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Here's why some supermassive black holes blaze so brightly Nov 23 2022 11:00 AM NASA's IPXE X-ray satellite saw a telltale signature of shock waves propagating along a blazar's high-speed jet, causing it to emit high-energy light. READ MORE   Rats can bop their heads to the beat Nov 23 2022 8:00 AM Rats' rhythmic response to human music doesn't mean they like to dance, but it may shed light on how brains evolved to perceive rhythm. READ MORE   A spider monkey's remains tell a story of ancient diplomacy in the Americas Nov 22 2022 2:35 PM A 1,700-year-old spider monkey skeleton unearthed at Teotihuacan in Mexico was likely a diplomatic gift from the Maya. READ MORE   Sponsored Content Calling young global leaders! Join us at Yale this summer for a two-week STEM experience, with high school students from 50 U.S. states and 150+ countries.

Long considered loners, many marsupials may have complex social lives Nov 22 2022 11:00 AM Some marsupials may be more sociable than previously thought, opening the door to a possible deep legacy of social organization systems in mammals READ MORE

How physics can improve the urinal Nov 22 2022 9:00 AM Urinals built with curves like those in nautilus shells eliminate the splash-back common with conventional commodes. READ MORE

These devices use an electric field to scare sharks from fishing hooks Nov 21 2022 11:00 AM SharkGuard gadgets work by harnessing sharks' ability to detect electric fields. That could save the animals' lives, a study suggests. READ MORE

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