Science
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Cockatoos Know How to Pick the Right Tools for the Job
The job, in these experiments, was getting a cashew out of a puzzle box.
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SpaceX Test Fires 31 Engines on the Most Powerful Rocket Ever
The ignition of the Super Heavy booster may set up an uncrewed orbital flight test next month of Starship, the…
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There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There.
Quaoar, which orbits the sun in the distant Kuiper belt, is the latest small object shown to have a ring…
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The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a ‘Monster Bird’
Fossils found in New Zealand highlight an era after the dinosaurs when giant flightless birds prowled the seas for prey.
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Neanderthal Crab Roast Leftovers Are Found in a Portuguese Cave
Researchers said the paleontological remains were another sign that our early human cousins had intelligence.
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The Quest to Find Rectangles in a Square
Lisanne Taams, a student at Radboud University in the Netherlands, is working on a Ph.D. about, in her words, “computing…
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Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before
The research illustrates how much scientists still have to learn about a molecule as simple as water.
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Bears May Rub Against Trees for Protection From Parasites
In experiments, scientists found that ticks avoid the tar of beech trees, which bears seem to have an affinity toward.
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Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect
February’s space events start with a somber memorial. The first of the month is the 20th anniversary of the Columbia disaster, when…
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Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests
Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to…