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This Newly Discovered Species of Tree Hyrax Goes Bark in the Night


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Animal Kids Listen to Their Parents Even before Birth

60-Second Science - By Karen Hopkin05:01

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A 'Universal' Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent the Next Pandemic

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 8: The Pandemic's True Death Toll and the Big Lab-Leak Debate

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New 3-D-Printed Material Is Tough, Flexible--and Alive

60-Second Science - By Sarah Vitak05:23

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Bats on Helium Reveal an Innate Sense of the Speed of Sound

60-Second Science - By Karen Hopkin04:18

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The Dirty Secret behind Some of the World's Earliest Microscopes

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 7: The Coming Pandemic Grief Wave, and Mask Whiplash

60-Second Science - By جوش فيشمان، تانيا لويس ، Jeffery DelViscio07:03

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Math and Sleuthing Help to Explain Epidemics of the Past

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Who Laps Whom on the Walking Track--Tyrannosaurus rex or You? Science Has a New Answer

60-Second Science - By Christopher Intagliata02:16

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Artificial Light Keeps Mosquitoes Biting Late into the Night

60-Second Science - By Emily Schwing04:28

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 6: The Real Reason for India's Surge and Mask Liftoff

60-Second Science - By جوش فيشمان، تانيا لويس ، Jeffery DelViscio05:51

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Male Lyrebirds Lie to Get Sex

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Lovebirds Adore Our Inefficient Air-Conditioning

60-Second Science - By Jason G. Goldman04:12

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 5: Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy, Blood Clots and Long-Haul Realities

60-Second Science - By Josh Fischman, Tanya Lewis and Jeffery DelViscio05:53

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