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06/23/2022

Cats chewing on catnip boosts the plant's insect-repelling powers

Jun 23 2022 6:00 AM

When cats tear up catnip, it increases the amount of insect-repelling chemicals released by the plants.

An otherwise quiet galaxy in the early universe is spewing star stuff

Jun 22 2022 12:00 PM

Seen as it was 700 million years after the Big Bang, the galaxy churns out a relatively paltry number of stars. And yet it's heaving gas into space.

Physicists may have finally spotted elusive clusters of four neutrons

Jun 22 2022 11:00 AM

Long-sought clumps of four neutrons called tetraneutrons last less than a billionth of a trillionth of a second, an experiment suggests.

Gravitational wave 'radar' could help map the invisible universe

Jun 22 2022 7:00 AM

Gravity ripples scattering off warped spacetime near massive objects might help astronomers peer inside stars and find globs of dark matter.

Russia's invasion could cause long-term harm to Ukraine's prized soil

Jun 21 2022 9:00 AM

War will physically and chemically damage Ukraine's prized, highly fertile chernozem soils. The impacts on agriculture could last for years.

How fast a row of dominoes topples depends on friction

Jun 21 2022 7:00 AM

Computer simulations reveal that two types of friction are important in determining how quickly dominoes collapse.

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Seven newfound dwarf galaxies sit on just one side of a larger galaxy

Jun 17 2022 11:00 AM

Seven newly found dwarf galaxy candidates are stick to just one side of the large galaxy M81. Astronomers don't know why.

Western wildfires' health risks extend across the country

Jun 17 2022 9:00 AM

As western wildfires become more common, hazardous smoke is sending people — especially children — to emergency rooms on the East Coast.

Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines are OK'd for the youngest kids

Jun 17 2022 7:00 AM

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers could begin getting immunized against COVID-19 as early as June 21 in the United States.

These tiny marsupials survived wildfires only to face extinction from feral cats

Jun 16 2022 2:00 PM

The Kangaroo Island dunnart was one species seen to reemerge after 2019–2020 Australian bushfires but is now closer than ever to extinction.

Some polar bears in Greenland survive on surprisingly little sea ice

Jun 16 2022 2:00 PM

"Glacial mélange" could provide a last refuge for some bears as the Earth warms, but climate action is needed to preserve the species, researchers say.

Neutrinos hint the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought

Jun 16 2022 7:00 AM

Scientists still don't know the sun's exact chemical composition, which is crucial for understanding the entire universe. Neutrinos will help.

Here's why pumpkin toadlets are such clumsy jumpers

Jun 15 2022 2:00 PM

Tiny Brachycephalus frogs from southern Brazil can leap into the air but have trouble landing.

Ancient bacterial DNA hints Europe's Black Death started in Central Asia

Jun 15 2022 11:00 AM

Archaeological and genetic data pin the origins of Europe's 1346–1353 bubonic plague to a bacterial strain found in graves in Asia from the 1330s.

Butterflies may lose their 'tails' like lizards

Jun 15 2022 7:00 AM

Fragile, tail-like projections on some butterflies' wings may be a lifesaver.

Lucy Cooke's new book 'Bitch' busts myths about female animals

Jun 14 2022 9:00 AM

Female animals get their due in Lucy Cooke's exploration of the roles of the sexes in biology and evolution.

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