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A colorized electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a single human immunodeficiency virus budding from a human immune cell.

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  • Global Health

Discovery of HIV variant shows virus can evolve to be more severe — and contagious

Findings from a new study help answer questions about why some people get more severe and transmissible HIV than others — and serve as a reminder that viruses don't always weaken over time.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber
Flared natural gas is burned off at a natural gas plant. Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, can leak from natural gas plants and pipelines.

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  • Climate

A satellite finds massive methane leaks from gas pipelines

A satellite has detected massive leaks of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from natural gas plants and pipelines. Most of these releases are deliberate, resulting from sloppy pipeline repairs.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Male song sparrows don't bore their audience with the same old song.

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  • Animals

The song sparrow might be nature's best DJ

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Megan Lim,
  • Michael Levitt,
  • and 1 more
A glass is filled in with water on April 27, 2014 in Paris. Scientists studying what makes us thirsty have found the body checks in on our water consumption in several different ways.

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  • Science

Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that question

Scientists have shown that the brain uses multiple checkpoints to make sure we get enough water, but not too much.

January 28, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Gas stoves emit pollution into your house and are connected to a production and supply system that leaks the powerful greenhouse gas methane during drilling, fracking, processing and transport.

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  • Climate

Gas stoves leak climate-warming methane even when they're off

A study finds tiny leaks from loose fittings added up to more emissions than when stoves were in use. The impact of U.S. gas stoves on climate change amounts to the same effect as a half-million cars.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Two chimpanzees roam the grounds of Chimp Haven in Louisiana. Many former research chimpanzees have been sent to retire at the sanctuary.

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  • Science

The NIH is 'largely finished' moving its former research chimps to a sanctuary

All chimps managed by the National Institutes of Health that are currently eligible to go to a sanctuary have been moved there, but animal welfare advocates say more should be allowed to go.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A monoclonal treatment site in Miami is closed on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration curbed use of some treatments.

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  • Medical Treatments

The FDA limits the use of some monoclonal antibodies treatments

The Food and Drug Administration is curbing the use of two out of three monoclonal antibody treatments because new data shows they aren't effective against the omicron variant.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Clark
Bark beetle larvae grip the ground with their claws in order to build up energy to accomplish their acrobatics.

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  • Science

Simone Biles has a rival — a tiny bark beetle (but it can't stick the landing)

A team of researchers has discovered the gymnastic ability of bark beetle larvae. Scientists recently recorded the larvae performing the twisting leap for the first time.

January 23, 2022
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By:
  • Megan Lim,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Rosie Brennan of the United States competes in a Tour de Ski, women's 10-kilometer freestyle, interval start cross-country ski event, in Dobbiaco (Toblach), Italy, on Jan. 5, 2021. She is planning to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics next month.

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  • Climate

Could the world become too warm to hold Winter Olympics?

If nations don't address high greenhouse gas emissions, by the 2080s, all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games wouldn't be able to do so again, a new study has found.

January 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Michael Levitt
Céline Vidal uncovering the ash layer above Omo 1 remains at Omo-Kibish.

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  • Research News

A prehistoric eruption has helped recalibrate our timeline of human origins in Africa

Some of the oldest human remains ever unearthed are the Omo 1 bones found in Ethiopia. For decades, their precise age has been debated, but a new study may have the answer.

January 22, 2022
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By:
  • Mano Sundaresan and
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon
This stock image shows a baby and father playing at home. New research finds that babies judge the relationship between two people by whether or not they willingly share saliva.

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  • Science

Even babies and toddlers know that swapping saliva is a sure sign of love

For infants, toddlers, and children, one sign of an especially close relationship is if two people do something that involves exchanging saliva, like taking bites from the same piece of food.

January 20, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A bald eagle takes flight from a sandbar with its meal in its talons off of Brunswick, Maine, along the New Meadows River, on Aug. 22, 2011.

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  • Animals

The bald eagle population slowly recovers, but lead ammo hampers their resilience

Bald eagles, hailed an "American success story" were removed from the endangered species list in 2007. Now, researchers have found that lead ammunition has reduced their population growth.

January 14, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
A lunar eclipse viewed from California's Trona Pinnacles Desert National Conservation Area. Scientists believe there may be more moons in the galaxy than planets.

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  • Space

Scientists think they've found a big, weird moon in a far-off star system

Scientists have found many planets orbiting distant stars, but so far no proof that any have moons. Now, researchers have detected signs of a large exomoon orbiting a Jupiter-like world.

January 13, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Sure a goldfish can mingle in a tank, but some have taken their movement to the next level by operating robotic vehicles on land as part of an animal behavior experiment.

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  • Animals

Israeli scientists have trained goldfish to drive, in a scene out of a Dr. Seuss book

An experiment involving a robotic tank on wheels and six trained goldfish may offer insights into animals' ability to navigate unfamiliar environments.

January 11, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Researchers were able to detect DNA from elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo simply by sampling the air nearby.

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  • Science

Scientists vacuum zoo animals' DNA out of the air

Researchers who detected environmental DNA, or eDNA, in two zoos say the technique could one day be used to look for endangered species in remote locations in the wild.

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
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