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Beethoven may have had lead poisoning

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life.

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Tiger beetles might be mimicking the sounds of poisonous bugs so bats will avoid them

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Tiger beetles generate "anti bat-sonar" to prevent echolocating bats from eating them, scientists say. An experiment suggests the beetles mimic sounds created by poisonous insects that bats avoid.

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This ancient amber in Lebanon offers a glimpse into Earth's history

Monday, April 29, 2024

Lebanon offers a glimpse into history, with a treasure trove of specimens that have been sealed away for millennia in ancient amber.

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Fossil hunters find additional remains of jaw bone from a giant marine reptile

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of a jawbone that belonged to an ancient marine reptile — perhaps the largest ichthyosaur ever found.

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The science of siblings and their unusual shared quirks

Thursday, April 04, 2024

We meet a brother and sister who share an oddity and in their family, this quirk is unique to them. Sharing an oddball trait isn't that common with siblings unless you're an identical twin.

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The unusual manner in which cicadas pee — and why the information is useful

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Little insects pee in droplets. But it turns out that cicadas pee in jets — and why and how they do it could help scientists better understand microfluidics and advance all kinds of technologies.

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The health care impact of Haiti's violence

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The constant state of crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country. Some doctors and staff are no longer showing up at hospitals for fear of being kidnapped.

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A medieval object with Arabic and Hebrew writings shows the collaboration of its time

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Scientists identified an 11th-century astrolabe with Arabic inscriptions and Hebrew writings, highlighting a period when Muslims ruled in present-day Spain and scholarship and idea-sharing flourished.

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How sea cucumbers act as little allies for disappearing coral reefs

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The words "coral reef" evoke a riot of color and life. But the ecosystem's disappearing. Now, new evidence points to an ally for the coral reef: a little creature called the sea cucumber.

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A dance contest let this grad student share his research and celebrates his identity

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Science magazine's annual contest "Dance Your PhD" invites grad students to present their research through dance. This year's winner, Weliton Menário Costa, showcased his work on kangaroo behavior.

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By accident, scientists found an underwater 'megastructure' from the Stone Age

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Scientists have found what they say could be one of the oldest Stone Age megastructures in Europe: a giant stone wall on the floor of the Baltic Sea. They've dubbed it the "Blinkerwall."

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By accident, scientists found an underwater 'megastructure' from the Stone Age

Monday, February 19, 2024

Scientists have found what they say could be one of the oldest Stone Age megastructures in Europe: a giant stone wall on the floor of the Baltic Sea. They've dubbed it the "Blinkerwall."

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A vaccine for Ebola could change the mortality rates for those infected

Thursday, February 15, 2024

A new study shows that an Ebola vaccine can cut mortality figures of those infected in half.

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Sea otters are making a comeback in California — and they're curbing erosion

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

For decades, the number of California sea otters cratered. But they've been making a comeback — and are helping curb erosion along the coast by eating the crabs that accelerate it.

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Spiderwebs could offer a snapshot of an ecosystem, study shows

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.

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The megalodon maybe wasn't so mega, research suggests

Sunday, January 28, 2024

The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth — until now. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on January 23m 2023.)

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The megalodon maybe wasn't so mega, research suggests

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But the megalodon may not have been as big as once thought, some researchers suggest.

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New kelp fossils may help explain the Pacific Ocean's underwater jungles

Monday, January 22, 2024

Newly discovered kelp fossils peg their existence to 32 million years ago. These fossils may help explain how the Pacific Ocean's underwater 'forests' came to be.

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The earliest detection of a black hole is made by the James Webb Telescope

Thursday, January 18, 2024

The telescope has revealed the earliest known black hole to date, and it's millions of times larger than our sun.

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Study sheds new light on the social evolution of primates

Sunday, December 31, 2023

For decades, researchers have said that our mammalian ancestors were solitary but a new analysis turns that thinking on its head, suggesting they were far more sociable than was previously thought.

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