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Greenland Is Melting Faster Than Any Time in Past 12,000 Years Oct 03, 2020

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Researchers determined that Greenland is on track to lose more ice this century than during any of the previous 120 centuries. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Sloths Slowly Cavort by Day Now Oct 02, 2020

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The disappearance of their predators in a disturbed ecosystem has turned Atlantic forest sloths from night creatures to day adventurers.

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Dinosaurs Got Cancer, Too Sep 28, 2020

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Researchers seeking evidence for cancer in dinosaurs found it in a collection of bones at a paleontology museum in Alberta.

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Fluttering Feathers Could Spawn New Species Sep 24, 2020

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Fork-tailed flycatchers make a fluttering sound with their wings—but separate subspecies have different “dialects” of fluttering. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Science News from around the World Sep 22, 2020

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Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Israel about what DNA reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls’ parchment.

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These Small Mammals Snort to a Different Tune Sep 17, 2020

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Hyraxes, which live in Africa and the Middle East, punctuate their songs with snorts. And the snorts appear to reflect the animals’ emotional state. Jason G. Goldman reports.

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Ice Age Temperatures Help Predict Future Warming Sep 16, 2020

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Scientists determined that temperatures were 11 degrees cooler during the last ice age—and that finding has implications for modern-day warming. Julia Rosen reports.

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High-Elevation Hummingbirds Evolved a Temperature Trick Sep 15, 2020

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Hummingbirds in the Peruvian Andes enter a state of torpor at night to conserve energy, dipping their body temperature to as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Why Pet Pigs Are More like Wolves Than Dogs Sep 14, 2020

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Given an impossible task, a dog will ask a human for help, but a wolf will not seek help—and neither will a pet pig.

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Bricks Can Be Turned into Batteries Sep 10, 2020

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Pumping cheap iron-oxide-rich red bricks with specific vapors that form polymers enables the bricks to become electrical-charge-storage devices.

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