The Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Be Meaningful After AllElizabeth LandauScience Latest

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By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging, and more.Read…

Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites Mammoths’ Evolutionary TreeJohn Timmer, Ars TechnicaScience Latest

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

The Pandemic Will End—but Covid-19 May Be Here to StayMaryn McKennaScience Latest

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Some viruses became endemic over time, circulating constantly, perhaps in a less lethal form. We’ll need a new game plan…

Cheese Actually Isn’t Bad for YouGilad EdelmanScience Latest

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Don’t feel sheepish reaching for that manchego. Cheese doesn’t deserve its unhealthy reputation.Read More

The Mantis Shrimp Inspires a New Material—Made by BacteriaMatt SimonScience Latest

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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…

How to Remember a Disaster Without Being Shattered by ItErika HayasakiScience Latest

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Margaret McKinnon survived a midair catastrophe, then became a major researcher of memory and trauma. Now she’s studying how the…

Perseverance’s Eyes See a Different MarsAdam RogersScience Latest

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The Red Planet’s red looks different to an Earthling than it would to a Martian—or to a robot with hyperspectral…

What a 1900s Wildlife Survey Reveals About Climate ChangeJim MorrisonScience Latest

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A century ago, a biologist counted California's desert animals. Now researchers are retracing his steps—and the results are surprising.Read More

When the Grid Goes Down, Can a Fleet of Batteries Replace It?Gregory BarberScience Latest

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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.Read…

Twinkling Black Holes Reveal an Invisible Cloud in Our GalaxyMax G. LevyScience Latest

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Cosmic radio backlights are helping scientists size up “missing” forms of matter and might offer clues about what makes up…