Life

  1. Animals

    Killer cats

    Puss may pose the single biggest threat to birds.

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  2. Planets

    Home on the moon

    Astronomers say rocky moons orbiting distant planets might support alien life.

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  3. 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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  4. Brain

    Baby brain, adult disease

    Scientists find signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of infants.

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  5. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Delving into dung

    Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces.

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  6. Brain

    Learning language before birth

    Scientists find that newborns can recognize vowel sounds similar to those spoken by their parents.

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  7. Animals

    When the nose no longer knows

    Pollution can endanger aquatic animals by damaging their sense of smell.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Ebola in the air

    A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys.

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  9. Animals

    Threatened coral get fishy rescue

    When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back.

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  10. Brain

    Baby’s stress can last decades

    Early stress may impair adult behavior, especially in girls.

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  11. Climate

    The high life

    The sky is full of microscopic life, some of which might even trigger rain or snow.

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  12. 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.

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