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Cats Can Be Right or Left-Pawed
A new study has found that ‘lateral bias’ in cats may be linked to gender
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Simply Exhaling May Spread Flu
A new study suggests the virus is found in tiny airborne particles that can be released while breathing
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How a Mother’s Depression Shows Up in Her Baby’s DNA
Researchers find that at just 18 months, infants can have cellular damage related to stress
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New Study Suggests Lifestyle Shapes Our Ability to Name Odors
In the Malay Peninsula, researchers compared the vocabulary of the Semaq Beri hunter-gathering population and the Semelai, who are horticulturalists
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Behold Hubble’s Best Image of a Distant Galaxy Yet
The galaxy is roughly 13.3 billion light years away, and formed just 500 million years after the universe began
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Astronomers Spy a Black Hole’s Double ‘Burp’
New observations suggest that black holes cycle between activity and rest
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Marmots Live Longer When They Are Antisocial
The critters live an average of two years longer when they shirk social interactions
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Over 200,000 Endangered Antelope Suddenly Die Thanks to … Weird Weather?
A change in humidity seems to have triggered bacteria that led to widespread death of the creatures
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Are Rats Innocent of Spreading the Black Plague?
Human pests like fleas and lice may be responsible for spreading the pandemic that devastated Medieval Europe
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Why Holding in a Sneeze Can Be Dangerous
A 34-year-old man squeezed while holding nose closed, leading to a tear in his throat and a stay in the hospital
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Citizen Scientists Discover an Unusual Five-Planet Solar System
Users looking through data on Exoplanet Explorers flagged four sub-Neptune planets orbiting a distant star called K2-138
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Scientists’ Gender May Influence the Results of Experiments
A review of past research has found that subjects respond differently to male and female testers
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Scientist Autopsy the Aftermath of the Largest Underwater Volcanic Eruption of the Last Century
In 2012, miles of floating rock appeared in the Pacific. Now, scientists have studied the Havre seamount eruption that caused the mysterious pumice ‘raft’
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How Proteins Helped Scientists Read Between the Lines of a 1630 Plague Death Registry
New tech reveals bacterial contamination, what scribes were eating and how many rats were around
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New Clues to the Origins of the Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Space
New analysis suggests that the bursts originate near massive black holes or neutron stars
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The Oldest Known Butterflies Existed Before Flowers
A new study raises intriguing questions about the evolutionary trajectory of butterflies and moths
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Madagascar’s Ancient ‘Pelican Spiders’ Are As Striking As They Are Strange
New research offers an in-depth look at the island’s fascinating spider scene
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Even low-level human conflict can drive dramatic wildlife declines
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Scientists Shine New Light on the Blackest Black Feathers
Birds of paradise feathers boast a unique structure that traps 99.95 percent of incoming light
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