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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. READ MORE   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. READ MORE   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. READ MORE   Sponsored Content Our ocean faces urgent challenges. Around the globe, advocates and experts are stepping up to protect it for future generations.

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. READ MORE

A celestial loner might be the first known rogue black hole Jun 14 2022 7:00 AM The object could be the first isolated stellar-mass black hole identified in the Milky Way — or it might be an unusually heavy neutron star. READ MORE

Why even small sonic booms are more annoying in cities Jun 13 2022 8:00 AM Quieter sonic booms from next-generation planes could still be annoying in cities thanks to narrow streets and tall buildings, simulations suggest. READ MORE

Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $30. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Recent Headlines New Gaia data paint the most detailed picture yet of the Milky Way Jun 13 2022 4:00 AM Gaia's new data can tell us about galaxies the Milky Way has swallowed, the young solar system and asteroids that could hit Earth. READ MORE   Nasal vaccines for COVID-19 offer hope and face hurdles Jun 10 2022 2:00 PM A squirt up the nose could reduce virus transmission, but like shots in the arm, the nasal vaccines have challenges to overcome. READ MORE   Scientists created 'smoke rings' of light Jun 10 2022 7:00 AM A swirling doughnut of light shows that vortex rings aren't just for fluids anymore. READ MORE   Samples of the asteroid Ryugu are scientists' purest pieces of the solar system Jun 09 2022 2:00 PM Samples Hayabusa2 brought to Earth from asteroid Ryugu are far fresher than similar types of meteorites that scientists have found. READ MORE   Quantum physics exponentially improves some types of machine learning Jun 09 2022 2:00 PM It wasn't entirely clear if quantum computers could improve machine learning in practice, but new experiments and theoretical proofs show that it can. READ MORE   Ancient penguin bones reveal unprecedented shrinkage in key Antarctic glaciers Jun 09 2022 11:03 AM Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers are losing ice faster than any other time in the last 5,500 years. That history is written in bones and shells. READ MORE   Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger Jun 09 2022 11:00 AM In the hopes of one day building super realistic cyborgs, researchers built a robotic finger that wears living human skin. READ MORE   How having health care workers handle nonviolent police calls may impact crime Jun 08 2022 3:15 PM A new study analyzes a Denver program that sends a mental health professional and EMT to handle trespassing and other minor crime offenses. READ MORE   A pigment's shift in chemistry robbed a painted yellow rose of its brilliance Jun 08 2022 2:07 PM The degradation of an arsenic-based paint stripped shadows and light from a still life flower in a 17th century work by painter Abraham Mignon. READ MORE   Mosquitoes prefer dozing over dining when they are sleep-deprived Jun 08 2022 7:00 AM Mosquitoes repeatedly shaken to prevent slumber lag behind well-rested ones when offered a researcher's leg to feed on, new experiments show. READ MORE

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