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The first known monkeypox infection in a pet dog hints at spillover risk

Aug 17 2022 4:54 PM

A person passed monkeypox to a dog. Other animals might be next, allowing the virus to set up shop outside of Africa for the first time.

Protons contain intrinsic charm quarks, a new study suggests

Aug 17 2022 11:00 AM

The massive quarks — counterintuitively heavier than the proton itself — might carry about 0.6 percent of a proton's momentum.

Two new books show how sexism still pervades astronomy

Aug 17 2022 6:00 AM

In A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman and The Sky Is for Everyone, female astronomers recount how sexism has affected their careers.

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Spiraling footballs wobble at one of two specific frequencies

Aug 16 2022 9:00 AM

Researchers simulated the path of a flying football to study how pigskins wobble and why they drift sideways.

Asteroid impacts might have created some of Mars' sand

Aug 16 2022 6:00 AM

Roughly a quarter of the Red Planet's sand is spherical bits of glass forged in violent impacts, new observations reveal.

Over time, Betelgeuse changed color. Now it's also lost its rhythm

Aug 15 2022 10:00 AM

A recent upset to the star's variability and ancient records that describe the red star as yellow tell a tale of a star that is no stranger to change.

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Physicists spotted rare W boson trios at the Large Hadron Collider

Aug 15 2022 7:00 AM

By measuring how often triplets of particles called W bosons appear, scientists can check physics' standard model for any cracks.

COVID-19 infections can rebound for some people. It's unclear why

Aug 12 2022 12:00 PM

Rebounding COVID-19 isn't limited to Paxlovid patients. An infection can come back even for people not given the drug.

50 years ago, scientists hoped freezing donor organs would boost transplants

Aug 12 2022 9:00 AM

In the 1970s, biologists hoped to freeze organs so more could last long enough to be transplanted. Scientists are now starting to manage this feat.

These researchers are unlocking Renaissance beauty secrets

Aug 12 2022 7:00 AM

An art historian has teamed up with chemists to uncover the science behind cosmetics used around 500 years ago.

Why humans have more voice control than any other primates

Aug 11 2022 2:13 PM

Unlike all other studied primates, humans lack vocal membranes. That lets humans produce the sounds that language is built on, a new study suggests.

The Arctic is warming even faster than scientists realized

Aug 11 2022 11:00 AM

The Arctic isn't just heating up two to three times as quickly as the rest of the planet. New analyses show that warming is almost four times as fast.

Multiple sclerosis has a common viral culprit, opening doors to new approaches

Aug 11 2022 6:00 AM

Learning how the common Epstein-Barr virus may trigger multiple sclerosis could help experts design better treatments — or perhaps end the disease.

Zoo gorillas use a weird new call that sounds like a sneezy cough

Aug 10 2022 2:00 PM

A novel vocalization made by the captive great apes may help them draw human attention.

Sea sponges launch slow-motion snot rockets to clean their pores

Aug 10 2022 11:00 AM

Sea sponges rely on a sneezing mechanism to clear their pores, using mucus to flush out debris. This mucus provides food for other marine life.

How balloons could one day detect quakes on Venus

Aug 09 2022 9:00 AM

A new study opens the door for future balloon-based missions to study the geology of other worlds.

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