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Schools of fish are silent swimmers Jul 03, 2024

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Swimming in a school has a lot of benefits for fish, from social opportunities to avoiding predators to finding more food.

Orangutans talk about the past Jul 02, 2024

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Researchers have heard orangutans make the noise after the danger has passed—a sign that they’re communicating about the past, and the first evidence that primates other than humans have that ability.

Making an egg-cellent cake Jul 01, 2024

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Craving dessert? Today’s episode considers some particularly sweet science: the importance of eggs for baking a cake.

Giving a gull a break Jun 28, 2024

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It’s a tough world out there, so really, what’s a gull to do?

It's not just the heat, it's the humidity Jun 27, 2024

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If the air temperature gets close to our body temperature, something more is needed to keep the skin cooler than the inner body. We sweat.

Coprophagy keeps birds healthy Jun 26, 2024

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By human standards, some animals’ eating habits are strange, and even disgusting. One example is coprophagy—eating poop.

How to see what soap does to water Jun 25, 2024

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Water molecules attract each other. The molecules at the surface of a body of water make a film under tension. That film is strong enough to support a needle or a small insect like a water strider.

Your friendly Amazonian slingshot spider Jun 24, 2024

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Researchers reported that they discovered a tiny spider in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest that has a behavior that’s surprisingly similar to the web-slinging superhero.

Reflecting on how others see you Jun 21, 2024

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One mirror is not enough to see yourself as others see you. When you look at a bathroom mirror you see an image of yourself with left and right reversed.

The fault that runs through Scotland Jun 20, 2024

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If you look at a map of Scotland, you may notice a line cutting straight through the country. This line, called the Great Glen Fault, is the result of a long geological history that has in turn impacted the history of Scotland itself.

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