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- Female dolphins have a clitoris much like humans’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dolphin-female-clitoris-sexual-anatomy 3 comments
- Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ could have far-reaching climate effects https://www.sciencenews.org/article/africa-great-green-wall-trees-sahel-climate-change 3 comments
- Mathematicians find way to put 7 cylinders in contact without using their ends https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tale-touching-tubes 84 comments
- First brain image of a dream created http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335866/title/First_brain_image_of_a_dream_created 20 comments
- How the Internet will change the world http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57611/title/Comment__How_the_Internet_will_change_the_world_%E2%80%94__even_more_ 2 comments
- Odds Are, It's Wrong http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_are,_its_wrong 7 comments
- Over time, Betelgeuse changed color. Now it’s also lost its rhythm https://www.sciencenews.org/article/betelgeuse-star-color-rhythm-dimming 13 comments astronomy
- Quantum entanglement makes quantum communication even more secure. Quantum devices don’t have to be perfectly understood to be snoop-proof, three studies show. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-entanglement-communication-security-bell-test 2 comments science
- Aliens could send quantum messages to Earth, calculations suggest. Particles of light, or photons, could be transmitted over vast, interstellar distances without losing their quantum nature.That means scientists searching for extraterrestrial signals could also look for quantum messages. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/alien-quantum-communication-extraterrestrial-communication-signal 250 comments science
- We finally have an image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. New observations from the Event Horizon Telescope reveal the turbulent region around our home galaxy’s black hole, Sagittarius A*, in extreme detail. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-milky-way-first-image-event-horizon-telescope?amp%3Butm_campaign=r_science&%3Butm_medium=social 4 comments science
- The only known pulsar duo sheds new light on general relativity and more https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pulsar-dead-stars-general-relativity-einstein 4 comments space
- Astronomers have found the Milky Way’s first known ‘feather’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/astronomy-milky-way-galaxy-feather-gas-spiral-arms-gangotri-wave 5 comments science
- An ancient exploding comet may explain why glass litters part of Chile https://www.sciencenews.org/article/atacama-desert-comet-glass-airburst 28 comments space
- This is the oldest fossil evidence of spider moms taking care of their young https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-fossil-evidence-amber-spider-mom-care-young 3 comments science
- 5 cool things to know about NASA’s Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa-lucy-first-mission-trojan-asteroids-launch-space 3 comments science
- [deleted by user] https://www.sciencenews.org/article/infrared-images-reveal-hidden-tattoos-egyptian-mummies 15 comments science
- "Some bacteria are suffocating sea stars, turning the animals to goo" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bacteria-suffocating-sea-stars-wasting-disease-goo 6 comments science
- Neandertal genes in people today may raise risk of severe COVID-19 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-coronavirus-neandertal-genes-risk-severe-infection?fbclid=iwar1gv4c-wajgljjh6sefcb-ph5jqctpoawme7lco55ksprqgc3mm4yfhkn8 61 comments nottheonion
- Physicists spot a new class of neutrinos from the sun https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrinos-sun-core-nuclear-fusion-reactions-borexino 20 comments space
- The steroid dexamethasone is the first drug shown to reduce COVID-19 deaths. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/steroid-dexamethasone-reduce-covid-19-coronavirus-deaths 20 comments science
- A critically ill COVID-19 patient just got a double lung transplant, ‘offering others with irreversibly damaged lungs a means of survival’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-critically-ill-patient-double-lung-transplant/amp?__twitter_impression=true 11 comments worldnews
- What Michael Moore’s new film gets wrong about renewable energy: Planet of the Humans relies too much on outdated information https://www.sciencenews.org/article/what-michael-moore-new-film-gets-wrong-about-renewable-energy 64 comments energy
- Ancient DNA reveals the first glimpse of what a Denisovan may have looked like. Scientists have painted a portrait of a girl who belonged to the mysterious, humanlike population using a palette of DNA patterns. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-reveals-first-glimpse-what-denisovan-girl-looked-like?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 6 comments science
- Human meddling has manipulated the shapes of different dog breeds’ brains https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs-breed-brain-shape-humans 10 comments science
- The uterus may play a role in memory https://www.sciencenews.org/article/uterus-may-play-role-memory 4 comments science
- These tiny, crackly bubbles are a new type of volcanic ash https://www.sciencenews.org/article/these-tiny-crackly-bubbles-are-new-type-volcanic-ash 3 comments science
- Most Americans think it’s OK to tweak a baby’s genes to prevent disease https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-public/most-americans-think-ok-tweak-baby-genes-prevent-disease?tgt=nr 16 comments science
- "Some dogs in China carry a mixed bag of influenza viruses. The discovery raises the possibility that dogs may be able to pass the flu to people, perhaps setting off a pandemic." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs-carry-surprising-variety-flu-viruses 10 comments science
- Researchers report that clumps of dark matter may be lurking undetected in our galaxy https://www.sciencenews.org/article/clumps-dark-matter-could-be-lurking-undetected-our-galaxy 6 comments space
- Microbes survived inside giant cave crystals for up to 50,000 years https://www.sciencenews.org/article/microbes-survived-inside-giant-cave-crystals-50000-years 3 comments science
- Vaping linked to host of new health risks: Potential effects span immunity to mental health, and sperm to heart https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vaping-linked-host-new-health-risks 18 comments science
- Stem cells heal brain damage caused by radiation cancer treatment https://www.sciencenews.org/article/shots-brain-cells-restore-learning-memory-rats 364 comments science
- Insect-eating bats implicated as Ebola outbreak source https://www.sciencenews.org/article/insect-eating-bats-implicated-ebola-outbreak-source?tgt=nr 5 comments science
- Bacterium that causes leprosy is shown to have changed little in the past millennium; a "living fossil" for bacterial standards. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/351011/description/leprosy_bacterium_changed_little_in_last_millennium 6 comments science
- Cave paintings found in Spain found to be older than expected. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341443/title/european_cave_art_gets_older 140 comments science
- All dinosaurs may have had feathers http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341948/description/all__dinosaurs_may_have_had_feathers 14 comments science
- Really? The world is shocked. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63629/title/gulf_spill_may_have_been_somewhat_bigger_than_feds%2C_bp_estimated 3 comments reddit.com
- Odds Are, It's Wrong: Science fails to face the shortcomings of statistics http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/odds_are,_its_wrong 17 comments science
- Euler's Beautiful Equation http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/8406/title/math_trek__eulers_beautiful_equation 29 comments science
- Science News http://www.sciencenews.org/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Chronic marijuana use may increase a marker for heart disease http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/32068/title/drugs_still_bad_for_you 3 comments reddit.com
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- The largest known prime number has emerged. It has more than 23 million digits. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-largest-known-prime-number-has-emerged-it-has-more-than-23-million-digits/2018/01/12/e641cef0-f6e2-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html 47 comments
- How our vision of Europa’s habitability is changing https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vision-europa-habitability-jupiter-moon 20 comments
- Prevention programs can help reduce teen dating violence https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/prevention-programs-reduce-teen-dating-violence-abuse 5 comments
- No Starship/Superheavy launch likely until January? – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/no-starship-superheavy-launch-likely-until-january/ 5 comments
- References to white men still dominate college biology textbooks, survey says - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/references-to-white-men-still-dominate-college-biology-textbooks-survey-says/2020/07/24/3874cfec-cce7-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html 2 comments
- Pluto’s heart-shaped basin might not hide an ocean after all https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pluto-heart-sputnik-planitia-no-ocean 2 comments
- Jupiter’s moon Io may have been volcanically active ever since it was born https://www.sciencenews.org/article/jupiter-moon-io-volcanically-active-ever-since-born 2 comments
- A rapid shift in ocean currents could imperil the world's largest ice shelf https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ocean-currents-imperil-ross-ice-shelf 2 comments
- Glowing octocorals have been around for at least 540 million years https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glowing-octocorals-540-million-years 2 comments
- Rat cells grew in mice brains, and helped sniff out cookies https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rat-cell-mice-brains-chimera-sniff-cookie 1 comment
- Modern cars automatically invade your privacy – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/modern-cars-automatically-invade-your-privacy/ 0 comments
- GitHub - KatherineMichel/tech-and-funding-toolkit: Tech and Funding Toolkit https://github.com/KatherineMichel/tech-and-funding-toolkit 0 comments
- The Best Websites for Expanding Your Scientific Knowledge http://www.howtogeek.com/120865/the-best-websites-for-expanding-your-scientific-knowledge/ 0 comments
- Inspector General: Mars Sample Return mission in big trouble – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/inspector-general-mars-sample-return-mission-in-big-trouble/ 0 comments