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Domestic Wolves, or My Role As A Journalist
A cautionary tale about trusting what you read, even from the most reputable sources.
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A Rare Earthquake Is Happening Under Wyoming
Though nothing to be worried about, this discovery has the potential to give us insights into what lies beneath our feet.
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Parrots Can Learn and Use Names Almost Correctly
It’s the ‘almost’ that makes this story more interesting, implying something more than just mimicry. Cover image by Charles Patrick Ewing.
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Have We Found The Martians?
The red planet has been fascinating us with the idea of aliens since we first moved our telescopes on it and believed we had seen canals. Scientists now believe we are closer than ever to the truth about life on Mars.
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The Plague Older Than The Plague Was, In Fact, The Plague
DNA evidence suggests that the worlds first pandemic was caused by the same bacteria that caused the Black Death later.
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Trees Let The Seafloor Breathe
Oxygen reached the deep sea much later than previously thought, a new study suggests, coinciding with the evolution of trees.
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Climate Change Is Making Shark Teeth Weaker
A new article in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science has suggested that, contrary to previous research, shark teeth can become structurally weaker as ocean water becomes more acidic through climate change.
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Oldest Black Hole Ever Discovered
A team of researchers led by the University of Texas have discovered a black hole that formed over 13.3 billion years ago.
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Scientists Discover New Planet Less Than Six Light-years Away
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory have discovered a planet orbiting around a star six light-years away. Some signals suggest there may be more in the same system.
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