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A 66-Pound “Giant Rat” Was Identified From Two Teeth Found 22 Years Ago
Two fossil teeth found in Thailand 22 years ago revealed Yakamys sirindhornae, a roughly 66-pound Eocene rodent that pushes giant-rodent evolution deeper into the past.
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His Journey Home Took 28 Years. His Mother Was Waiting.
Karl Bushby’s 31,000-mile journey ended at his mother’s home in Hull, 28 years after he set out from Chile.
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Ancient Maya Cinnabar Polluted Two Lakes for Centuries, Sediment Cores Show
Sediment cores from Lago Cobá and Cenote Xcach reveal centuries of extreme mercury contamination linked to cinnabar and a collapse across aquatic food webs.
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A Shipwreck’s Lock Stayed Shut for Centuries. Scientists Found Its Code.
CT scans revealed the four-letter combination of a brass lock from the Ann Francis wreck, allowing museum staff to open it without damage.
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She Lost Her Voice After a Stroke. An Implant Helped Her Hear a Familiar One Again.
Ann Johnson helped researchers turn attempted speech into a synthetic voice modeled on her own. The achievement was real, but it remains experimental.
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They Spent 40 Days Underground. Their Leader Said It Felt Like 29.
Fifteen volunteers lived without clocks or daylight in a French cave. Their accounts reveal how differently time could feel underground.
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She Noticed a Change in Her Husband’s Smell. It Became a Parkinson’s Research Lead.
Joy Milne noticed a change in her husband’s smell years before his Parkinson’s diagnosis. Researchers turned that observation into studies of skin chemistry.
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The Frogs Vanished. Museum Jars Held Clues to Their Killer.
Preserved frogs helped researchers reconstruct a mysterious die-off in Brazil, and returning to the forest revealed an unexpected recovery.
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Electric Eels Leap Out of the Water to Deliver a Stronger Shock
Laboratory experiments reveal how a defensive leap directs an electric eel’s shock through its target.
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A Tiny Camera Reveals How Hawks Keep Their Target in Sight
Tiny head-mounted cameras reveal how two trained hawks track airborne targets and change their head movements after the catch.