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Dogs know words for their favorite toys

The brain activity of dogs that were expecting one toy but were shown another suggests canines create mental concepts of everyday objects.

By Laura Sanders14 hours ago

Health & Medicine

Here’s what distorted faces can look like to people with prosopometamorphopsia

By Anna GibbsMarch 21, 2024

Close-up of a young woman's sweat-stained underarm area.

These are the chemicals that give teens pungent body odor

By Skyler WareMarch 21, 2024

Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears

By Maria TemmingMarch 21, 2024

An American bullfrog peeks out of the water

Animals

American bullfrogs may be threatening a rare frog species in Brazil

By Joshua Rapp LearnMarch 20, 2024

A photograph of a preserved brain that is dark brown and orangish and appears rock hard

Human brains found at archaeological sites are surprisingly well-preserved

By Nora BradfordMarch 19, 2024

An illustration of many happy people

Science & Society

Not all cultures value happiness over other aspects of well-being

By Sujata GuptaMarch 19, 2024

Spotlight on Health

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The teen brain is especially susceptible to the harms of THC

Marijuana that’s higher in THC and concentrated cannabis products may pose even higher risks of addiction and psychosis.

By Aimee CunninghamJanuary 5, 2024
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Life

This is the first egg-laying amphibian found to feed its babies ‘milk’

By Jake BuehlerMarch 7, 2024
Insects flocking to artificial lights may not know which way is up

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJanuary 30, 2024
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By Darren IncorvaiaJanuary 23, 2024

Humans

Human embryo replicas have gotten more complex. Here’s what you need to know

By Tina Hesman SaeyJuly 24, 2023
Lauren Schroeder looks beyond natural selection to rethink human evolution

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Climate

Waterlogged soils can give hurricanes new life after they arrive on land

By Carolyn GramlingFebruary 29, 2024
Cold, dry snaps accompanied three plagues that struck the Roman Empire

By Bruce BowerJanuary 26, 2024
Numbats are built to hold heat, making climate change extra risky for the marsupials

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Astronomy

JWST spies hints of a neutron star left behind by supernova 1987A

By Adam MannFebruary 22, 2024
Astronomers are puzzled over an enigmatic companion to a pulsar

By Adam MannJanuary 18, 2024
A bar of stars at the center of the Milky Way looks surprisingly young

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Physics

50 years ago, superconductors were warming up

By Lillian Steenblik HwangMarch 18, 2024
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By Emily ConoverMarch 5, 2024
Physicist Sekazi Mtingwa considers himself an apostle of science

By Elise CuttsFebruary 21, 2024

Health & Medicine

Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain

By Meghan RosenMarch 15, 2024
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By Tina Hesman SaeyMarch 13, 2024
The U.S. now has a drug for severe frostbite. How does it work?

By Saugat BolakheMarch 12, 2024

Earth

Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely? A new map shows the hazard risks

By Nikk OgasaFebruary 6, 2024
Many but not all of the world’s aquifers are losing water

By Carolyn GramlingJanuary 24, 2024
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By Maria TemmingDecember 20, 2023

Science & Society

Social media harms teens’ mental health, mounting evidence shows. What now?

By Sujata GuptaFebruary 20, 2024
Geneticist Krystal Tsosie advocates for Indigenous data sovereignty

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