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Want to avoid getting sick? Adopt these immune-boosting behaviors

Research points to ways we can work to stay healthy, even in the face of germs.

New system uses evaporation to greatly cool artificial turf

Let’s learn about orangutans

‘Percy’, NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes

Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?

Word of the Week

Scientists Say: Magnetosphere

This magnetic field encapsulates our planet, sheltering us from damaging energetic threats posed by the cosmos and our own sun.

Analyze This!

Analyze This: Human brains can last thousands of years

Ancient brains may not be rare finds. An analysis of over 4,000 preserved human brains reveals five processes that protect against decay.

Experiment

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Experiment: Making music with bottles

In this study, we investigate how the volume of air inside a bottle affects the pitch of the musical notes it can create.

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‘Percy’, NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

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Let’s learn about orangutans

Analyze This: Human brains can last thousands of years

New system uses evaporation to greatly cool artificial turf

Scientists Say: Magnetosphere

Scientists Say: Food web

Gun Violence

Do school-shooter drills hurt students more than they help?

There’s no set standard for shooter drills held at most U.S. schools. Experts are beginning to ask whether certain drills might hurt students more than they help.

Beyond the El Paso shooting: Racist words and acts harm kids’ health

Five ways to cope if shooter drills stress you out

Strict gun laws ended mass shootings in Australia

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Tiny treadmills reveal how fruit flies sprint

Forcing fruit flies to move shows how the insects coordinate their steps. This holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement.

Belugas can warp and wiggle their forehead fat like Jell-O

Turning jeans blue with sunlight might help the environment

This egg-laying amphibian feeds its babies ‘milk’

What the weird world of protists can teach us about life on Earth

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Earth

Superman’s kryptonite doesn’t have a true equal on Earth

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano recently erupted like a stomp rocket

Analyze This: Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely?

Space

Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Summer ‘space hurricanes’ are emerging high above Earth’s magnetic poles

Scientists Say: Cosmic rays

Tech

New system uses evaporation to greatly cool artificial turf

Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes

Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?

Environment

To limit pollution, new recipe makes plastic a treat for microbes

Scientists Say: Carbon capture

Bottled water hosts many thousands of nano-sized plastic bits

Animals

Let’s learn about orangutans

The last woolly mammoths offer new clues to why this species died out

Metal gives the teeth of Komodo dragons their super strength

Brain

Just how brainy was a T. rex?

Herbal medicine could help recovery after concussion

Handwriting may boost brain connections that aid memory

Physics

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Experiment: Making music with bottles

Scientists Say: Magnetosphere

Forget moon walking, lunar visitors. Try horizontal running

Health & Medicine

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Want to avoid getting sick? Adopt these immune-boosting behaviors

Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

A little-known gene may explain why some people never get COVID-19

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