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Whisky Knows Her Toys
A Border collie in Norway learned the names and categories of her many, many toys, just by playing a game with her owners.
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One Border collie learned the names of all her toys just by playing with her owners.
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Here's some good news. Another smart dog.
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What’s the World’s Worst Smell?
Some odors are more heinous than others. Then there’s Stench Soup.
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In his latest Good Question column, Randall @xkcd Munroe answers the vital query: What's the worst smell in the world?
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From Dubai to Mars, With Stops in Colorado and Japan
The United Arab Emirates used a novel approach to build the Hope spacecraft, which launches for the red planet this summer.
Maps: Where the Wuhan Coronavirus Has Spread
The virus has sickened about 300 people in Asia and one person in the United States.
After ‘Parasite,’ Are Subtitles Still a One-Inch Barrier for Americans?
The South Korean film made history at the Academy Awards. Are we finally ready to embrace subtitles?
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It’s true that watching a movie with subtitles is cognitively different than watching one without, experts say.
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Here Lies the Skull of Pliny the Elder, Maybe
The Roman admiral and scholar died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Might this really be his cranium?
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Pliny the Elder died during a rescue mission to Mount Vesuvius. Now scientists think they have positively identified his skull: “This is a process of clues, with very strong evidences.”
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For a Scientist Turned Novelist, an Experiment Pays Off
“Real Life” follows a pivotal weekend in the life of a black gay student in the Midwest, something Brandon Taylor said was an effort to write himself into the campus-life genre he loves reading.
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“If you’re a black boy from the South who is good at science, everyone is like, ‘Oh, Ben Carson, you should be a neurosurgeon,’” Brandon Taylor said. In grad school, he switched gears to writing, and his debut novel, “Real Life,” is the result
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“If you’re a black boy from the South who is good at science, everyone is like, ‘Oh, Ben Carson, you should be a neurosurgeon,’” Brandon Taylor said. In grad school, he switched gears to writing, and his debut novel, “Real Life,” is the result
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Time is Still a Mystery to ‘Einstein’s Dreams’ Author
Why Alan Lightman, astrophysicist turned writer, traded black holes for black ink.
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“I love physics, but what was even more important to me was leading a creative life." Alan Lightman tells @overbye why he left science behind to become a writer.
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George Coyne, 87, Vatican Astronomer and Galileo Defender, Dies
While seeking to reconcile science and religion, Father Coyne also vigorously supported Darwin and challenged believers in intelligent design.
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The Rev. George Coyne, Vatican astronomer who defended Darwin and Galileo, dies at 87
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The Rev. George Coyne, Vatican astronomer who defended Darwin and Galileo, dies at 87
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Meet the Bird Medics of New Delhi
Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime.
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Every year thousands of birds in New Delhi are injured or killed when their wings are slashed by manja -- glass-encrusted kite thread
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Every year thousands of birds in New Delhi are injured or killed when their wings are slashed by manja -- glass-encrusted kite thread
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Juul Bought Ads Appearing on Cartoon Network and Other Youth Sites, Suit Claims
The case, brought by Massachusetts after a lengthy investigation, presents some of the strongest evidence the vaping company was marketing to teenagers.
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Despite Juul's insistence that it was always marketing to adults, the e-cigarette giant's ads ran on The Cartoon Network, Seventeen magazine, and other sites aimed at kids, lawsuit says.
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Ghost DNA Hints at Africa’s Missing Ancient Humans
Genes in some living West Africans shed light on human genetic diversity, which has been difficult to find in the continent’s fossil record.
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Scientists report that they have discovered evidence of an extinct branch of humans whose ancestors split from our own a million years ago
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Scientists report that they have discovered evidence of an extinct branch of humans whose ancestors split from our own a million years ago
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Coronavirus Patient Fell Ill While on Vacation in Hawaii
The man, in his 60s, was confirmed to have the virus after returning home to Japan. Officials in Hawaii were racing to track people the man may have met in the state.
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A man who fell ill while vacationing in Hawaii has tested positive for the coronavirus in Japan. Officials in Hawaii are racing to track down everyone he met on vacation.
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The Further Adventures of Betelgeuse, the Fainting Star
The red supergiant is no closer to exploding, it seems. It also no longer appears round.
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Some astronomers and excitable members of the public have wondered if Betelgeuse is about to explode as a supernova. Now new light, so to speak, has been shed on the subject.
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Betelgeuse, the red supergiant, no longer seems to be dimming. It also no longer looks round.
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They Wanted Research Funding, So They Entered the Lottery
A survey of New Zealand scientists found that recipients of a randomized funding program favored random allocations of some kinds of grant money.
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What if instead of going through the usual peer review process for research funding, you could just enter a lottery that selects grant recipients randomly?
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New Zealand tried randomly selecting grant recipients for certain kinds of applications for researching funding. The recipients liked the result.
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A few years ago, Anna Ponnampalam did something out-of-the-box. She entered a lottery. But she wasn’t buying scratch-off tickets promising cash for life. She was trying to win funding for her medical research.
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As Mating Rituals Go, Valentine’s Day Isn’t So Bad
Four reproductive tales from the animal kingdom, where sealing the deal doesn’t always turn out so great for one partner.
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Scientists call it “foreplay.” They get close and sniff each other. But they are also positioning themselves to launch from their necks a hard, sharp calcium carbonate spear that pierces the mate’s body. The winner gains a paternity boost.
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A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots
A new generation of autonomous robots is helping plant breeders shape the crops of tomorrow.
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To feed the world — with less land, fewer resources and in the face of climate change — farmers will need to augment their technological intelligence.
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Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore.
On Thursday, health officials in China reported more than 14,000 new cases in Hubei Province alone. A change in diagnostic criteria may be the reason.
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Hubei Province, in China, just reported a staggering 14,000 new cases of coronavirus. But not because of a surge in cases -- it's from a change in the way they are diagnosed.
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Planting Trees Won’t Save the World
Focusing on trees as the big solution to climate change is a dangerous diversion.
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From @NYTOpinion: "The only way to stop this planet from overheating is through political, economic, technological and social solutions that end the use of fossil fuels," say Erle C. Ellis, Mark Maslin and Simon Lewis. "Planting trees can't do that."
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This Rodent Was Giant. Its Brain Was Tiny.
Reconstruction of a fossil of an extinct South American relative of the capybara shows it didn’t have much space in its skull for a brain.
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Big brains are useful, but can take a lot of calories to maintain, so it makes sense to have one no larger than needed
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Some 10 million years ago, a rodent that weighed about 180 pounds may have been running around with a brain weighing about half as much as a mandarin orange
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Some 10 million years ago, a rodent that weighed about 180 pounds may have been running around with a brain weighing about half as much as a mandarin orange
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