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- Brain
Body heat due to exercise may reduce hunger
Why aren’t animals hungry after a workout? Brain cells that control appetite may sense the exercise heat — and keep you out of the kitchen, a new study finds.
- Earth
Scientists Say: Stalactite and stalagmite
Stalactites are mineral deposits forms on the ceilings of caves. Stalagmites are also mineral deposits, but they form on the floor of the cave.
- Health & Medicine
Gut ‘bug’ transplants can bring kids with autism lasting benefits
Giving fecal transplants to kids with autism helped their stomach symptoms and behavioral symptoms — even two years after the poop trade.
- Health & Medicine
Explainer: What is a clinical trial?
Scientists perform these to compare the effects of a new drug or therapy in treated — and untreated — people. Always people.
- Math
Cool Jobs: The art of paper folding is inspiring science
See how bringing art and math together led to the development of robo-roaches, self-folding papers and medical implants.
- Animals
What ‘The Meg’ doesn’t quite get right about megalodon sharks
A paleobiologist helps separate shark fact from fiction in the new Jason Statham film The Meg.
- Archaeology
Cremated remains hint at who was buried at Stonehenge
A chemical analysis shows that people carried bodies from far away to be buried at the mysterious ancient monument known as Stonehenge.
- Brain
Soccer headers may hurt women’s brains more than men’s
Women sustain more brain damage from heading soccer balls than men, a new imaging study indicates.
- Planets
Jupiter has 12 more moons than we knew about — and one is a weirdo
Astronomers found a dozen previously unknown moons of Jupiter. One may be a remnant of a larger moon that was all but ground to dust.
- Animals
Scientists Say: Nematocyst
Nematocysts are special cells in some ocean critters, such as jellyfish, sea anenomes and corals. They have a barb coated in venom that shoots out at their prey.
- Computing
New tech helps deaf-blind people ‘watch’ TV
An innovative system can let deaf-blind people “watch” television in real time without needing someone right there to interpret for them.
- Climate
When the moon throws shade, the weather can change
Scientists have been puzzled about how a solar eclipse can impact weather. Here’s some of what they learned during the August 2017 event.
