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Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help
A lot of human society requires what's called a "theory of mind"—the ability to infer…
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Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air
According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night…
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Stem cells used to partially repair damaged hearts
When we developed the ability to convert various cells into a stem cell, it held…
Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste
“When we used the flow fiber photometry method to look into the brains of mice,…
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Peeing is contagious among chimps
Those results supported the initial hypothesis that chimps tended to urinate in sync rather than…
Life is thriving in the subsurface depths of Earth
Nitrospirota is an archaeal phylum that’s particularly common in the terrestrial subsurface. Some species of…
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These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
They seem so sweet and innocent but these squirrels are also opportunistic killers. We think…