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sciencealert.com > scientists-can-now-watch-conversations-between-cells-across-the-body-of-a-living-animal

Scientists Can Now Watch 'Conversations' Between Cells Across The Body of a Living Animal

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (209+ words) Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times....

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sciencealert.com > impossible-this-tiny-animal-can-pass-radiation-damage-to-its-offspring-and-repair-it-over-generations

'Impossible': This Tiny Animal Can Pass Radiation Damage to Its Offspring – And Repair It Over Generations

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1294+ words) In the mosses and lichens of the world – the in-between places, where living conditions rapidly fluctuate – lives a tiny animal with an extraordinary survival skill. No, not tardigrades – it's their much weirder housemate, the bdelloid rotifer. Just like tardigrades, bdelloid…...

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sciencealert.com > arctic-rivers-are-defying-what-scientists-thought-they-knew-about-erosion

Arctic Rivers Are Defying What Scientists Thought They Knew About Erosion

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (235+ words) Scientists have to follow the data, even if it doesn't make sense....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-are-trying-to-define-what-reversing-aging-really-means

Scientists Are Trying to Define What 'Reversing Aging' Really Means

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (377+ words) Imagine being 50 and watching your biological age fall to 45....

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sciencealert.com > if-your-parents-live-to-100-does-that-mean-you-will-too-the-most-comprehensive-study-yet-has-an-answer

If Your Parents Live to 100, Does That Mean You Will Too? The Most Comprehensive Study Yet Has an Answer.

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (249+ words) Among mere mortals, a select few have an incredible gift for longevity – it's something we only see in about 0.01 percent of the world's population....

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sciencealert.com > antique-fox-head-bought-at-auction-wasnt-a-fox-at-all-it-was-a-long-extinct-species

Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species.

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1195+ words) With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on. When the buyer later sold it at auction, they were stunned to see it…...

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sciencealert.com > the-human-body-may-age-in-two-major-bursts-and-a-new-study-reveals-what-drives-them

The Human Body May Age in Two Major Bursts, And a New Study Reveals What Drives Them

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (510+ words) Aging is inevitable, but it's certainly not consistent....

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sciencealert.com > everyone-assumes-dna-shapes-your-personality-it-turns-out-something-else-is-doing-most-of-the-work

Everyone Assumes DNA Shapes Your Personality. It Turns Out Something Else Is Doing Most of The Work

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (621+ words) One of the biggest existential questions an individual can ask is "What makes me, me?" Identical twins have near-identical genetics, yet can still develop quite different personalities – about as perfect a demonstration as nature could offer that DNA isn't destiny....

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sciencealert.com > brand-new-frog-species-has-been-hiding-in-plain-sight-for-years-and-its-adorable

'Brand New' Frog Species Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight For Years, And It's Adorable

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (683+ words) The discovery of a new species is always cause for celebration, but the arrival of Pristimantis milpe (or the Milpe Rain Frog) into the scientific textbooks comes with a more unusual story than most. What makes the discovery of this…...

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sciencealert.com > scientists-reveal-the-strange-neurological-reason-your-pupils-dilate-when-youre-surprised

Scientists Reveal The Strange Neurological Reason Your Pupils Dilate When You're Surprised

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (358+ words) Your pupils quickly dilate when you enter a dark room, letting in more light to help you see....