Science
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Video Recordings Reveal the Scariest Sound on the Savanna
When confronted with recordings of human voices, 19 species fled instantly, while they were less frightened by lion sounds and…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work With Quantum Dots
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov were selected for the prize for their discovery and development of the nanoparticles.
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Same-Sex Behavior Evolved in Many Mammals to Reduce Conflict, Study Suggests
But the researchers cautioned that the work could not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans.
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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons
Their work “allows us to address fundamental questions” such as the time scale of the photoelectric effect for which Einstein…
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In the Big City, Wildlife Researchers Are on the Prowl
Early one morning last month, Laura Dudley Plimpton found herself in Forest Park, in Queens, staring at a pair of…
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A New Satellite Outshines Some of the Brightest Stars in the Sky
Astronomers warn that BlueWalker3, a test spacecraft with a large array of antennas, could be the first of many larger…
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Bizarre Cancer Has Been Spreading Among Shellfish for Centuries, Studies Find
The cancer likely started off as an immune cell that mutated, multiplied and adapted to survive in the water.
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Why the “Mother of the Atomic Bomb” Never Won a Nobel Prize
There is a memorable scene in “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster film about the building of the atomic bomb, in which Luis…
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The Orion Nebula Is Full of Impossible Enigmas That Come in Pairs
We have discovered a lot in this universe. Planets that orbit stars at right angles. Forbidden worlds that have cheated…
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A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact
A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel…