter? Try an at-home citizen science project

Jan 25 2022 9:00 AM

Researchers are in search of volunteers to look for solar jets, transcribe old weather logbooks, listen for threatened frogs and more.

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Scientists uncover the secret to fishing cats' hunting success

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What the Tonga volcano's past tells us about what to expect next

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An X-ray glow suggests black holes or neutron stars fuel weird cosmic 'cows'

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Intense drought or flash floods can shock the global economy

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Babies may use saliva sharing to figure out relationships

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A 'trapdoor' made of muscle and fat helps fin whales eat without choking

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Gold and silver tubes in a Russian museum are the oldest known drinking straws

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Long metal tubes enabled communal beer drinking more than 5,000 years ago, scientists say.

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