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Preemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching

Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the...

A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

How to Prepare for a Climate Disaster in Trump’s America

Forecasters within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict this summer’s hurricane season, which started June...

Probiotics helped great star corals fend off a deadly disease

Great star corals in the grip of disease have been saved with probiotics — beneficial bacteria that...

Small earthquakes can have a big impact on the movements of major faults

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can...

Flamingos create precise water vortices in a shrimp-hunting frenzy

Tornado-generating beaks and whirlpool-stirring feet help flamingos transform shallow waters into shrimp-swirling death zones — corralling agile...

Trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity

How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience:...

How One Keto Trial Set Off a New War in the Nutrition World

Whenever the keto diet is discussed, there’s going to be beef. But this time it’s different. A...

Aussie cockatoos use their beaks and claws to turn on water fountains

On a hot day, a few glugs from a park drinking fountain can be a major relief...

Muons’ magnetism matches theory, easing an enduring physics conundrum

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

U.S. moms say their mental health is getting worse

U.S. moms raising babies, children and teens report worsening mental health, a trend that began before the...

Astronomers Have Detected a Galaxy Millions of Years Older Than Any Previously Observed

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has broken the record...
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