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- Plants
In the heat, this Death Valley shrub air conditions its leaves
Leaves of the Arizona honeysweet can turn on evaporative cooling to keep the plant up to 13 degrees C (23 degrees F) cooler than the surrounding air.
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Questions for ‘Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals’
Questions for ‘Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals’
- Animals
Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals
The wild world is full of roars, whoops and songs. Scientists are using such sounds to guide efforts to help save species at threat of extinction.
- Animals
Bees may survive a swim by heading for the dark [COMIC]
Researchers recently learned that bees can swim. New findings show that bees paddle toward shade and dark to reach shore.
- Artificial Intelligence
Is AI making us dumber? Depends how it’s used
AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort. But tools that offer guidance rather than answers can help people hone their skills.
- Genetics
Could Spider-Man really turn off his superpowers?
In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on real RNA therapies.
- Life
Scientists Say: Theropod
This group of dinosaurs once included Tyrannosaurus rex. Today, they include birds.
- Brain
And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …
Top prizes went for an icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules.
- Animals
Anger or fear? Dogs may be able to read it on your face
Brain scans offer the first evidence that dogs can read certain human facial expressions.
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Questions for ‘Some germs ride a superhighway at the edge of space’
Questions for ‘Some germs ride a superhighway at the edge of space’
- Life
Some germs ride a superhighway at the edge of space
Some microbes common on Earth’s surface lead a secret double life. Soaring higher than jumbo jets, they carry clues about disease spread and alien life.
- Life
These clues might point to life on other worlds
Gases and color on distant planets may trace to activity by extraterrestrial life. If so, those E.T.s are likely tiny, one-celled beings.
