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Corals Can Inherit Symbiotic Adaptations to Warming Oct 01, 2019

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Adult corals can reshuffle their symbiotic algae species to adapt to warming waters—and, it appears they can pass those adaptations on. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Brains of Blind People Adapt in Similar Fashion Sep 30, 2019

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The brains of those who are blind repurpose the vision regions for adaptive hearing, and they appear to do so in a consistent way.

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Science News Briefs from around the World Sep 29, 2019

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A few brief reports about international science and technology from Hungary to Japan, including one about a wine grape in France that DNA testing shows has been cultivated for almost a millennium.

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Musical Note Perception Can Depend on Culture Sep 25, 2019

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Western ears consider a pitch at double the frequency of a lower pitch to be the same note, an octave higher. The Tsimane’, an indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon basin, do not.

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Nature Docs Avoid Habitat Destruction Sep 24, 2019

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BBC and Netflix nature documentaries consistently shy away from showing viewers the true extent to which we’ve damaged the planet. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Heat Loss to Night Sky Powers Off-Grid Lights Sep 19, 2019

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A slight temperature difference at night between a surface losing heat and the surrounding air can be harnessed to generate electricity to power lights.

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Early Butchers Used Small Stone Scalpels Sep 18, 2019

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Homo erectus used hand axes to butcher elephants and other game. But a new study suggests they also used finer, more sophisticated blades. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Microplastics in Fresh Water Are Mostly Laundry Lint Sep 17, 2019

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Microplastic particles are everywhere, but in freshwater systems, 60 percent of particles are clothing lint from laundry.

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Kids Are Not Hurt by Screen Time Sep 16, 2019

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A study finds no deleterious effects on mental health when kids spend their leisure time texting and engaging in other online activities.

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Lab-Grown Human Mini Brains Show Brainy Activity Sep 13, 2019

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As the little structures grow, their constituents specialize into different types of brain cells, begin to form connections and emit brain waves. They could be useful models for development and neurological conditions.

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