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Moon's Tug Doesn't Cause Big Quakes Jan 19, 2018

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An analysis of more than 200 earthquakes over the past four centuries concludes there's no connection between moon phases and big earthquakes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Salmonella Could Have Caused 16th-Century Epidemic Jan 17, 2018

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Using a new algorithm, geneticists uncovered the pathogen that could have caused a massive epidemic in the Aztec empire: Salmonella bacteria. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Glow Sticks Help Ecologists Study Amphibians Jan 09, 2018

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Ecologists needed a way to more easily keep track of populations of amphibians, and green glow sticks lit the way.

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Finches Can Learn to Sing Differently Than Their Genetics Dictate Dec 29, 2017

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The song training that Bengalese finches received appeared to overcome tempo tendencies baked into their genes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Baby Bats Can Learn Different Dialects Dec 28, 2017

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Fruit bats raised hearing different pitches of sounds vocalized in keeping with their aural environment as they matured.

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Pain and Weather Fail to Connect Dec 23, 2017

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A big data analysis involving more than 1.5 million patients could find no relationship between weather and complaints to doctors about joint or back pain.

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Finding Further Places for Solar Panels Dec 22, 2017

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Siting solar panels over rooftops, parking lots, reservoirs and contaminated land could generate heaps of energy—with minimal effects on agriculture or the environment. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Supermarket Snacking Boosts Sales Dec 14, 2017

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Noshing while shopping convinces consumers to buy the featured product more often than does simply seeing end-of-aisle displays. Karen Hopkin reports.

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Nutrition Guidelines Healthy for the Planet, Too Dec 12, 2017

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Following dietary guidelines would mean eating less meat and dairy—and fewer calories overall—reducing greenhouse gases and other pollution. Julia Rosen reports.

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Invading Beavers Turn Tundra to Ponds Dec 11, 2017

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New beaver ponds in the Arctic may contribute to the destruction of the permafrost that holds that landscape together.

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