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Bad Audio Can Hurt a Scientist's Credibility Apr 28, 2018

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Listeners gave more credence to a scientist’s radio interview when the audio was good quality than they did to the same material when the audio was poor. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Traffic Deaths Increase after 4:20 P.M. on 4/20 Apr 19, 2018

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A look at a database of fatal traffic accidents found a 12 percent increase on the informal marijuana holiday 4/20 after 4:20 P.M. compared with nearby dates.

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NYC Mice Are Packed with Pathogens Apr 18, 2018

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Mice trapped in New York City apartment buildings harbored disease-causing bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Mine Social Media Posts to Predict Flu Apr 17, 2018

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Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance.

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The Internet Needs a Tune-Up Apr 13, 2018

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Princeton University's Jennifer Rexford talks about optimizing the internet for the uses it got drafted into performing.

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Right Whales Seem to Think before They Speak Apr 09, 2018

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Rather than always making the same call in response to the same stimuli, North Atlantic right whales are capable of changing their vocalizations.

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Old New England Underground May Be Spry after All Apr 07, 2018

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The U.S. Northeast may be more geologically active than was previously thought, according to a seismic sensor network.

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Neandertal Face Shape Was All Over the Air Apr 04, 2018

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The jutting midface of Neandertals seems to have evolved to help get large volumes of air into an active body that needed lots of oxygen.

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Rev Up Photosynthesis to Boost Crop Yields Apr 02, 2018

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Photosynthesis actually is an inefficient process, but a biological chemist is trying to crank it up.

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13,000-Year-Old Footprints under West Coast Beach Apr 01, 2018

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Several feet below a beach in British Columbia, archaeologists discovered soil trampled by human feet—the oldest footprints found so far in North America. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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