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Rubbing Up against Sharks May Feel Good despite the Danger
Fish species were found deliberately chafing on sharks around the world, though why they do so is not entirely clear
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Genes Reveal How Some Rockfish Live up to 200 Years
Scientists surveyed dozens of species’ genomes to uncover keys to longevity
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Dog and Cat ‘Moms’ and ‘Dads’ Really Are Parenting Their Pets
Evolutionary science suggests that humans nurture their pets like they do human children
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See through the Glasswing Butterfly’s Fascinating Wings
New research shows how these transparent wings develop
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These Bugs Produce Smelly Defenses That Need to Be Heard to Be Believed
You read that right. Researchers have taken the chemical defenses of some insects and turned them into sounds, which, it turns out, repel people just as well.
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A Frothy Mucus Nest Protects Frog Eggs from Drought
Frogs whip up climate-beating slime nests for their offspring
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For Some Parents, Hiding a Dead Body Shows How Much You Care
Over millions of years of evolution, some beetles have learned to dampen the stench of decay to help their young thrive.
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Home Alone: The Fate of Postpandemic Dogs
Our canine companions have become accustomed to having their humans around 24/7
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Giant Lemurs Are the First Mammals (besides Us) Found to Use Musical Rhythm
Indris’ dramatic family “songs” show repeatable timing patterns
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The Venus’s Flower Basket’s Weird Fluid Dynamics Explained
A deep-sea sponge’s unique structure helps it eat and mate while reducing drag
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How Can an Elephant Squeak Like a Mouse?
New research using a camera that can “see" sound” shows some elephants can produce high-pitched buzzing with their lips.
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Save the Right Whales by Cutting through the Wrong Noise
New noise-cutting tech could pinpoint North Atlantic right whales and other species
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Night Flights Are No Sweat for Tropical Bees
New research uses night vision to see how nocturnal bees navigate the dark.
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How Rootworms Sniff Carbon Dioxide to Devastate Corn Crops
Scientists silenced CO2-sensing genes to determine how the destructive pests find their food
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Inside the Nail-Biting Quest to Find the ‘Loneliest Whale’
It is a tale of sound: the song of a solitary whale that vocalizes at a unique frequency of 52 hertz, which no other whale—as the story goes—can seemingly understand. It is also a tale about science and ocean life, laced with fantasy and mystery and mostly shrouded in darkness...
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How You Can Help Stop Invasive Spotted Lanternflies
Scientists are collecting photographs of the insects’ eggs to train an algorithm and curtail their rapid spread
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Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance
A team of birders races to find as many bird species as possible in 24 hours
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How to Help Your Dog Adapt to a Postpandemic World
As owners head back to offices, pets’ anxiety and frustration may rise
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Mammoth Tusk Analysis Reveals Epic Lifetime Journey around Alaska
Researchers find the mammoth walked far enough to circle the globe twice
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Many Mouse Studies Happen at the Wrong Time of Day
Mice woken at odd hours may skew research results—and most studies don’t track the timing
