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Planets
Home on the moon
Astronomers say rocky moons orbiting distant planets might support alien life.
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Fossils
Dino-sized poop
Ewww: Scientists use poop from living animals to estimate the size of dung dropped by T. rex and other dinos.
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Brain
Baby brain, adult disease
Scientists find signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of infants.
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Animals
Cool Jobs: Delving into dung
Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces.
By Roberta Kwok -
Brain
Learning language before birth
Scientists find that newborns can recognize vowel sounds similar to those spoken by their parents.
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Animals
When the nose no longer knows
Pollution can endanger aquatic animals by damaging their sense of smell.
By Roberta Kwok -
Animals
Threatened coral get fishy rescue
When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back.
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Climate
The high life
The sky is full of microscopic life, some of which might even trigger rain or snow.
By Douglas Fox -
Fossils
Shoulder bones fuel debate
Fossil shoulder blades suggest an ancient humanlike species may have been at home in the trees as well as on the ground.