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Neuroendocrine cells can sense substances on the way to the lungs and prompt reactions such as coughing and swallowing, experiments in mice show ..read more
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An analysis of the moon’s atmospheric composition suggests that it has been spewing sulfur for roughly 4.6 billion years ..read more
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A reexamined Chinese site points to a cultural mix of Homo sapiens with Neandertals or Denisovans ..read more
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A method to force fruit flies to move shows the insects’ stepping behavior and holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement ..read more
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After some bumblebee queens were accidentally submerged in water and survived, researchers found them to be surprisingly tolerant of flooding ..read more
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The FDA recently approved a menstrual blood test for diabetes, the first diagnostic of any kind based on period blood. It may be just the beginning ..read more
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Using machine learning, researchers trained Emo to make facial expressions in sync with humans ..read more
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Discovered in Australia, the beetle is covered in whitish hairs and has distinctive eye lobes, antennae and leg shapes ..read more
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In the 1970s, lab tests hinted that birds can navigate using magnetic fields. New studies suggest that beak and eye proteins are behind the ability ..read more
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The protein assembles itself into a repeating triangle pattern. The fractal seems to be an accident of evolution, scientists say ..read more