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How do dogs process words?
What's happening in your dog's brain when it hears you say squirrel? New research looks at how dog's brains react to human words.
October 18, 2018
New technology may help solve mystery of life’s origins
How did life on Earth begin? A new technology, called Planet Simulator, might finally help solve the mystery.
October 14, 2018
Bees stopped buzzing during total solar eclipse
In the path of totality of the August 2017 total solar eclipse, bees stopped flying, says a study. "It was like ‘lights out’ at summer camp."
October 14, 2018
Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
Just because you don't have the flu doesn't mean that your aren't teeming with viruses inside and out. But what are all these viruses doing, if they aren't making you sick?
October 11, 2018
Is Voyager 2 nearing interstellar space?
Voyager 2, launched in 1977, is now about 11 billion miles (17.7 billion km) from Earth. NASA says the spacecraft has detected an increase in cosmic rays, which might mean it's close to becoming only the 2nd human-made object, after Voyager 1, to enter interstellar space.
October 9, 2018
Michael headed for landfall in Florida
The early morning update on Wednesday, October 10, shows Michael has strengthened more than expected to a Category 4 hurricane. The storm is due to make landfall on the north Florida coast today.
October 9, 2018
Hubble is in safe mode. Science operations suspended
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in safe mode since last Friday evening, following the failure of one of the gyros that helps stabilize it. NASA is analyzing the problem and hopes to resume operations soon.
October 8, 2018
Microplastics found in sea turtle nesting sand
Researchers have found microplastics deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs.
October 8, 2018
Breakthrough Listen brings ET search to Africa
Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Listen program said it has added the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa to its global effort to listen for signals from an alien intelligence.
October 2, 2018
What we’ve learned from 50 years of ocean drilling
We know more about the surface of the moon than about Earth’s ocean floor. But analysis of core samples from the deep seabed has given us insights into climate change, Earth’s history, and the key conditions for life.
October 2, 2018
