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Biologists Track Tweets to Monitor Birds Feb 08, 2019

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Conservation biologists can track the whereabouts of endangered species by the sounds they make, avoiding cumbersome trackers and tags. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Desalination Could Cause Ecological Sea Change Feb 07, 2019

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An environmental assessment of the nation's largest desalination plant finds mixed results. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Different Humpback Whale Groups Meet to Jam Feb 06, 2019

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Humpback populations from the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet up south of Africa and trade song stylings.

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Rocking Helps Adults Sleep Too Feb 05, 2019

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Adult humans, as well as mice, slept better when gently rocked.

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Targeting Certain Brain Cells Can Switch Off Pain Feb 04, 2019

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By turning off certain brain cells, researchers were able to make mice sense painful stimuli—but not the associated discomfort. Karen Hopkin reports.

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Neandertal Spears Were Surprisingly Deadly Jan 31, 2019

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Javelin throwers chucking replicas of Neandertal spears were able to hit targets farther away, and with greater force than previously thought to be possible. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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"Rectenna" Converts Wi-Fi to Electricity Jan 30, 2019

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Researchers built a small, flexible device that harvests wi-fi, bluetooth and cellular signals, and turns them into DC electricity. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Science News Briefs from the World Over Jan 29, 2019

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A few brief reports about international science and technology from Papua New Guinea to Kazakhstan, including one on the slow slide of Mount Etna in Italy.

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Cod Could Cope with Constrained Climate Change Jan 28, 2019

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Cod egg survival stays high with limited warming, but plummets when the temperature rises a few degrees Celsius in their current spawning grounds.

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Intimate Hermit Crab Keeps Shell On Jan 25, 2019

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A species of hermit crab appears to have evolved a large penis to enable intercourse without leaving, and thus possibly losing, its adopted shell.

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