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Pug-nosed tree frogs use an auditory trick to evade predators and woo mates

May 05 2020 6:00 AM

A new study finds that some tree frogs exploit what's known as the precedence effect to get females attention safely.

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Planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbor life

May 04 2020 11:00 AM

Lab experiments show yeast and E. coli survive and reproduce in hydrogen gas, suggesting new environments to seek alien life.

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Deep-sea mining may damage underwater ecosystems for decades

May 04 2020 6:00 AM

Microbe communities in the seabed off Peru still haven't fully recovered from being disturbed by a deep-sea mining experiment 26 years ago.

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50 years ago, superconductors started feeling the pressure

May 01 2020 8:00 AM

Today, high-pressure superconductors are a hot topic. 50 years ago, scientists were just starting to explore the possibilities.

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Why mammals like elephants and armadillos might get drunk easily

May 01 2020 6:00 AM

Differences in a gene for breaking down alcohol could help explain which mammals get tipsy.

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Some existing drugs might fight COVID-19. One may make it worse

Apr 30 2020 5:36 PM

Maps of interactions between coronavirus proteins and host proteins point to drugs that may slow viral growth, but cough medicine may stimulate growth.

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Why our star seems so different from its stellar kin is a mystery.

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Apr 30 2020 2:00 PM

Inland ice accumulation is not enough to counteract the amount of ice melting off Antarctica and Greenland into the oceans, satellite data show.

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A newfound superconducting current travels only along a material's edge
Apr 30 2020 2:00 PM

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Spinosaurus fossil tail suggests dinosaurs were swimmers after all
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Unique among known dinosaurs, Spinosaurus had a finlike tail, which the predator may have used to propel itself through the water.

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