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The Quest for a Switch to Turn on Hunger

[photo1]Maggie Chen Let's face it, eating is pretty pleasant--snacking on a handful of crunchy chips or slurping down a large portion of stew, then lying on the couch in a haze of sated pleasure. But ...

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Jun 2023

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Do Sheep Dream of Electric Androids?

[photo1]Rose EvelethClose your eyes and imagine what tomorrow is going to be like. You might not get it completely right, but you can probably sketch out a good approximation--when you wake up, how yo...

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Jun 2023

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Hippos Are in Trouble. Will 'Endangered' Status Save Them?

[photo1]Adam WelzThis story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it's widely known ...

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May 2023

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New animal family tree raises questions about the origin of nervous systems

Ask someone to think of an animal, and chances are they'll come up with one of our relatives among the mammals. A few people might go further afield and mention other vertebrates, like birds and fish....

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May 2023

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A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution

[photo1]Yasemin SaplakogluIn the children's game telephone, a whispered phrase like "I ate a pear" can quickly become "I hate bears" as it moves down a line of players. As genes are passed down from p...

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May 2023

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What 'Breathe Into Your Back' and Other Weird Yoga Terms Actually Mean

Yoga instructors love coming up with creative ways to explain what your body is supposed to do as you go through a series of poses. The language can be evocative and poetic, or whimsical or funny. And...

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Apr 2023

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Woolly mammoth de-extinction is definitely not about making real-life Pokemon

Colossal Biosciences bills itself as the "de-extinction company" and is seeking to bring back the woolly mammoth, the thylacine (aka the Tasmanian tiger) and the dodo. Co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm told...

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Apr 2023

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The Effort to Harness Animal 'Supersenses'--and Avert Disaster

[photo1]Ashley Ward[photo2] Buy This Book At:Buy This Book At:Animals are sometimes described as having "supersenses," and in many instances these relate to natural p...

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Mar 2023

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LeVar Burton Shares Advice For Lawyers

(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.Radically engage in diversifying your environment, your workforce, your efforts. I don't under...

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Mar 2023

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Animals without a brain still form associative memories

Our brains are filled with lots of specialized structures that do things like process visual information, handle memories, or interpret language. One of the ways we try to understand what a brain is c...

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Mar 2023

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Genetic data links SARS-CoV-2 to raccoon dogs in China market, scientists say

Newly obtained genetic data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) links the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to animals--specifically raccoon dogs--at the Huanan Seafoo...

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Mar 2023

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Animal personalities can trip up science, but there's a solution

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New ...

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Mar 2023

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Why time is running out to restore animals existing only in captivity to the wild

It was April in 1981 when a party of four camped for two days and nights on the forested slopes of Mount Evermann, the central peak of Socorro, a volcanic island in the Pacific some 400 kilometers sou...

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Feb 2023

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Four Reasons Your Cat Keeps Peeing Outside Their Litter Box

[photo1]When your cat starts peeing outside the box, your first instinct might be to call the vet: Could it be a UTI? Kidney stones? Diabetes? Cancer? While it's true that pee problems can be a sign o...

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Feb 2023

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iOS 16.4 to bring 31 new emoji, including shaking face, pink heart, two pushing hands and more

It's official, with today's release of the iOS 16.4 developer beta, we're getting our first look at the next set of emojis coming to our iPhones, thanks to Emojipedia. The new set of emojis was origin...

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Feb 2023

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The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn

[photo1]Maryn McKennaThis week, Argentina and Uruguay declared national health emergencies following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the fast-moving virus that destroys poultry fl...

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Feb 2023

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Swallowing this pill-shaped sensor could help you avoid invasive procedures

Ingestible robotics has been a fascinating and growing field for the last several years. We've already seen a handful of startups working to commercialize a technology that could allow for internal mo...

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Feb 2023

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Scientists grew mini human guts inside mice

Your gut has an obvious job: It processes the food you eat. But it has another important function: It protects you from the bacteria, viruses, or allergens you ingest along with that food....

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Feb 2023