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  • A mother mouse’s gut microbes help wire her pup’s brain

    by Alyss Sutton
    New findings in mice suggest yet another role for gut microbes, even before birth. The microbes residing in a female mouse’s gut help shape the wi...

  • Global warming may lead to practically irreversible Antarctic melting

    by Alyss Sutton
    How is melting a continent-sized ice sheet like stirring milk into coffee? Both are, for all practical purposes, irreversible. In a new study publ...

  • A beaked whale’s nearly four-hour-long dive sets a new record

    by Alyss Sutton
    To break the record for longest dive by a marine mammal, take a deep breath and jump in the water. Then don’t breathe in again for almost four hou...

  • Hope for life on Venus survives for centuries against all odds

    by Alyss Sutton
    If you’re looking for an exemplar of mastering multiple identities, find a telescope and point it at Venus. In both astronomy and popular culture,...

  • A Brazilian city devastated by COVID-19 may have reached herd immunity

    by Alyss Sutton
    The Brazilian city of Manaus was hit hard by COVID-19. At the peak of its epidemic in late spring, the city of over 2 million people had 4.5 times...

  • Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs

    by Alyss Sutton
    At Bumpass Hell in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, the ground is literally boiling, and the aroma of rotten eggs fills the air. Gas bu...

  • Why oBikes Bid Adieu to its Home Base Singapore?

    by pathvariant Admin
    The stationless bicycle sharing startup oBike today said goodbye to its home base country Singapore citing the reason of new regulations imposed by...

  • You Can Cut Employee Health Insurance Costs the Same Way Big Companies Do

    by pathvariant Admin
    The cost of health insurance has risen by 50 percent in the last decade. During that time, independent physicians reduced profitability, both in pe...