Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects
Machine learning reveals that these social rodents communicate with distinctive speech patterns that are culturally inherited.
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Humanlike thumb dexterity may date back as far as 2 million years ago
A computer analysis suggests early Homo species developed a powerful grip, giving them an evolutionary edge over some other tool-using hominids.
Diamond holds up at pressures more than five times those in Earth’s core
Even when pummeled with lasers, diamond retains its structure, which could reveal how carbon behaves in the cores of some exoplanets.
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
Recycling plastics is really hard, and usually creates low-quality materials that aren’t good for much. Chemists are trying to change that.
How coronavirus variants may pose challenges for COVID-19 vaccines
Some coronavirus mutations may make vaccines less effective, but the immune system is multifaceted and vaccines can be updated.
Experiments that heat crushed-up meteorites are helping astronomers understand what to look for in exoplanet atmospheres.
Experiments that heat crushed-up meteorites are helping astronomers understand what to look for in exoplanet atmospheres.
Experiments that heat crushed-up meteorites are helping astronomers understand what to look for in exoplanet atmospheres.
Experiments that heat crushed-up meteorites are helping astronomers understand what to look for in exoplanet atmospheres.
By attaching electrodes to the plant’s leaves, researchers found a way to snap its traps shut on command.
Why did humans’ brains surpass chimps’? A tiny foe might help explain it 
Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering 
‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment 
Eating too much sugar on antibiotics could squash helpful gut bacteria