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Who Laps Whom on the Walking Track--Tyrannosaurus rex or You? Science Has a New Answer May 14, 2021

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An analysis of the animal’s walking speed suggests that T. rex’s walking pace was close to that of a human. It’s too bad the king of the dinosaurs didn’t just walk when hungry.

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Artificial Light Keeps Mosquitoes Biting Late into the Night May 11, 2021

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It is like when your cell phone keeps you awake in bed—except mosquitoes do not doom scroll when they stay up, they feast on your blood.

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 6: The Real Reason for India's Surge and Mask Liftoff May 07, 2021

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Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.

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Male Lyrebirds Lie to Get Sex May 04, 2021

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It seems like the males will do anything, even fake nearby danger, to get females to stick around to mate.

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Lovebirds Adore Our Inefficient Air-Conditioning Apr 27, 2021

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The rosy-faced lovebirds that live in Phoenix appear to be free riding on our urban climate control.

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 5: Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy, Blood Clots and Long-Haul Realities Apr 23, 2021

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Today we bring you the fifth episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.

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Beehives Are Held Together by Their Mutual Gut Microbes Apr 20, 2021

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New research shows that members of a bee colony all have the same gut microbiome, which controls their smell—and thus their ability to separate family from foe.

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These Endangered Birds Are Forgetting Their Songs Apr 16, 2021

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Australia’s critically endangered regent honeyeaters are losing what amounts to their culture—and that could jeopardize their success at landing a mate.

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To Fight Climate Change: Grow a Floating Forest, Then Sink It Apr 12, 2021

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A fast-growing front in the battle against climate change is focused on developing green technologies aimed at reducing humankind’s carbon footprint, but many scientists say simply reducing emissions is no longer enough. We have to find new ways to suck carbon out of the atmosphere. A Maine start-up is looking to raise a sinkable carbon-capturing forest in the open ocean.

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COVID, Quickly, Episode 4: The Virtual Vaccine Line and Shots for Kids Apr 09, 2021

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Today we bring you the fourth episode in a new podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between.

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