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Like Birds, Some Bats Warble to Woo Their Mates
They join an elite club of mammals—including mice, whales and humans—whose melodies convey complex information
Nearly Half the Patents on Marine Genes Belong to Just One Company
Who owns biodiversity? No one and everyone—or maybe, a German chemical company
The Clever Way the Easter Island Statues Got Hats
A new analysis of the 13-ton red stone pukao show the carvings were likely rolled up ramps to the leaning statues
Something Is Killing Off Africa's Largest Baobab Trees
In the last dozen years, four of the 13 largest, and likely oldest, trees have died. Another five are ailing
How Climate Changed-Fueled “Mega Droughts” Could Harm Human Health
Researchers looked at the little-studied danger of dust and worsening air quality in the American Southwest
Five Ways Real Science Would Make the New <i>Jurassic World</i> So Much Better
It appears that <i>Fallen Kingdom</i> has not evolved alongside 21st century research
Oldest Footprints Show When Life On Earth Got Legs
Tiny fossil tracks found in South China firmly date appendages back to the Ediacaran period
New Gadget Brings Fish Up From the Ocean's "Twilight Zone"
The portable decompression chamber allows SCUBA-diving scientists to safely collect specimens without them, well, exploding
At Least 110 Confederate Monuments and Symbols Have Been Removed Since 2015
But more than 1700 remain, including 772 monuments, more than 300 of which are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia
The Next Flu Pandemic Might Come From Dogs
A new study found two strains of swine flu in sickly pups in China
Jupiter's Lightning Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought
Juno is providing scientists with new insights into the gas giant's flashes of light
Bees May Understand Zero, a Concept That Took Humans Millennia to Grasp
If the finding is true, they'd be the first invertebrates to join an elite club that includes primates, dolphins and parrots
New Evidence Shows That Humans Could Have Migrated to the Americas Along the Coast
Dating of rocks and animal bones shows Alaska's coast was glacier free around 17,000 years ago, allowing people to move south along the coast
Disgusting Things Fall Into Six Gross Categories
Open sores, body odors and other indicators of possible disease transmission top the list of things that gross us out
Earthquakes Rumble Under East Antarctica Much More Frequently Than Thought
A new study reveals that the region trembled with 27 minor earthquakes in 2009 alone
What Dogs Really Think of Your 'Puppy' Voice
Dog-directed speech may improve animals' attention skills and strengthen human-pupper bonds
Rat Bones Reveal How Humans Transformed Their Island Environments
Rodent remains prove an ideal tool for investigating changes on three Polynesian island chains
Is the Mysterious Planet Nine Just a Swarm of Asteroids?
Researchers investigate alternative explanations for wacky orbits of objects in our solar system
Why Delayed Gratification in the Marshmallow Test Doesn’t Equal Success
Socioeconomic status, family background amongst factors accounting for children's varying levels of self-control
Smart Software Helps Fishermen Catch the Fish They Want, Not Endangered Species
Like a dynamic weather app for the sea, the program allows fishermen to pinpoint areas of conservation and can be updated daily
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