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Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why

To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows...

A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species

Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in...

The Benefits of Ozempic Are Multiplying

You’ve heard the dramatic weight loss stories. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, can help...

Earthquakes added to Pompeii’s death toll

In A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively awoke, leading to one of the...

Record-breaking Coral Sea temperatures threaten the Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in...

Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why

For millennia, humans have seen inexplicable things in the sky. Some have been beautiful, some have been...

She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax

The atmosphere is more festival than crime scene. There’s an accordionist, and two men in beanie hats...

Hundreds of snake species get a new origin story

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many...

Public Health Experts Want Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Break Up

The Coca-Cola Company is the longest-standing sponsor of the Olympic Games—a relationship dating so far back that...

‘Then I Am Myself the World’ ponders what it means to be conscious

Then I Am Myself the WorldChristof KochBasic Books, $30 The human brain is the most...

Why a small seabird dares to fly toward cyclones

Tropical cyclones are synonymous with destruction. But at least one seabird may take advantage of them as...

Pheromone fingers may help poison frogs mate

During mating, some male poison frogs embrace their partner’s face in a love-potion-laced hug.  The amorous amphibians...
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