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A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/6/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/6/25

A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?

Signs of the virus showed up in tested milk from dairy cattle in Nevada

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Cricket frogs belly flop their way across water
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/27/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/27/25

Cricket frogs belly flop their way across water

Their movement is a form of "porpoising," leaping in and out of the water to travel

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Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/24/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/24/25

Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient

Fevers boost survival and killing ability of T cells in fish

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What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/16/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/16/25

What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025

They’re eyeing the cattle outbreak, viral genetic changes and federal actions

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Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/14/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/14/25

Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue

BMI labels some people as having a disease, even if their excess body fat isn’t causing harm

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What to know about the first bird flu–related death in the U.S.
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/7/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/7/25

What to know about the first bird flu–related death in the U.S.

A Louisiana man who died with H5N1 contracted it from a backyard flock and wild birds

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AI helps doctors detect more breast cancer in the largest real-world study
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/7/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/7/25

AI helps doctors detect more breast cancer in the largest real-world study

The results show AI could streamline the cancer screening process

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The unique neural wiring of the human hippocampus may maximize memory
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/6/25 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/6/25

The unique neural wiring of the human hippocampus may maximize memory

The memory center contains sparse but robust nerve cell connections

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Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 12/12/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 12/12/24

Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago

Two genetic analyses clarify when Neandertal genes infiltrated Homo sapiens DNA

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Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 4/2/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 4/2/24

Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds

Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior.

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Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 3/14/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 3/14/24

Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones

Two sets of vestigial eyes shed light on the arachnids’ evolutionary history

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More than 1 billion people worldwide are now estimated to have obesity
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/29/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 2/29/24

More than 1 billion people worldwide are now estimated to have obesity

The chronic disease affects roughly one-eighth of the global population

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Parrots can move along thin branches using ‘beakiation’
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/24 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/24

Parrots can move along thin branches using ‘beakiation’

The sidestep involves shuffling across the underside of a branch using both feet and the beak

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Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 10/5/23 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 10/5/23

Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows

The tracks suggest humans arrived in North America thousands of years earlier than was thought

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The thymus withers away after puberty. But it may be important for adults
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 8/2/23 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 8/2/23

The thymus withers away after puberty. But it may be important for adults

Removing the thymus is associated with higher rates of death and cancer, a new study finds

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Canada’s Crawford Lake could mark the beginning of the Anthropocene
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 7/11/23 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 7/11/23

Canada’s Crawford Lake could mark the beginning of the Anthropocene

The proposed geologic epoch denotes when humans began profoundly changing the planet

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Bottlenose dolphin moms use baby talk with their calves
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 6/26/23 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 6/26/23

Bottlenose dolphin moms use baby talk with their calves

Mothers modify their signature whistles when their babies are near

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Brain cavities that swell in space may need at least 3 years to recover
Science News McKenzie Prillaman 6/8/23 Science News McKenzie Prillaman 6/8/23

Brain cavities that swell in space may need at least 3 years to recover

Astronaut brains need time to recover before they can adapt to microgravity again

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