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Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna

Elephants Call Each Other by Name Across the Savanna Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles By Marta Zaraska Humans have a long history

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Why More Space Launches Could Be a Good Thing for the Climate

The weather was mild on the evening of May 25 at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. The wind was gentle,

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attacks of Fauci Over COVID’s Six-Foot Rule Not Based in Science

COVID’s Six-Foot Rule Made Scientific Sense at the Time Attacks on Anthony Fauci over guidance on masking and social distancing issued during the COVID pandemic

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Fossils from an Ice Age ‘Tree Spa’ Discovered

Ice Age ‘Spa’ Kept Trees Alive in Freezing Conditions Fossils from an ice age “spa” reveal a cluster of hot springs kept trees alive in

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Ozempic Cuts Risk of Kidney Disease Death in People with Diabetes

Ozempic Cuts Risk of Kidney Disease Death in People with Diabetes Semaglutide, the same compound in obesity drug Wegovy, slashes risk of kidney failure and

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Depression, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Are Linked with Ancient Viral DNA in Our Genome

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Around 8% of human DNA is made up

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New Earplugs Won’t Amplify the Sound of Your Own Voice

New Earplugs Won’t Amplify the Sound of Your Own Voice Wearing earplugs, hearing aids and earphones can make your own voice sound booming, but a

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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting Even Faster Than Scientists Thought

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting Even Faster Than Scientists Thought Warming waters are reaching several miles into Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—nicknamed the “doomsday glacier” because of

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Carrington-Level Cluster of Sunspots May Send a ‘Cannibal CME’ Hurtling Toward Earth

Giant Sunspot Cluster Could Pelt Earth with a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection A giant sunspot cluster rivaling the one that caused the Carrington Event in

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Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch

Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch Compound events in which coastal flooding and heat waves occur at the same time