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Sep 28, 2021 • 11min
The Dark Asteroid Ryugu Finally Comes Into the Light
Using cameras aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Japanese scientists get a rare, close-up glimpse of a space rock’s structure.
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Sep 27, 2021 • 12min
Better Data on Ivermectin Is Finally on Its Way
Studies have been small and often not great. The best info so far says don’t use it, get vaccinated, and hang in there for the more promising meds being tested.
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Sep 24, 2021 • 9min
3D Printing Helps Ultracold Quantum Experiments Go Small
Cutting-edge devices used for quantum experiments have been bulky, finicky, and confined to academic labs—so far.
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Sep 23, 2021 • 6min
Biologists Unlock the Secrets of ‘Invisible’ Animals
From glasswing butterflies to vanishing octopuses, evolution sometimes paints with colors that aren’t there.
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Sep 22, 2021 • 8min
SpaceX's Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit
The first all-civilian, all-private spaceflight splashed down off the coast of Florida.
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Sep 21, 2021 • 8min
Dolphins Eavesdrop on Each Other to Avoid Awkward Run-Ins
The new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals’ social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans.
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Sep 20, 2021 • 7min
21st-Century Storms Are Overwhelming 20th-Century Cities
Deadly flooding in and around New York City dramatizes the risks to infrastructure that was wasn’t built to handle warmer, wetter climate.
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Sep 17, 2021 • 11min
They Watched a YouTuber With Tourette’s—Then Adopted His Tics
Hundreds of people are displaying similar behaviors to that of YouTube star Jan Zimmermann. Do they have a disorder or something more mysterious?
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Sep 16, 2021 • 6min
Nothing Can Eat Australia’s Cane Toads—So They Eat Each Other
The species' relentless invasion of the continent has taken a turn toward cannibalism.
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Sep 15, 2021 • 9min
You’re Not Alone: Monkeys Choke Under Pressure Too
Now you can blame the primate brain. And neuroscientists are eager for a deeper look.
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