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Lonely brains crave people like hungry brains crave food Nov 23 2020 11:00 AM After hours of isolation, dopamine-producing cells in the brain fire up in response to pictures of humans, showing our social side runs deep. READ MORE |
Newton's groundbreaking Principia may have been more popular than previously thought Nov 23 2020 8:00 AM A search has uncovered over 300 copies of Isaac Newton's famous 17th century book, the Principia, revealing a broader readership than assumed. READ MORE |
The biblical warrior Goliath may not have been so giant after all Nov 23 2020 6:00 AM Archaeological finds suggest the width of the walls of Goliath's home city were used to metaphorically represent the Old Testament figure's height. READ MORE |
Here's why COVID-19 vaccines like Pfizer's need to be kept so cold Nov 20 2020 5:59 PM Both Pfizer and Moderna built their vaccines on RNA. Freezing them keeps their fragile components from breaking down. READ MORE |
These plants seem like they're trying to hide from people Nov 20 2020 11:00 AM A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved remarkable camouflage in areas with intense harvesting pressure, a study suggests. READ MORE |
Plastics are showing up in the world's most remote places, including Mount Everest Nov 20 2020 11:00 AM From the snow on Mount Everest to the guts of critters in the Mariana Trench, tiny fragments called microplastics are almost everywhere. READ MORE |
On a cool night in Malaysia, scientists track mysterious colugos across the treetops Nov 20 2020 6:00 AM Our reporter tags along for nighttime observations of these elusive gliding mammals. READ MORE |
Arecibo Observatory, an 'icon of Puerto Rican science,' will be demolished Nov 19 2020 6:29 PM The telescope, known for cameos in moves like Contact and for fast radio burst observations, was feared to be on the verge of collapse. READ MORE |
Supercooled water has been caught morphing between two forms Nov 19 2020 2:00 PM A new experiment used ultrafast techniques to reveal high-density water transforming into low-density water at subfreezing temperatures. READ MORE |
50 years ago, scientists named Earth's magnetic field as a suspect in extinctions Nov 19 2020 12:47 PM In 1970, researchers saw a link between magnetic pole reversals and extinctions. Fifty years later, scientists have uncovered more suggestive examples but no strong evidence of a direct link.lamb READ MORE |
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