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09/08/2022

Living fast may have helped mammals like 'ManBearPig' dominate

Sep 08 2022 6:00 AM

Staying in the womb for a while but being born ready to rock may have helped post-dinosaur mammals take over the planet.

The oldest known surgical amputation occurred 31,000 years ago

Sep 07 2022 11:00 AM

A young adult on the island of Borneo survived a lower left leg removal thanks to medically savvy rainforest surgeons.

How mythology could help demystify dog domestication

Sep 07 2022 9:00 AM

The path that dog myths took around the world closely parallels that of dog domestication, a new study finds.

A coral pollution study unexpectedly helped explain Hurricane Maria's fury

Sep 07 2022 7:00 AM

Tracking coral reef pollution in Puerto Rico, conservation researchers discovered by chance how the coastal ocean fueled Hurricane Maria.

The worldwide water-lifting power of plants is enormous

Sep 06 2022 12:00 PM

The power expended per year by the world's plants via evaporation rivals the amount of power generated by all hydroelectric dams, a new study suggests.

Meet the fungal friends and foes that surround us

Sep 06 2022 9:00 AM

Keith Seifert's book 'The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi' explores how microfungi shape our world.

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Indigenous Americans ruled democratically long before the U.S. did

Sep 06 2022 7:00 AM

Oklahoma's Muscogee people, among others, promoted rule by the people long before the U.S. Constitution was written.

What you need to know about the new omicron booster shots

Sep 02 2022 2:00 PM

With approval of omicron booster shots, COVID-19 vaccine approval and dosing guidance is moving closer to the way flu shots are handled.

Zapping plastic with a laser forged tiny diamonds

Sep 02 2022 2:00 PM

The technique could be used to manufacture nanodiamonds for use in quantum devices and other applications.

In 2021, a deadly volcano erupted with no warning. Here's why

Sep 02 2022 1:39 PM

Before the Nyiragongo eruption, underground magma was already close to the surface and so didn't trigger instruments that look for lava movement.

Here's the James Webb telescope's first direct image of an exoplanet

Sep 02 2022 11:02 AM

Along with spying its first exoplanet, the James Webb telescope got its first direct spectrum of an object orbiting a star in another solar system.

A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens

Sep 01 2022 2:00 PM

Ant queens typically live much longer than their workers by blocking a key part of a molecular pathway implicated in aging, a new study suggests.

'The Milky Way' wants you to get to know your home in the universe

Sep 01 2022 11:00 AM

In a new 'autobiography,' the Milky Way tells its own story with the help of astrophysicist Moiya McTier.

Who has the highest risk of long COVID? It's complicated

Sep 01 2022 6:00 AM

Long COVID can look different for different people, making it difficult to pinpoint the risk factors behind it.

Ancient 'demon ducks' may have been undone by their slow growth

Aug 31 2022 9:00 AM

Mihirung birds grew to more than half a ton and took their time getting there. That slow growth may have been a vulnerability when humans got to Australia.

Physicists dispute a claim of detecting a black hole's 'photon ring'

Aug 31 2022 7:00 AM

A thin ring of light around a black hole, which would probe gravity in a new way, has been found, one team claims. Skeptics aren't convinced.

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