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Why COVID-19 is both startlingly unique and painfully familiar

Jul 02 2020 6:00 AM

As doctors and patients learn more about the wide range of COVID-19 symptoms, the coronavirus is proving both novel and recognizable.

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A newfound exoplanet may be the exposed core of a gas giant

Jul 01 2020 11:00 AM

A planet about 734 light-years away could be a former gas giant that lost its atmosphere or a failed giant that never finished growing.

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4 ways to put the 100-degree Arctic heat record in context

Jul 01 2020 8:00 AM

June's record heat in Siberia is part of a much bigger picture of dramatic climate change in the Arctic.

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The U.S. largely wasted time bought by COVID-19 lockdowns. Now what?

Jul 01 2020 6:00 AM

As states reopen, most don't have adequate systems in place to test, trace and isolate new COVID-19 cases, setting the stage for future outbreaks.

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An asteroid's moon got a name so NASA can bump it off its course

Jun 30 2020 8:00 AM

A tiny moon orbiting an asteroid finally got a name because NASA plans to crash a spacecraft into it.

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Here's what we've learned in six months of COVID-19 - and what we still don't know

Jun 30 2020 6:00 AM

Six months into the new coronavirus pandemic, researchers have raced to uncover crucial information about SARS-CoV-2. But much is still unknown.

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Jun 29 2020 11:00 AM

High-speed cameras show that paradise tree snakes keep from tumbling as they glide through the sky by undulating their bodies.

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Fish eggs can hatch after being eaten and pooped out by ducks
Jun 29 2020 6:00 AM

In the lab, a few carp eggs survived and even hatched after being pooped out by ducks. The finding may help explain how fish reach isolated waterways.

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Monkeys may share a key grammar-related skill with humans
Jun 26 2020 2:00 PM

A contested study suggests the ability to embed sequences within other sequences, a skill called recursion and crucial to grammar, has ancient roots.

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Why scientists say wearing masks shouldn't be controversial
Jun 26 2020 11:24 AM

New data suggest that cloth masks work to reduce coronavirus cases, though less well than medical masks.

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50 years ago, scientists first investigated antibiotic resistance in livestock
Jun 26 2020 6:00 AM

In 1970, scientists began investigating the effects of feeding antibiotics to livestock. 50 years later, we know it can be harmful for humans.

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Strokes and mental state changes hint at how COVID-19 harms the brain
Jun 25 2020 6:30 PM

In a group of people severely ill from the coronavirus, strokes, psychosis, depression and other brain-related changes come as complications.

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The second-worst Ebola outbreak ever is officially over
Jun 25 2020 5:09 PM

As Congo grapples with COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks, the country's 10th battle against Ebola has ended.

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Millions of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. may have gone undiagnosed in March
Jun 25 2020 3:26 PM

Millions of people in the United States went to the doctor in March with influenza-like symptoms. Many may have had COVID-19, a study suggests.

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Dolphins can learn from peers how to use shells as tools
Jun 25 2020 1:58 PM

While most foraging skills are picked up from mom, some bottlenose dolphins seem to look to their peers to learn how to trap prey in shells.

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Two lightning megaflashes shattered distance and duration records
Jun 25 2020 1:09 PM

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