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A New Recipe for Counting Cranberries Nov 22, 2017

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Estimating cranberry harvests involves tedious hand-counting. But microwave analysis could change all that. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Ancient 1 Percenters Were Beast-Based Nov 17, 2017

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New World societies long ago likely had less income inequality than those in the Old World, and the difference might have been an oxen gap. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Feathers Help This Bird Sound the Alarm Nov 16, 2017

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The crested pigeon, found in Australia, has a modified wing feather that helps produce an alarm signal sound to warn other birds when there's trouble.

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Put Space Cat on a Pedestal Nov 15, 2017

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A campaign calls for the creation of a statue to recognize Félicette, the first cat to be sent into space.

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Insect Brain System Knows What You Want Nov 10, 2017

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Computer scientists borrowed insights from the fruit fly brain to create a more accurate search algorithm. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Nearby Exoplanets Invigorate the Search for E.T. Nov 07, 2017

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SETI pioneer Jill Tarter and Berkeley researcher Dan Werthimer talk about how the discovery of nearby exoplanets is inspiring new efforts to gain info about these galactic neighbors.

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Physics Phenomenon Reveals a Pyramid's Mystery Nov 02, 2017

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Scientists used muons, a by-product of cosmic rays, to image the interior of the Great Pyramid—and found a previously unknown space inside. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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A Moth with a Potent Cocktail of Poison Nov 01, 2017

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The wood tiger moth is the first species known in which fluids from various parts of the moth’s body each target a different type of predator. Jason Goldman reports.

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California Gun Injuries Spike after Nevada Gun Shows Oct 23, 2017

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Firearm deaths and injuries went up in California communities after gun shows in neighboring Nevada—but not after more strictly regulated California gun shows. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Keep Your Wi-Fi off KRACK Oct 19, 2017

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Up-to-date software, apps, browsers and router software offer the best protection against a potential flaw in wi-fi security called a key reinstallation attack, or KRACK.

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