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Miraculous Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish
Miraculous Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slimed by a Hagfish

If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.

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How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song
How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this Award-Winning Song

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.

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Why Short Naps Are Good for You
Why Short Naps Are Good for You

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.

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The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?
The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.

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The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs
The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies…

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Large Study of ME/CFS Patients Reveals Measurable Physical Changes
Large Study of ME/CFS Patients Reveals Measurable Physical Changes

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments ar…

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Hunger in Gaza Could Affect Survivors' Health for Decades
Hunger in Gaza Could Affect Survivors' Health for Decades

Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations.

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These Invasive Ants Are Changing How Lions Hunt
These Invasive Ants Are Changing How Lions Hunt

On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey.

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Should You Swab Your Throat Plus Your Nose for COVID?

Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too.

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Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibalism?
Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibalism?

A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit. By Natalia Raegan.

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