It triggers a reaction in the brains of mice that helps them change their behavior
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Close inspection of “exceptionally preserved” fossils suggests that some dinosaurs shed their ability to take off
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Mouse brains perform a clever mechanism to count their steps and keep them on track
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The privilege of describing new species is skewed to Global Northerners
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Researchers recently discovered an extremely small frog species in Brazil
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The deadly pathogen is adept at jumping between neurons, making it an ideal tracer to reveal how connections change after a dose of psilocybin in mice
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New model suggests cosmic rays from a supernova led to the formation of our planet
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The soft rumbles seem to reveal more about a feline than their meows, and it’s probably thanks to humans
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A study notes marked lifespan increases in mammals that have been castrated or kept on contraception
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A new, non-invasive method to track amphibian hormones may reveal how the creatures weather rising threats in the wild
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