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Perhaps you've heard that many bird species are monogamous, including swans and whooping cranes.
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Android vs. iPhone — does your choice say anything about you? http://ed.gr/n9ye

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An excavation in Israel turns up the oldest human fossils found outside of Africa, nearly 200,000 years old, rewriting human evolution and migration story.
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Your grandparents ate a different banana than you do. And your grandchildren might as well: http://ed.gr/mq8i

Monocultures have defined the banana industry for decades, for good and bad. Will banana producers keep slipping on the same problem?
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Large, heavy fuel payloads can hamstring spaceships. Storing it elsewhere could lengthen flights and extend our reach. http://ed.gr/mq8w

In my previous post I started a conversation with spaceflight entrepreneur Charles Miller, who shared his insights about how NASA’s human spaceflight program got been stuck in low-Earth orbit and how we could enter a new era of deep-space adventure. Part one of the interview focused on the role of...
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The effects of sleep loss are more complicated than we think: http://ed.gr/mq84

Some people can't pay attention, others can't switch tasks easily. The effects of sleep loss are more complicated than we think.
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Nothing is free these days. http://ed.gr/mq9n

Nothing is 'free' these days.
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NIH says it will once again fund controversial studies that can make viruses stronger: http://ed.gr/mra2

The technique involves giving viruses capabilities they didn't have before. It's essential for some research, but some feel the risks are too great.
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This company produces 22 million crickets a month — and wants you to eat them: http://ed.gr/mq8k

The future of food involves insects, big data and robots.
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Solar eclipses leave a wake in the atmosphere, scientists confirm: http://ed.gr/mq8b

The sudden drop in solar energy creates a bow wave in the ionosphere that scientists were finally able to measure.
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Every mammal abides by the Gompertz-Makeham law of mortality, with one exception: the naked mole rat.
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What would have happened had John Glenn, the first American in orbit, died in space? http://ed.gr/q0mb

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Maybe their moms told them nobody likes a showoff. That would explain why many species of chameleon are hiding fluorescent bone bumps on their heads that scientists only just discovered. Chameleons also have independently moving eyeballs, superlative tongues and sophisticated color-changing skills.....
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Jupiter's north pole features a swirling dance of cyclones.

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Two paleontology papers published today, while not related to each other, offer a glimpse into how science can hit snags and what researchers can do to avoid them.

New research in paleontology reveals some of the problems faced in the field, with case studies of ichthyosaurs and a Triassic marvel called a dicynodont.
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