Human Earth-Borers Really Dig Tunnels

Originally published in January 1867 | Continue reading


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Can Whole-Body Vibration Training Make You Fit?

Whole-body Vibration Training promises some impressive fitness and health benefits. But is shakin' it on a vibrating platform as good for you as regular old exercise? | Continue reading


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The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity

Prescribing weight loss to black women ignores barriers to their health | Continue reading


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Coronavirus and the Flu: A Looming Double Threat

The two could come together, making things worse—or our new hygiene habits may actually reduce the flu’s spread | Continue reading


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High Temperatures Set Off Major Greenland Ice Melt--Again

An Arctic heat wave ushered in the start of the melt season two weeks earlier than average | Continue reading


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A Hydrogen Iceberg from a Failed Star Might Have Passed through Our Solar System

The interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, may represent an entirely new type of astrophysical object, two astronomers say | Continue reading


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How to Recognize and Avoid Common Thinking Traps

Your clever brain can work overtime building worst-case scenarios. Here’s how to recognize and avoid common thinking traps so you don't get stuck | Continue reading


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Coffee and Soup, in Pill Form, Make Soldiers Sick

Originally published in November 1895 | Continue reading


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How to Transport Crucial Vaccines without Cooling

Unlike vials, flexible films could preserve medicines for long periods, with no refrigeration needed | Continue reading


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Bioluminescence Helps Prey Avoid Hungry Seals

Prey animals flash biochemically produced light to confuse elephant seals hunting in the dark, but at least one seal turned the tables. | Continue reading


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Flooding Disproportionately Harms Black Neighborhoods

The impacts of floods can exacerbate existing racial and social inequality | Continue reading


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Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls

A sensitive genetic fingerprinting technique could help scholars learn more from thousands of fragile parchment fragments | Continue reading


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New $500 Cars Rarely Fail

Originally published in January 1917 | Continue reading


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Music Synchronizes the Brains of Performers and Their Audience

The more people enjoy music, the more similar their brain activity is to that of the musician | Continue reading


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How to Use Masks during the Coronavirus Pandemic

What kinds of face coverings work for protection against COVID-19? How do you use them safely? A series of simple steps outlines the answers | Continue reading


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Should Ecologists Treat Male and Female Animals like 'Different Species'?

Creatures from albatross to loggerhead turtles will use different habitats, depending on their sex—a factor that is often not accounted for in conservation plans | Continue reading


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3 Words Mislead Online Regional Mood Analysis

Analyzing keywords on Twitter can offer a loose measure of the subject well-being of a community, as long as you don't count three words: good, love and LOL. | Continue reading


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Climate Change Threatens the Ancient Wild Rice Traditions of the Ojibwe

Yields of native wild rice have shrunk due to temperature rise, shoreline erosion and other environmental problems | Continue reading


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Newspapers Refuse to Carry Liquor Ads

Originally published in November 1845 | Continue reading


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SpaceX's Crew Dragon Docks with Space Station

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Astronomers Watch as Planets Are Born

High-resolution images of the debris disks around stars are revealing how solar systems form | Continue reading


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Grief on the Front Line--and Beyond

In their own voices, health care workers from across the country reflect on coping with the coronavirus | Continue reading


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Covering Coronavirus

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Coronavirus Lockdowns May Raise Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution

Smarter cooking and cleaning can lessen the risk | Continue reading


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From behind the Coronavirus Mask, an Unseen Smile Can Still Be Heard

Emotion researcher Ursula Hess explains why a facial expression can be detected when obscured by a face covering | Continue reading


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Mind Over Mood: Understanding Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety and depression are two of the most common conditions affecting mental health and overall quality of life, but there are tools for managing them. In this eBook, we’ll explore how depression shows up in the brain, different manifestations of depression and anxiety, va … | Continue reading


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COVID Has Changed Soundscapes Worldwide

The Silent Cities project is collecting sound from cities around the planet during the coronavirus pandemic to give researchers a database of natural sound in areas usually filled with human-generated noise. | Continue reading


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COVID-19 Has Changed Soundscapes Worldwide

The Silent Cities project is collecting audio from cities around the planet during the coronavirus pandemic to give researchers a database of natural sounds in areas usually filled with human-generated noise. | Continue reading


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People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share a Cluster of Psychological Features

Baseless theories threaten our safety and democracy. It turns out that specific emotions make people prone to such thinking | Continue reading


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The Boulders of Lyell Canyon

Science in meter and verse | Continue reading


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Rethinking Easter Island's Historic 'Collapse'

Controversial new archaeological research casts doubt on a classic theory of this famous island's societal collapse | Continue reading


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What a US Exit from the WHO Means for COVID-19 and Global Health

As President Trump terminates the US relationship with the agency, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and a resurgence of deadly diseases | Continue reading


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Your Brain, Free Will and the Law

Stanford University neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky talks about human behavior, the penal system and the question of free will. | Continue reading


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Rapid Antarctic Ice Melt in the Past Bodes Ill for the Future

Geological evidence shows glaciers retreated by as much as 6 miles in a year at the end of the last ice age | Continue reading


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The Mariana Trench is 7 Miles Deep--What's Down There?

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is so deep your bones would literally dissolve. What's down there in its black, crushing depths? | Continue reading


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Spraying Oil on Sand Dunes Helps Trees Grow (1967)

Originally published in January 1967 | Continue reading


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Coronavirus Antibody Therapies Raise Hopes--and Skepticism

Some experts caution we should temper our expectations about the much-touted approach | Continue reading


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Coronavirus Antibody Therapies Raise Hopes--and Skepticism

Some experts caution we should temper our expectations about the much-touted approach | Continue reading


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Science News Briefs from All Over

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about an incredibly well-preserved horned lark ( Eremophila alpestris ), like the one pictured, that lived 46,000 years ago. | Continue reading


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Can Pneumatic Compression Help You Recover Faster?

Can fancy-looking air-filled boots play a role in our workout recovery? I asked physiology expert Dr. Jeff Martin to take a deep dive with me to find out | Continue reading


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E.U.'s Coronavirus Recovery Plan Also Aims to Fight Climate Change

The proposed package would boost clean energy and transport to help the continent become carbon neutral by 2050 | Continue reading


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Earliest 'Chickens' Were Actually Pheasants

A new analysis ruffles the story of poultry domestication  | Continue reading


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Pocket Watch Catches Pickpockets

Originally published in August 1856 | Continue reading


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COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That 'First Do No Harm'

Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc | Continue reading


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COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Search for Antibodies That 'First Do No Harm'

Biotechs and pharma want to protect patients without triggering immune system havoc | Continue reading


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Colorful Corals Beat Bleaching

Exposed to mildly warmer waters, some corals turn neon, instead of bleaching white. The dramatic colors may help coax symbiotic algae back. Christopher Intagliata reports.  | Continue reading


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Coal's Decline Continues with 13 Plant Closures Announced in 2020

The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy | Continue reading


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Manufacturers Worry DDT Will Not Be Used

Originally published in November 1945 | Continue reading


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