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Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.
Nashville Zoo flamingos reveal the oddball birds generate many types of vortices to eat. The swirls could be an inspiration to human engineers.
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Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.
Parrots living in Sydney have learned how to turn on water fountains for a drink. It's the first such drinking strategy seen in the birds.
Muons’ magnetism causes them to wobble when traveling through a magnetic field. The Muon g−2 experiment (pronounced “g minus two”, the term used in equations to represent the anomalous magnetic moment ...
A national survey finds that mothers of children ages 0 to 17 years report mental health declines from 2016 to 2023.
The Trump administration is cutting $1 billion in grants that support student mental health. That has educators worried.
The personal care products suppress reactions between skin oils and ozone. It's not clear how, or if, this chemistry change might impact human health.
The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.
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