A new road map shows how to prevent pandemics
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by Brianna Randall
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Past viral spillover events underscore the importance of protecting wildlife habitats ..read more
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Aimee Grant investigates the needs of autistic people
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by Saima S. Iqbal
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The public health researcher focuses on what kinds of support people with autism need rather than on treating the condition as a disease to cure ..read more
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These windpipe cells trigger coughs to keep water out of the lungs
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by Nora Bradford
2d ago
Neuroendocrine cells can sense substances on the way to the lungs and prompt reactions such as coughing and swallowing, experiments in mice show ..read more
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Jupiter’s moon Io may have been volcanically active ever since it was born
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by Nikk Ogasa
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An analysis of the moon’s atmospheric composition suggests that it has been spewing sulfur for roughly 4.6 billion years ..read more
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A puzzling mix of artifacts raises questions about Homo sapiens’ travels to China
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by Bruce Bower
3d ago
A reexamined Chinese site points to a cultural mix of Homo sapiens with Neandertals or Denisovans ..read more
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Tiny treadmills show how fruit flies walk
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by Laura Sanders
3d ago
A method to force fruit flies to move shows the insects’ stepping behavior and holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement ..read more
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Hibernating bumblebee queens have a superpower: Surviving for days underwater
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by Darren Incorvaia
3d ago
After some bumblebee queens were accidentally submerged in water and survived, researchers found them to be surprisingly tolerant of flooding ..read more
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What can period blood reveal about a person’s health?
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by Payal Dhar
4d ago
The FDA recently approved a menstrual blood test for diabetes, the first diagnostic of any kind based on period blood. It may be just the beginning ..read more
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This robot can tell when you’re about to smile — and smile back
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by Helen Bradshaw
5d ago
Using machine learning, researchers trained Emo to make facial expressions in sync with humans ..read more
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This newfound longhorn beetle species is unusually fluffy
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by Saugat Bolakhe
5d ago
Discovered in Australia, the beetle is covered in whitish hairs and has distinctive eye lobes, antennae and leg shapes ..read more
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