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These Punk Rock Penguins Have a Bizarre Breeding Strategy Nov 11, 2022

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New Zealand’s erect-crested penguin lays two eggs but rejects the first one—the opposite of how most birds prioritize their offspring.

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The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 42 Nov 08, 2022

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COVID, flu and RSV are surging. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself.

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What You Need to Know about Iran's Surveillance Tech Nov 04, 2022

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Scientific American technology editor Sophie Bushwick explains how Iran is using surveillance tech against vulnerable citizens.

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Delivering Equitable Lung Cancer Care [Sponsored] Oct 28, 2022

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As recent advances improve the prospects of detecting and catching lung cancer early, a new challenge arises: how to ensure people worldwide, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, benefit from new clinical tools.

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New Halloween 'Scariant' Variants and Boosting Your Immunity: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41 Oct 25, 2022

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In a new episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the variants that are likely to be around this winter and how boosters help even if you’ve already had the disease.

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These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm Oct 21, 2022

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New research shows that birds of prey attempting to grab a bat from a roiling mass of the flying mammals have developed a way to cope with the confusion.

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Naps Not Needed to Make New Memories Oct 14, 2022

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Rats kept awake after exploring novel objects remembered the original items but not where they’d seen those objects, raising interesting questions about human sleep.

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How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40 Oct 11, 2022

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In this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about why we’ve had years shaved off our average collective life since 2020. Also, we talk about “mabs” and why you might want to know what they are.

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Engineering the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer [SPONSORED] Oct 07, 2022

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Early-stage lung cancers are not only difficult to diagnose—they’ve also proved difficult to curatively treat.

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Rediscovered Red Wolf Genes May Help Conserve the Species Oct 05, 2022

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A surprising new gene discovery in coyotes may help conserve the critically endangered wolf.

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