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Hey, So These Sea Slugs Decapitate Themselves and Grow New Bodies Mar 18, 2021

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Showing off their best impressions of Deadpool, the animals survived for weeks without organs, only to regrow everything and go about their business.

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‘We’re Vaccinated. Everyone Wants to Visit. Now What?’ Mar 16, 2021

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My mom and stepdad got their two doses. They want to know why their New Normal isn’t normal at all.

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The Tide Is High–and Getting Higher Mar 15, 2021

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A trove of historic records show that dredging and sea level rise are making nuisance high tides worse along the US coasts.

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If You Transplant a Human Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow? Mar 12, 2021

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In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul.

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Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them Mar 11, 2021

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People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique sees right through it.

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Anthony Fauci Pleads: Don’t Declare Victory Mar 10, 2021

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The Covidologist-in-chief says we can’t relax on masks and social distancing yet. Hear that, Texas?

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This Is What It's Like to Live Without Smell Mar 09, 2021

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Losing any sense can be devastating, even if you never appreciated it before it was gone.

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The Mantis Shrimp Inspires a New Material—Made by Bacteria Mar 08, 2021

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By 3D-printing scaffolds and dipping them in microbe juice, scientists make robust structures that could one day lead to self-growing roads.Â

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Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites Mammoths' Evolutionary Tree Mar 05, 2021

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The oldest DNA ever sequenced shows how the genus split off into new species.

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When the Grid Goes Down, Can a Fleet of Batteries Replace It? Mar 04, 2021

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In a power crisis, maybe the solution is a network of smaller energy sources distributed across multiple places—like your garage.

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