Science
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Dolphins Can Shout, but It’s Never Loud Enough
Researchers found that dolphins confronted with noise increase the volume and duration of their calls to one another but struggle…
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Russia to Launch Space Station Rescue Mission to Bring Astronauts Home
The capsule that carried three astronauts to orbit was damaged in December and will be replaced by another Soyuz spacecraft.
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In Brazilian Caves, She Wields a Penislike Organ to Gather Sperm
Scientists studied the muscles that make a female-male role reversal possible in a group of insects.
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A.I. Is Becoming More Conversant. But Will It Get More Honest?
On a recent afternoon Jonas Thiel, a socioeconomics major at a college in northern Germany, spent more than an hour…
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Where the Bison Could Roam
MALTA, Mont. — Around 200 chocolate-brown bison raise their heads, following the low growl of a pickup truck slowly motoring…
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You May Miss These Parasites When They’re Gone
Warming temperatures in one part of the world seem to have driven down the parasite population, suggesting another unexpected way…
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Asian Researchers Face Disparity With Key U.S. Science Funding Source
White researchers fared best in winning grants from the National Science Foundation, a study says. Asians encounter the highest rate…
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Space and Astronomy: What to Expect in 2023
As years in space and astronomy go, 2022 is going to be a tough act to follow. NASA wowed us…
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Space and Astronomy: What to Expect in 2023
As years in space and astronomy go, 2022 is going to be a tough act to follow. NASA wowed us…
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The Webb Telescope Is Just Getting Started
BALTIMORE — So far it’s been eye candy from heaven: The black vastness of space teeming with enigmatic, unfathomably distant…