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Honeybees Defend Their Hive by Slapping Invading Ants

Japanese honeybees use their wings to slap back ants trying to invade their hive

Long COVID Is Serious and Complex but Becoming Less Likely

Researchers are still working to understand the complicated and debilitating con...

Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Repti...

Reptile teeth have long been considered simple and cheap because the animals rep...

First 'Cocaine Sharks' Discovered off Brazil

Cocaine has been detected in sharks for the first time, but scientists aren’t su...

Should You Be Nice to AI Chatbots Such as ChatGPT?

The benefits of being polite to AI may include prompting better chatbot replies—...

When Dogs Smell Your Stress, They Act Sad

Dogs can smell when people are stressed, and it seems to make them feel downhearted

The Legacy of Lynchings Still Hurts the Economic Prospe...

Despite progress, the long shadow of racial violence continues to undermine econ...

New Math Breakthrough Reveals the Fifth ‘Busiest Beaver’

The busy beaver function is unpredictable. But now, after more than 40 years, th...

First 'Cocaine Sharks' Discovered in Brazil

Cocaine has been detected in sharks for the first time, but scientists aren’t su...

The Paris Olympics Are a Lesson in Greenwashing

The Olympics are a sustainability nightmare, and Paris, despite its efforts, is ...

China-U.S. Science Collaborations Are Declining, Slowin...

The U.S. and China are collaborating less on projects across scientific discipli...

NASA Cancels Its VIPER Moon Rover

The VIPER lunar rover promised a revolution in our understanding of the moon’s p...

How Student Athletes Can Avoid Heatstroke

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time to acclimatize to extreme heat...

New Way of Making Superheavy Elements May Bring ‘Island...

A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the period...

Biden Heat Protection Rule Can’t Help Millions of Publi...

A 1972 law that allows states to avoid OSHA regulations for public-sector employ...

Altering Consciousness with Advanced Meditation

Advanced meditation is changing how we think about consciousness. Hear neuroscie...

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