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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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Leftovers Are a Food-Waste Problem Sep 09, 2020

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Researchers found that leftovers are likely to end up in the trash, so they advise cooking smaller meals in the first place to avoid food waste. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Some Dinosaurs Probably Nested in Arctic Sep 08, 2020

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The finding of a baby dinosaur fossil in the Arctic implies that some dinos nested in the region, which was milder than today but not toasty.

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Star Systems Can Be Born Topsy-Turvy Sep 03, 2020

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Astronomers observed an odd triple-star system that offers clues about misaligned planetary orbits. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Death by Lightning Is Common for Tropical Trees Sep 02, 2020

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A study estimates that 200 million trees in the tropics are mowed down by lightning annually.

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Science Briefs from around the World Aug 31, 2020

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Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Antarctica about how there’s something funny about penguin poop.

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