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Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains
A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.
Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
Ning Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.
A dolphin named Bubbles makes fish vomit, then eats upchuck
"Dolphins are predators and actively hunt their prey, whether it's been stolen from another species or not.”
Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack
Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.
Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex
The results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.
Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.
What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Identity-fluid particles may carry some energy out, leading to direct collapse.
How chimps teach their kids tool tricks
Adults first demonstrate tool use, then hand over the implements to their infants, who copy the behavior.
Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
EPA says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change.
This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn't happened in 175 years
But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
"The United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force."
A new solar cell could generate electricity underwater
The trick isn't using perovskites—the trick is making them last.
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