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This SMART BARN helps scientists study animal movement #science #animalbehavior

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The Scalable Multimodal Arena for Real-time Tracking of Behavior of Animals in laRge Numbers (SMART BARN) is outfitted with cutting edge tracking and imaging technology to study collective behavior in animals.Research/Figures/Footage: Nagy et al. Science
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How AI is pushing medical robotics toward autonomy

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Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots are bringing a new era to medicine. Advanced medical robots can perform diagnostic and surgical procedures, aid rehabilitation, and provide prosthetics to replace limbs. The combination of extrao
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How marine bacteria reshape oil to eat it faster

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Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf3345After an oil spill, humans rush to the scene to minimize impacts on the environment. But if the oil sticks around long enough, natures responders start to roll in. Bacteria such as Alcaniv
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Here's how a mussel's "beard" helps it hang tight and let loose

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The Byssus End of the Mussel. In order to withstand the crashing waves, mussels have strong filaments called byssal threads to help them stick to rocky surfaces with surprising strength. When needed, the bivalves can also release these threads with seemin
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These carnivorous plants won the evolutionary jackpot

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Carnivorous plants have evolved all kinds of traps and tricks to capture their prey, from the snapping jaws of Venus flytraps to the slippery walls of pitcher plants. Although we often think of evolution as a process driven by strong selective pressure an
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Turns out goldfish are good drivers #science #animalintelligence

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An unlikely automobile is bringing new meaning to the phrase go fish. Scientists put a fish tank on wheels to test whether goldfish (Carassius auratus) can navigate as well on land as they can in water. The goldfish go-cart uses the laser sensing technolo
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This robot changes color like a chameleon

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Animals make camouflaging look easy. Some have static patterns that make them hard to spot, whereas otherssuch as chameleonscan change their colors and patterns at the drop of a hat. Now, researchers have developed a robot that can mimic a chameleons colo
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Slow motion tongues offer a snapshot of evolution

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Read the article: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-tongue-shaped-life-on-earthAn early interest in feeding ecology led evolutionary biologist Kurt Scwhenk to study the tongues of lizards. Like Darwins finches, the various forms and functions of
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Quakes and blasts help scientists understand Earth's elusive inner core

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Read the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-probing-secrets-earths-inner-core-saved-life-planetAbout the size of Pluto, Earths inner core is made of solid iron and helps power the magnetic field that protects life from harmful space
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Scientists turn dead stars into living laboratories called pulsar timing arrays

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Read the Perspective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq1187In order to detect the background hum of gravitational waves in the cosmos, scientists monitor the light coming from dead stars called pulsars. These pulsars produce flashes of light
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Heres how much water lakes around the world have lost

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Some of the most notable lakes in the world, from the Great Salt Lake to Poyang Lake, have shrunk dramatically in recent decades. But because most lakes lack long-term, on-the-ground measurements, it was hard to say whether this was a widespread phenomeno
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Honey bees perfect their waggle dances by learning from elders

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Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade1702Read the Perspective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg6020The waggle dance performed by honey bees is a complex behavior that communicates directional information. In a rece
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Spectacular crustacean light shows reveal biodiversity on Caribbean reefs

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Read the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/sea-fireflies-caribbean-shining-new-light-evolution
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Watch how Finland plans to store uranium waste for 100,000 years

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The saying out of sight, out of mind doesnt quite hold true for radioactive materials. Proposed permanent storage facilities for nuclear waste have encountered pushback in countries like France, Sweden, and the United Statesincluding the latters famously
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Watch itchy fish rub up against the worst possible scratching post: hungry sharks

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Credit: Lacey Williams/Alexandra Anstett/Erick Higuera/Jonathan R. GreenIf youre a fish with an itch, a shark would seemingly be the last thing youd turn to for a scratch. Yet scientists now report spotting several species of fish swimming up to sharks an
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These simple steps can help prevent heat-related fatalities

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During the summer of 2020, kids living in a small town above the Arctic Circle took a dip in the lake. The region had reached an unprecedented 38C. But its not all fun and games: Increased heat exposure is poised to impact the health of over 4 billion peo
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Ancient supernovae might have upended Earths evolution

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When stars run out of fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity, exploding as supernovae that blast debris and radioactive nuclei far into space. Most of these events are too far from Earth to impact our planet. But if one happened nearby, the effec
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How soft sounds might dull pain in mice

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Experiments in mice show how sound tamps down on pain processing in the brainRead the story: https://scim.ag/3cjITbbRead the research ($): https://scim.ag/3Ok5dPa
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Meet the mycologists aiming to illuminate the hidden world of fungi

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A new nonprofit, the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, is on a mission to illuminate the hidden world of fungi beneath our feet. Gabriel Popkin, a contributing correspondent, joined these researchers on their inaugural sampling expeditio
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This ancient giraffe relative head-butted rivals

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Read the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-giraffe-relative-head-butted-rivals-amazing-sexual-weaponRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl8316
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Your dogs breed doesnt determine its personality, study suggests

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A new study shows that almost none of the behaviors we associate with dog breedsfrom lovable Labradors to pugnacious pit bullsare hard-wired. Aside from a few ancient traits, environment seems to play a much larger role than pedigree.Read the research: ww
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A new fleet of Moon landers will set sail next year, backed by private companies

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Who knew outsourcing could extend to outer space? In some ways, thats the aim of NASAs $2.6-billion initiative meant to galvanize the private sectors development of Moon landers and rovers. Read the story: https://scim.ag/3CowryC
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Who censored Marie-Antoinettes letters? X-rays reveal a surprise

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In late 1791 and early 1792, on the eve of the French Revolutionary Wars, queen Marie-Antoinette engaged in a secret correspondence with her confidant and rumored lover, Swedish count Axel von Fersen. Nearly 50 letters from that exchange survive at the Fr
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This little bot can hitchhike, swim and swoop with ease

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Robots on long survey missions need to conserve power whenever possible. What if they could just hitch a ride on whatever theyre studying? Thats the idea behind a new robot, inspired by remoras, fish that hitchhike onto other animals using an adhesive dis
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This robot can hike as fast as a human

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*Correction: Joonho Lee's first name is misspelled in the credits.In 2020, researchers at ETH Zurich introduced the world to a four-legged robot named ANYmal that could traverse a variety of environments without slipping. The machine relied solely on prop
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This drone has legs: Watch a flying robot perch on branches, catch a tennis ball in mid-air

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Wings arent the only things that make birds so successful. If it werent for their feet, how would pelicans skimming the tips of waves be able to suddenly land on a pier piling, or owls grab a mouse at 64 kilometers per hour without missing a beat? Robot b
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This long-lasting hydrogel could be used to replace damaged human tissues

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More entanglements in the material help polymer chains slip without breakingRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abg6320Hydrogels, water-absorbing materials similar to soft tissues, have been used in countless biomedical applicat
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The precious genes of the worlds first cloned ferret could save her species

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The National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, isnt Jurassic Park, but new developments there might sound familiar to fans of the sci-fi classic. This year, the centers sole cloned ferret, a 14-month-old female named Eliza
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Native tribes have lost 99% of their land in the United States

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New data set quantifies Indigenous land dispossession and forced migrationRead the story: https://www.science.org/content/article/native-tribes-have-lost-99-their-land-united-statesRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abe4943
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How lizards balance keeping their tails on and peeling them off

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To get out of sticky situations, some lizards detach their tails from their bodies and scurry away. Scientists have long wondered how the bones and muscles in these tailswhich help with balance and movementcan sever with ease when needed, but stay firmly
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Can a robot influence your decisions? It depends on how you view the machine

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People who saw robots as peers versus authority figures had different responses to the machines influenceRead the research: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd5186
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How fairy circles form in Shanghai's salt marshes

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Read the research: https://scim.ag/3uhQUCiDry areas of Namibia and Australia are well known for their fairy circlesbarren rings that dot grasslands and are thought to result from termites and water scarcity. But moist regions have fairy circles, too. A ne
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Underwater robot may unearth climate mysteries

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Two hundred meters under the sunny waves of the ocean lies the mesopelagic zone, a cold, dark section of water where humans rarely venture. This area, dubbed the twilight zone houses animals like krill, squid, and jellyfish. Twilight zone animals play a m
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Your bodys hidden senses might help treat epilepsy, depression

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When it comes to our senses, we frequently focus on the externalthe crack of thunder, the glare of sunlight, the fragrance of flowersthat captured our attention in the first place. But our bodies also have a whole host of internal senses that tell our bra
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Museum scientists race to preserve our plastic legacy

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Conservators must figure out what their art is made of in order to save itRead the story: https://scim.ag/3hZOCSJ
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The quest for room-temperature superconductors that don't require extreme pressure

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Superconductors are used in MRIs and particle accelerators, but to maintain zero electrical resistance, they must stay at frigid temperatures. For decades, researchers have searched for a solution to this problem: superconductors that work at room-tempera
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Watch out, Olympic gymnasts: These squirrels have their own gold medal moves

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Common mammal learns and adjusts movements on the flyRead the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/watch-out-olympic-gymnasts-these-squirrels-have-their-own-gold-medal-movesRead the research ($): www.science.sciencemag.org/content/373/6555/697
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These scientists flew eggs across the ocean to save seabirds from climate change

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Most black-footed albatross nest on sandy beaches in Hawaiibut rising sea levels threaten their eggs and chicks. Researchers in Mexico and the United States came up with a way to save these birds: having young albatross hatch and imprint on an island 6000
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Alaskas forest fires are shifting the regions carbon balancesometimes for the better

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Its no secret that warming temperatures are transforming landscapes in extreme northern regions. In Alaska, where wildfires have burned through many old-growth spruce forests in the past half decade, deciduous treessuch as aspen and birchare starting to t
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Hungry teen dinosaurs crowded out their competitors

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The outsize appetites of growing dinosaurs reshaped food chains in their environment and squeezed out other carnivores, according to a new study, published today in Science, of hundreds of dinosaurs of all sizes.Read more ($): https://scim.ag/3dLiiCP
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How highly magnetized neutron stars set off powerful cosmic explosions

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Recent eruptions have helped researchers better understand magnetarsIn 1979, a messenger arrived from deep space: Satellites detected a mysteriously short and powerful flash of gamma rays, the highest energy form of light. In the decades since, researcher
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These strange salt creatures could help unclog power plant pipes

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Behold the salt monsters. These twisted mineral crystalsformed from the buildup of slightly salty water in power plant pipescome in many shapes and sizes. But the tiny monsters are a big problem: Each year, they cost the worlds power plants at least $100
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A new twist on pasta dough could reshape food manufacturing

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Mighty morphing power pastas? They might not be as action packed as Power Rangers, but a new type of programmable dough could make packing pasta a whole lot easier, according to a new study in Science Advances. Bulky pastassuch as farfalle and fusillirequ
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Earth was once a planet of the apesand they set the stage for human evolution

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More than ten million years ago, the world was brimming with a wide variety of apes. Scientists studying the ones that are still alive today can learn a lot about human evolutionbut they miss out on many clues that can only be found from the apes that wen
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Ancient fish share a key feature of human vision

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In order to see the world as clearly as we do, we process vision from each eyeball on both sides of our braina capability known as bilateral visual projection. For a long time, researchers thought this feature developed after fish transitioned to land, mo
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How life-span shifting insects are reshaping aging research

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Bees, termites, and ants can teach us a lot about cooperation, communication, and the skills that keep societies together. But these so-called social insects may also hold secrets that could reshape our understanding of human aging. Many social insects ex
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Plumage and song split two nearly identical birds into different species

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In Iber National Park in Argentina, two wren-sized, nearly identical species of bird live side by side, spending their days foraging for the same kinds of seeds and nesting in the same kinds of places. These species can breed together successfully-- but t
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Dolphins talk to each other to synchronize their behaviors

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Two studies indicate that the social marine animals use whistles and clicks to match upRead the story ($): https://scim.ag/3rVSCYnAbout Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos actually used as data in a study or
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Watchand hearthe impact human noises have on marine life

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Ocean sounds may help people sleep at night, but marine animals depend on them for survival. Take dolphins, which rely on echolocation to hunt and clicks to communicate with their pod. Such species are in trouble, because human-generated ocean noise, or a
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How do the leading COVID-19 vaccines work?

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As countries like the United States and United Kingdom inoculate their residents with never-before used vaccine technology, others, including Russia, China, and India, are investing in more traditional approaches, like inactivated coronavirus vaccines. Bu
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Roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground

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Mathematical modeling and greenhouse studies show complex interactions keep roots productiveWhen it comes to plants, the roots hidden underground are as importantif not more importantthan whats visible above ground. Now researchers have figured out how ro
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Swarms of robotic fish can synchronize their swimming, for the first time

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Swimming in sync is one of the most important lessons a school of fish can learn: The coordination helps them find foodand evade predators. But when scientists try to train robots to match this stunning natural feat, most fall short. Now, researchers have
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These beetlebots keep flying, even after crashing into poles

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Beetles are virtually crash resistant. Their wings fold up when they collide with objects, and then quickly spring back into place. That helps the insects stay on course and fly straight, rather than spiral to the ground, while exerting little energy. Res
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Magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into mini-robots

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Scientists have engineered a spray that turns inanimate materials into mobile, insect-scale machines. The spray contains particles of iron, polyvinyl alcohol and gluten, which combine with water to form sticky, magnetic skins, or M-skins. Thanks to the sp
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DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans showed up

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In a new paper in Science, archaeologist Dongju Zhang's research team reports the first Denisovan ancient DNA found outside Denisova Cave: mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) gleaned not from fossils, but from the cave sediments themselves. Precise dates show the D
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Fires can kindle biodiversity, sparking new approaches to conservation

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Raging fires throughout the U.S. and Australia over the past year have put vulnerable species at risk. But not all blazes are devastatingin fact, fire can promote biodiversity. In grasslands, fires prevent trees and roots from taking hold. This allows gra
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Speedy drones count Antarctic penguin colonies in record time

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Counting penguins is tough work: On Antarcticas Cape Crozier, it takes scientists two full days to map the location of 300,000 nesting pairs of Adlie penguins, using helicopters and hand-flown drones. Meanwhile, brutal winds, freezing rain, and snow limit
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Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected

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The secret may lie in a newly-discovered brain structureRead the research: https://scim.ag/31zQoCRhttps://scim.ag/3mdMyY0CreditsproducerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel Goldbergspecial thanksPeter SternSacha VigneriLiz PennisiresearchStacho et al.,
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Can scientists solve Darwin's 'abominable mystery' about the angiosperm explosion?

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Molecular biology has helped illuminate long-held questions about flowering plantsRead the perspective: https://scim.ag/3gdSbSHCredits producerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel Goldbergspecial thanksGemma AldertonCasper J. van der KooiCatherine Mata
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How NASAs new rover will search for signs of ancient life on Mars

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If NASA realizes its midsummer dream, a spacecraft will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sometime between 30 July and 15 August, destined to ignite the next generation of Mars exploration. The mission, which NASA has dubbed Mars 2020, aims to deliv
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Threatened pools in Mexican desert hold clues to early life

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Agriculture has threatened an area holding an exceptional array of microbesRead the story: https://scim.ag/3htf9Gb Watch the documentary by filmmaker David Jaramillo: https://documentalcuatrocienegas.com/ creditsproducer Meagan Cantwell supervising produc
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Your hair can crack steel when it hits the right spot

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Imperfections on the surface of razor blades cause them to failRead the research: https://scim.ag/31I3w8dCreditproducerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel Goldbergspecial thanksSarah CrespiBrett GrocholskiGianluca RoscioliCemal Cem TasanresearchRoscio
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Snippet: 3D imaging reveals the ancient lives of Egyptian animal mummies

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Credit: (FOOTAGE) Richard Johnston/The Egypt Centre/Swansea University; (MUSIC) Pond5;(EDITING) Joel GoldbergRead more: https://scim.ag/34lmQeeAbout Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos actually used as data i
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How transforming river banks can clean contaminated waterways

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Rivers throughout the eastern United States are well-known for their high banks and steep, winding courses. But in 2008 scientists proposed that years of damming rivers had transformed them from marshy streams good at filtering waste, to the pollution chu
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Snippet: Mosquito-inspired drone dodges obstacles, thanks to air-pressure sensors

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Credit: (video footage) Toshiyuki Nakata, Nathan Phillips, Patrcio Simes, Ian J. Russell, Jorn A. Cheney, Simon M. Walker, Richard J. Bomphrey; (music) Pond5Read more: https://scim.ag/2E9JlrERead the research ($): https://scim.ag/2CXUiMpAbout Science Snip
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This tiny camera can show the world from a bugs point of view

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Steerable arm helps save energy while capturing panoramic views Read the research: https://scim.ag/3fVOotOCreditproducerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel GoldbergresearchIyer et al., Science Robotics 2020DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abb0839special thank
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Snippet: Seemingly longest organism ever recorded, other deep-sea species discovered

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The deep sea is largely unexplored and marine scientists are constantly surprised by the creatures they find roaming the depths in darkness. While exploring the Ningaloo Canyons off the coast of Western Australia with the SuBastian underwater robot, a tea
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Snippet: New Zealand birds show humanlike ability to make predictions

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Whether its calculating your risk of catching the new coronavirus or gauging the chance of rain on your upcoming beach vacation, you use a mix of statistical, physical, and social information to make a decision. So do New Zealand parrots known as keas, sc
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Lucys baby suggests famed human ancestor had a primitive brain

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New study also reveals ancient human ancestors enjoyed a long childhood.Read the story: https://scim.ag/33ZR707Read the research: https://scim.ag/39uGMKECredits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Joel Goldberg script Meagan Cantwell Joel
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How diseases rise and fall with the seasonsand what it could mean for coronavirus

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Scientists and doctors have observed for thousands of years that some diseases, like polio and influenza, rise and fall with the seasons. But why? Ongoing research in animals and humans suggests a variety of causes, including changes in the environment (l
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African killifish embryos enter suspended animation to survive

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To survive parched pond beds during months-long dry seasons in countries like Zimbabwe and Mozambique, the African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) does something usually reserved for the realm of sci-fi: its embryos enter suspended animation.
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A look inside the restoration of Notre Dame cathedral

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Scientists lead the way in repairing the cathedral, while discovering historical insights along the wayRead the story: https://scim.ag/394LwXcCreditseditor/narratorMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerJoel Goldbergstory by Christa Lest-Lasserrestory editorE
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Maps of a now-submerged land help reconstruct the lives of ancient Europeans

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A region beneath the rough waters of the North Sea, known as Doggerland, holds archaeological clues to the past. Watch how researchers are using advances in mapping and leads from dredging sites to piece together the history of this vanished landscape.Rea
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Scientists attempt to replace the ubiquitous chemical BPA in food and drink cans

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A chemical known as BPA, found in many of the worlds food and drink cans, has been linked to cancer and other health problems, and its now banned in several countries. Researchers at the paint and coatings company Sherwin-Williams have now developed a che
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These sweaty robots cool themselves faster than humans

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Micropores help them vent liquid to cool downRead the research ($): https://scim.ag/2GxdGhF Credits producer/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Joel Goldberg script by Meagan Cantwell research A. Mishra et al., Science Robotics 2020 DO
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MAVEN findings add a missing piece to Mars atmosphere puzzle

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Big things have small beginnings. The latest findings of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft have clued in researchers to the nature of Mars's upper atmosphere, a lesser-known area in the mystery of the Red Planet. Thanks to this new research, scientists are honing i
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Russia, China, United States race to deploy blazingly fast hypersonic weapons

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In August 2018, high in the sky over northeastern China, the Xingkong-2 hypersonic cruise missile raced at Mach 6, or six times the speed of sound, bobbing and weaving through the atmosphere. This byproduct of the rapidly developing field of hypersonic we
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What does traditional music around the world have in common?

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An analysis of thousands of song descriptions ties together music from different culturesMusic is ubiquitousbut do societies around the world use similar building blocks to construct their songs? Researchers dove into detailed descriptions and samples of
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Snippet: Dogs undergo fMRI to show off their numbers skills

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Dogs may not be able to count to 10, but even the untrained ones have a rough sense of how many treats you put in their food bowl. Thats the finding of a new study, which reveals that our canine pals innately understand quantities in much the same way we
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2019 Breakthrough of the Year

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Learn about our Breakthrough of the Year: the first image of the a black hole. Nine other advances are recognized as runners-up.Read more: https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2019/Editor's Note: The original posting of this video identified the geograp
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Snippet: New video reveals how flies land upside-down

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Study could inspire advanced drones and other flying robotsRead more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/new-video-reveals-how-flies-land-upside-downRead the study: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaax1877Video Credit: Bo Cheng and Pan L
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Snippet: Humpback whales sweep fish into their mouths

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Researchers have suspected for 90 years that humpbacks use their long fins to fish. But the drone footage is the first solid evidence.Read the story: https://scim.ag/32rR3VnRead the research: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsos.
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Watch: This telescope could 'see' inside alien worlds for the first time

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Credit: Chuck Carter/Caltech/KISSA telescope array in France looks for radio signals whipped up by the magnetic dynamos of exoplanets. Just what could it mean for our understanding of far-off worlds?Another observatory, the Owens Valley Long Wavelength Ar
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See the new Star Wars-like display that could revolutionize virtual reality

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Forget light sabers. Researchers on Earth have invented something far flashier: a Star Warslike 3D display that simultaneously projects video, sound, and even the sensation of touch. The new displays cant create holograms as complex as Princess Leias famo
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Snippet: The Life of a Bubble

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Something spectacularand ordinarily invisibleoccurs in the gas rushing out of a bursting bubbleRead more: https://scim.ag/2OGDSKuCredit (video footage): Ali DasouqiAbout Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos ac
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Watch: Drone captures video of melting Greenland glacier

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Study could help scientists track sea level rise Researchers aboard the Adolf Jensen spent this summer setting up instruments along the Helheim glacier and taking ocean samples from within its fjords. The data they gleaned from the expedition could help p
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Snippet: This shark glows using a process previously unknown to science

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Discovery uncovers new kind of fluorescenceRead the research: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30244-5About Science SnippetsThese videos are short snippets from researchers' workoften videos actually used as data in a study or to demon
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Snippet: Tiny worm makes one of the loudest sounds in the ocean

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In an ocean filled with whales, sharks, and giant schools of fish, one of the loudest sounds comes from a 29-millimeter-long marine worm, new research reveals.The worms (Leocratides kimuraorum) were first discovered in 2017. They spend their lives in the
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Snippet: Permanent liquid magnets

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These little magnets are made of liquid. But unlike the dancing ferrofluids you've probably seen elsewhere on YouTube, they stay magnetized even without the presence of external magnets. A team writing this week in Science found that jamming iron-based na
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Snippet: Slow-motion video reveals how ants deliver their painful venom

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The trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus ruginodis) and the Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius) can deliver up to 13 drops of venom per secondRead more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/slow-motion-video-reveals-how-ants-deliver-their-painful-venomWa
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Could humanity's return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?

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Nearly 50 years after NASA put a small telescope on the Moon, astronomers are dusting off plans for new lunar observatoriesRead more: https://scim.ag/2M0WhBVCreditseditorMeagan Cantwellsupervising producersSarah CrespiDaniel Clery story byDaniel Cleryphot
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Snippet: This cockroach robot can withstand huge weights

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Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/watch-human-try-crush-cockroach-inspired-robot-and-failRead the research ($): http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aax1594Credit: Y. Wu et al., Science 2019About Science Snippets:
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Snippet: Shipworms that eat rocks

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Shipworms have long been a menace to humankind, sinking ships, undermining piers, and even eating their way through Dutch dikes in the mid-1700s. Now, researchers have found the first shipworm that eschews wood for a very different diet: rock. Read more:
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What antlers can teach us about cancer and regrowing limbs

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Antlers are some of the fastest-growing bone in the animal kingdom: Deer, moose, elk, and reindeer sprout up to half a meter of new bone growth in a month prior to the mating season. Now, researchers studying their genomes have discovered how. Genes that
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Fossils in amber offer an exquisite view on dinosaur timesand an ethical minefield

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Before scientists can study it, Burmese amber is mined in a conflict zone, smuggled into China and soldRead the story: https://scim.ag/2VK1qzBCreditseditor/producerMeagan Cantwellsupervising producerSarah Crespistory byJoshua Sokolstory editorElizabeth Cu
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Snippet: Cats wearing cameras

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Researchers strapped video cameras on 16 cats and let them do their thing. Heres what they foundRead the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/researchers-strapped-video-cameras-16-cats-and-let-them-do-their-thing-here-s-what-theyRead the researc
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These origami robots could one day deliver drugs inside your body

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Magnet-controlled bots can grasp and fold on command Read the story - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/these-origami-robots-could-one-day-deliver-drugs-inside-your-body Read the research - https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/29/eaav4494 CREDI
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Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them?

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Social cognition researchers are finally probing the secrets of the feline mind—when the cats deign to cooperate Read more - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/cats-rival-dogs-many-tests-social-smarts-anyone-brave-enough-study-them CREDITS ----------
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Snippet: Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields

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Deep in the mud of the Mediterranean Sea, scientists have caught microscopic protists dancing to a strange beat—the beat of Earth’s magnetic fields. Now, a new study reveals how these tiny clusters of cells orient themselves along those fields: by letting
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Snippet: Aphids repair their home with their own bodily fluids

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Scientists discover the recipe and origins of this bug’s quick hardening goop Read the story: https://scim.ag/2ZcGc0b Read the research: https://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900917116 Credits: Mayako Kutsukake About Science Snippets These videos are
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These nematodes may be cannibals, but they look out for their family

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Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin Read the story: https://scim.ag/2YP53ak Read the research: https://scim.ag/2TX6v6y Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi citation J. Lightfoot et al., Sc
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Watch the world’s smallest bear copy its friends’ facial expressions

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For the first time, researchers observe exact facial mimicry outside humans and primates Read the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/watch-world-s-smallest-bear-copy-its-friends-facial-expressions Read the research: https://www.nature.com/arti
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Honey bees and zebra fish come to a consensus, thanks to a little robotic intervention

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Species from both land and sea are able to reach a collective decision with the help of robot mediators. Once day, researchers hope to use machine learning to train robots on collective behavior in animals. Read the paper - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/
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Ancient switch to soft food made saying certain words easier

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Change in human diet may have changed human speech Read the story: https://scim.ag/2T2oh8c Read the research: https://scim.ag/2XSt0Nr Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi animations Meagan Cantwell Chris Burns citation
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A third of Americans are considered prediabetic—but many may be better off without treatment

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The war on ‘prediabetes’ could be a boon for pharma—but is it good medicine? Learn more: https://scim.ag/2XJoxfR Quick summary: Sweeping diagnosis | In 2004 and 2010, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) expanded the blood sugar range it considers a si
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These falling drops don’t splash—they spin

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Unique surface makes water drops do the twist Read the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/these-falling-drops-don-t-splash-they-spin Read the research: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08919-2 About Science Snippets: These videos are
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Where's my robotic construction crew? Advances in collective robotic construction

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One day we may need robot construction crews to keep up with the demands of building here on Earth and on extraterrestrial missions. This video walks through the many questions associated with this technology, where we are now, and researchers' hopes for
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Snippet: Neotropical singing mice

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The back-and-forth songs of Alston’s singing mouse (Scotinomys teguina) could share mechanisms with human conversation. Read the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/singing-mouse-s-brain-could-reveal-keys-snappy-conversation Read the research (
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Snippet: New mechanism for producing iridescence uses only water

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New form of structural color in plain water droplets described Read the story: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/scientists-luck-upon-new-way-make-rainbow Read the research: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-0946-4 About Science Snippets: T
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How do you take a hamster's pulse?

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Researchers used RFID technology to develop a wireless, stress-free method for monitoring the vital signs of small animals while they are still conscious. Read the research (free): http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/2/eaau0169 CREDITS --------------
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Snippet: Larva devour a pizza in 2 hours

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Watch a maggot ‘fountain’ devour waste food. Findings could help grub farmers using human food waste to produce larvae-based chicken feed. Read more - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/watch-maggot-fountain-devour-pizza-2-hours Read the paper - http
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Snippet: 5-month time lapse of Mt. Kiluaea's summit collapse

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The time lapse covers 5 months, followed by some nice flowing lava shots Read the paper: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2019/01/15/science.aav7046 ABSTRACT In 2018, Kīlauea Volcano experienced its largest lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption
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Where does the periodic table end?

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Read more: https://scim.ag/2WArizx Credits producer/editor Meagan Cantwell supervising producers Sarah Crespi Lila Guterman story by Sam Kean photos and video Archive.org Kyodo Luca Florio Max Aguilera Hellweg U.S. Department of Energy Videoblocks illustr
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Curiosity gets a gravimeter—repurposed instrument can now measure rock density

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The Curiosity rover landed on Mars without a gravimeter on board. But researchers realized that its accelerometers--normally used to determine the position of the rover--could be repurposed to measure the density of the rock it was passing over. These mea
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Watch 3D printed objects appear in the middle of a gel

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Ghostly 3D printer sculpts “The Thinker” before your eyes. Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/star-trek-replicator-creates-entire-objects-minutes Read the paper ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aau7114 CREDITS
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Top Robotic Technologies of 2018

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The editors of Science Robotics have chosen the most exciting robotic technologies for the last year. These are just five of 2018's top advancements. Want to read more? Check out the paper- http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaaw1826 CREDITS ----
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Snippet: Mesmerizing images of the fly brain captured at record speed

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With a new technique called expansion microscopy, scientists have been taking extremely close looks at fly brains by labeling neurons of interest and tracing their thinnest tendrils to chart connections. Learn more about this technique at https://www.scie
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Robots—like people— use ‘imagination’ to learn concepts

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Learning framework detects abstract differences in images and recreate them in real life. Read the paper - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/26/eaav3150 CREDITS ------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Cres
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Sharpshooter insect pees faster than a cheetah accelerates

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The rapid acceleration of a cheetah chasing down its prey is slow motion compared with the pee flying out of the rear end of a glassy sharpshooter a new study has found. Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/sharpshooter-insect-pees-faster-ch
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Snippet: Sea stars can coordinate their “feet” to bounce

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They aren't always this coordinated but in cases of emergency, sea stars can coordinate their 'feet' Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/watch-sea-star-bounce-get-around About Science Snippets: These videos are short snippets from research
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Watch a 'wave' travel through a pack of marathon runners

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Using video from four different marathons, researchers track how motion moves through crowds Read the research: https://scim.ag/2VsysFB Credits editor/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi citation N. Bain and D. Bartolo Science 2018
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Snippet: Worms blob together, act as liquid or solid

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Half the size of a cigarette and squirmy, the black aquatic worm Lumbriculus variegatus isn’t much to look at. But these denizens of sulfur caves and flooded areas like company and often many thousands come together as “blobs” with behavior not unlike the
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Snippet: ‘sonic tractor beam’ does some mid-air sewing

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Acoustic device can levitate and manipulate multiple items, simultaneously. Learn more - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/watch-sonic-tractor-beam-do-some-midair-sewing Read the paper - https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/12/11/1813047115 Video
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2018 Breakthrough of the Year

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Learn about our Breakthrough of the Year: tracking development cell by cell. Nine other advances are recognized as runners-up. Read more - https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2018/ CREDITS --------------------------- producer/editor/animator Chris Burn
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Listen to this piano-playing robot hit all the right notes

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Soft, skeletonlike robot hand executes complex movements. Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/listen-piano-playing-robot-hit-all-right-notes Read the paper ($): http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/25/eaau3098 CREDITS producer Frankie S
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This button-sized device could tell you if you’re getting too much sun

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Mini-dosimeters monitor exposure to ultraviolet rays Read more - https://scim.ag/2PjY2IC CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns Sarah Crespi Frankie Schembri citation S.
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Snippet: Dolphins enjoy TV

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These dolphins enjoy watching SpongeBob SquarePants—and it could be good for them. Watching TV may enrich the lives of captive dolphins Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/these-dolphins-enjoy-watching-spongebob-squarepants-and-it-could-be-
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Watch these tissue engineered spinal discs mimic the real thing

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Goats and rats respond well to implants—lab-grown tissue may one day replace discs in people. Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/watch-these-tissue-engineered-spinal-disks-mimic-real-thing Read the paper ($): http://stm.sciencemag.org/loo
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Spider moms spotted nursing their offspring with milk

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Spider’s milk sustains young to adulthood. Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/spider-moms-spotted-nursing-their-offspring-milk Read the research ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6418/1052 CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi script
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Snippet: New humpback whale fishing tactic—pretending to be a pond

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Watch humpback whales trick thousands of fish into becoming dinner Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/watch-humpback-whales-trick-thousands-fish-becoming-dinner Video credit: Marine Education & Research Society; Marine Mammal Research Lic
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Spider silk is 5 times stronger than steel - scientists know why

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Thousands of nanostrands make up larger silken 'cables' Read more: https://scim.ag/2TliJXP Credits narrator/editor Meagan Cantwell story by Courtney Miceli photos and videos Schniepp Lab Videoblocks Music "Printing Data" Chris Burns
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Secrets of the feline tongue

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Three-dimensional scans and thermal imaging give unprecedented insight into cat grooming. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2ORLtnF Read the paper: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/11/14/1809544115 CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story/script Frankie Schemb
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AI trained to control traffic

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Watch just a few self-driving cars stop traffic jams. Artificial intelligence-powered cars can put the brakes on stop-and-go traffic. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2ON74gE Simulations sourced from: https://flow-project.github.io/team.html CREDITS producer S
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Orangutans are the only great apes—besides humans—to ‘talk’ about the past

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New finding may shed light on the evolution of language Read more - https://scim.ag/2Te6M6f CREDITS ------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns Sarah Crespi Catherine Matacic citation A. R.
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Massive crater under Greenland's ice points to climate-altering impact in the time of humans

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The 31-kilometer-wide Hiawatha crater may have formed as recently as 12,800 years ago when a 1.5-kilometer asteroid struck Earth Read more: https://scim.ag/2TdJFbW Read the research: https://scim.ag/2OJML3I Credits editor/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell
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Snippet: Moose eating underwater

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This diving moose is saving its ecosystem—for now. By eating underwater and pooping on land, these giant deer transfer key nutrients from shore, but what will happen when they disappear? Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/diving-pooping-m
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New tracking system could show—at last—how pesticides are harming bee colonies

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Experiments with the system suggest that neonicotinoids severely disrupt bumblebee social behavior. Read more - https://scim.ag/2SWZ7Jk CREDITS -------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns
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Tiny robots swim through the eye to deliver medicine

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Scientists use magnetic fields to drive spiral nanobots for drug delivery. Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/watch-tiny-robots-swim-through-eyeball-deliver-medicine Read the paper: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/11/eaat4388 Cre
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Box jellyfish stings kill—but how often?

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Box jellyfish stings are an underestimated public health problem Read more: https://scim.ag/2OyXE8y Credits editor/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell story by Yao-Hua Law supervising producers Sarah Crespi Chris Burns script Meagan Cantwell Sarah Crespi Ma
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Snippet: wooden sponge removes oil from water

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Researchers have come up with reusable, oil-wicking sponges made of wood that can absorb more than 40 times their weight in oil. Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/watch-these-wooden-sponges-wick-spilled-oil Read the paper: https://pubs.ac
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This ‘two-faced’ membrane can create electricity—from nothing but salty water

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New membrane acts as one-way path for charged particles Read more - https://scim.ag/2Sn4gKy Read the paper - https://scim.ag/2O6o01r CREDITS --------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Cr
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This tiny wasp-inspired drone can pull 40 times its own weight

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The FlyCroTug can also open doors, inspect buildings Read more - https://scim.ag/2O4tM3x CREDITS ----------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Courtney Miceli citation M. A. Estrada et al., Science R
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How long is Saturn’s day? Search reveals an even deeper mystery

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An enigmatic dynamo defies Cassini’s probing Read more - https://scim.ag/2NkA7rv CREDITS ----------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns Sarah Crespi Paul Voosen citation M. K. Dougherty et al.,
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Watch these alienlike robots weave a bus-size fiberglass structure—all by themselves

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“Fiberbots” could be used for quick construction in remote environments Learn more: https://scim.ag/2IjHuOY producer Sarah Crespi story/script Frankie Schembri citation S. Kayser et al., Science Robotics 2018 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aau5630 video footage
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Neanderthals used their hands like tailors and painters

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Our closest cousins used a precise grip more often than some of our direct ancestors Read more: https://scim.ag/2zvrOoY Read the research: https://scim.ag/2IhvEEP Credits editor/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producers Sarah Crespi and Chri
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The average person can recognize 5000 faces

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Scientists estimate that most people have a ‘facial vocabulary’ of 1,000 – 10,000 Read more: https://scim.ag/2RCIyS8 Credits editor/ narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi citation R. Jenkins, A.J. Dowsett, and A.M. Burton The Royal So
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A revolutionary treatment for allergies to peanuts and other foods

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Eating small but increasing doses of peanuts seems to protect kids with peanut allergies, but the therapy comes with risks and unknowns Read more - https://scim.ag/2S0Hece CREDITS ---------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising pro
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Watch this eel inflate its head like a balloon

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First direct observation of hunting pelican eel reveals a bizarre fish with an inflatable head. Rare video shows deep-sea eel expanding its unusual jaws to capture prey. Read more: https://scim.ag/2xWFKY1 For permissions information, contact the Rebikoff-
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Watch robotic ‘skins’ give life to inanimate toys

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Flexible cuffs could also be used for space missions, rescue vehicles Read more - https://scim.ag/2pltCLi Check out the research here - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aat1853 CREDITS _________________ producer/animator/narra
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Watch a hurricane put a dent in Earth’s crust

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Researchers used GPS data to track daily movement of water after major rainfall Read more - https://scim.ag/2ODa0gT CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Crespi Chris Burns sp
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These sluggish basking sharks break through the water as quickly as great whites

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Read the research: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/14/9/20180537 CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story by Courtney Miceli citation E. M. Johnston et al., Biology Letters 2018 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0537 basking shark footage Bren Whelan/Doneg
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Snippet: Moth drinks tears from sleeping antbird's eyes

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Strategy appears to be an unusual way to get nutrients Learn more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/watch-moth-drink-tears-bird-s-eye Credit: Leandro Moraes About Science Snippets: These videos are short snippets from researchers' work--often video
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Plants have their own kind of nervous system

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Model mustard plant uses the same signals as animals to relay distress Read more-- https://scim.ag/2MsrniA Read the research-- https://scim.ag/2p4hTAE CREDITS editor/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell supervising producer Sarah Crespi citation M. Toyota et
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How bighorn sheep use crowdsourcing to find food on the hoof

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New study suggests migration routes are passed down from generation to generation. Read more - https://scim.ag/2wQTfHX Read the research - (free) https://scim.ag/2wN74Ye CREDITS ------------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising pro
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Urban planners aim to eliminate slums—with a mathematical approach

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Researchers are testing a tool based on a "topological view" of cities and slums to improve the design of growing urban areas Read the story: https://scim.ag/2Nv8Gw1 Read the paper (free): http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaar4644 CREDITS ------
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This improbable membrane can trap flies in a jar—and odor in a toilet

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Reverse filter lets bigger things through, hold back smaller things. Read the paper (free): http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaat3276 CREDITS ---------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Bu
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Venoms to the rescue

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New technology is allowing scientists to look into venoms from small, rare, and hard-to-keep critters, as sources for new therapeutics. Read the article ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6405/842 **Credits** editor/animator/narrator Sarah Cre
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Watch this origami fish grabber nab a deep-sea squid

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New robotic claw can scoop up delicate sea creatures without harm. Learn more - https://scim.ag/2zOKxOm Read the research - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aat5276 CREDITS ---------------------- producer Jessica Hubbard anima
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Ammonia—a renewable fuel made from sun, air, and water—could power the globe without carbon

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With copious solar and wind power, Australia aims to displace Haber-Bosch, a dirty, 100-year-old recipe for making ammonia Read more - https://scim.ag/2KQRHH6 CREDITS -------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sar
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Watch how battles with bats give moths such flashy tails

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Long tails fool bats into striking in the wrong place. Read more - https://scim.ag/2KsO3CV Read the paper - http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/7/eaar7428 CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sar
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These frogs walk instead of hop

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Scientists tease out why four species have developed unusual mode of locomotion. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2JB5t02 Read the research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jez.2182 Frogs in question: Senegal running frog *Kassina senegalensis*
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The secret to the dragonfly’s backwards flight

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Work could inform aerial robots of the future Learn more: https://scim.ag/2KGBAaQ Read the paper: http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/15/143/20180102 CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story by Victoria Davis citation A. T. Bode-Oke, et al. Journal
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Feeding the gods: Hundreds of skulls reveal massive scale of human sacrifice in Aztec capital

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Archaeologists uncover the remains of a giant rack of skulls beneath downtown Mexico City Read more - https://scim.ag/2K2uixU CREDITS -------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Ch
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Can you tell a real laugh from a fake one?

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Researchers find that 21 different cultures know the difference Read more: https://scim.ag/2K9Sz9m CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story by Marcus Woo citation G. A. Bryant et al., Psychological Science 2018 research audio Greg Bryant little girl tickles vi
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Are these dots purple or blue? Your answer might not be as reliable as you think

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When blue dots or threatening faces become rare, people’s concepts of “blue” or “threat” expand Read more - https://scim.ag/2KiJn2D CREDITS --------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên sc
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Snippet: Researchers image an entire fly brain in minute detail

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Electron microscopy offers synapse-level view of the largest whole brain to date Read more - https://scim.ag/2NXTWWW About Science Snippets: These videos are short snippets from researchers' work--often videos actually used as data in a study or to demons
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Smart plants could soon detect deadly radon and mold in your home

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Bioengineered leaves could change color in response to dangerous compounds Read more - https://scim.ag/2JEavUr CREDIT ------------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Chris Burns Sarah Crespi Catherine
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Science Explains: Undead genes. Why do some genes turn on after death?

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After you die, some things in your body keep on ticking. Genes active after death may be important for transplant success and calculating time of death Read more - https://scim.ag/2x95jai CREDITS ----------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chri
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The momentous transition to multicellular life may not have been so hard after all

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Single cells had many of the genes and functions needed for complex life to evolve. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Kjutt7 Credits: producer/editor/script/narrator Nguyen Khoi Nguyen supervising producer Sarah Crespi original story Elizabeth Pennisi graphics
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Being watched by a cranky robot might help you focus

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New study is the first to explore how robot moods affect human concentration. Read the news story - https://scim.ag/2MLAbkn Read the paper ($) - http://robotics.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aat1587 CREDITS ------------------------ editor/
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NASA’s Parker Probe will venture closer than ever to the sun to explore its mysterious atmosphere

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Observatories will help explain why the corona is so hot and what drives the solar wind. Read more - https://scim.ag/2vbqh4S CREDITS ------------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Crespi Chris
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Simple robots form a chain gang to solve complex problems

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New way of coordinating bots could help with rescue missions Read more - https://scim.ag/2v4zn3s CREDITS -------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Sarah Crespi Chris Burns Shandria Sutton citation L
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Watch artificial intelligence project a 3D soccer match on your kitchen table

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Just in time for the World Cup … kind of Read more - https://scim.ag/2Julepd Read the research - http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/soccer/ CREDITS -------------------------- editor/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi
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Why scientists are 3D-printing their data

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These stunning 3D models are transforming scientists’ raw data. Resin-based voxel printing can even reproduce empty space. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2snGt1n Read the research (free): https://scim.ag/2Lba6tL CREDITS ----------------------------- editor/a
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Beaver dams without beavers? Artificial logjams are a popular but controversial restoration tool

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Imitating busy rodents a cheap way to repair damaged rivers, researchers say Read more - https://scim.ag/2LvhCQx CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Ben Goldfa
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How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child

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Machine learning algorithms may need programmed instincts to gain common sense. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2IZyTUd Credits producer/editor/script/animator/narrator Nguyen Khoi Nguyen supervising producer Sarah Crespi original story Matthew Hutson graphic
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Synthetic nerve can sense Braille, move cockroach leg

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New artificial nerves could transform prosthetics. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Ldw3bY Read the research ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/966 CREDITS producer/narration Sarah Crespi story by Robert F. Service citation Y. Kim et al., Sci
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What's really behind ‘gluten sensitivity’?

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Are people really reacting to wheat? The latest research into gluten sensitivity says there's still a lot to learn about gluten, wheat, and FODMAPs. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2J7HgNw producer/editor/script/animator/narrator Nguyen Khoi Nguyen supervisin
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Here’s what happens when you replace toads and turtles with 3D printed replicas in the wild

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Technology reveals secrets behind mating preferences Learn more: https://scim.ag/2H7Jd8z producer/editor/narrator Nguyên Khôi Nguyên supervising producer Sarah Crespi script Matthew Warren graphics northern map turtle Biodiversity Heritage Library CC BY 2
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How one cell gives rise to an entire body

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Scientists take a gene-by-gene look at developing frogs and fish Read more - https://scim.ag/2I3Q7x6 CREDITS ------------------ editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sarah Crespi story by Elizabe
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Science explains: CRISPR diagnostics

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A home test for Zika? CRISPR may make it possible. How can CRISPR/Cas being used for diagnostics in the lab or even in the field? Read the papers: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6387/436 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6387/439 http:/
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Cheap smart wall can sense movement and electronics in a room

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A paint job enables walls to monitor movement and computer and appliance use nearby. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2I2NV8L CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story by Elizabeth Pennisi supervising producer Nguyên Khôi Nguyên citation Y. Zang et al., Proceedings
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Snippet: Cowbird eggshells could double as deadly weapons

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Thick-shelled eggs can crack those of other birds when dropped from a height. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/cowbird-eggshells-could-double-deadly-weapons Read the paper: https://academic.oup.com/beheco/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.
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Bored with your video game? Artificial intelligence could create new levels on the fly

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New tricks could make games not too hard, not too easy Read more - https://scim.ag/2IpzrSY CREDITS ------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên story by Matthew Hutson Super Mario Bros. res
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Mini-antibodies discovered in sharks and camels could lead to drugs for cancer and other diseases

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Unusual immune proteins are a boon for research and are starting to hit the clinic. Read more - https://scim.ag/2rwbY9n CREDITS ---------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sarah Crespi
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Scientists just 3D imaged the birthplace of stars—using sound

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Sound waves help reveal the shape of interstellar clouds Read more - https://scim.ag/2ryAlmM CREDITS ------------------- editor/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên story by Daniel Clery citation A. Tristis et al., Sc
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Can this robot build an IKEA chair faster than you?

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Robots made from off-the-shelf hardware can put together a chair in just over 20 minutes Read more - https://scim.ag/2vmWUiB CREDITS --------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sa
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Tiny shrimp may be mixing ocean water as much as the wind and waves

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Behavior may help transport nutrients and gases into the deep sea Read more: https://scim.ag/2HKIhbx Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0044-z CREDITS --------------------------- editor/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sa
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Some people have evolved bigger spleens to hunt underwater

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Researchers have found that Indonesia’s Bajau people, who for generations have spent the majority of their days diving and hunting underwater, also have genetic adaptations for their unusual lifestyle. Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/ind
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Snippet: Talking drums

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If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech. Now the first in-depth study of how the drummers do it: Tiny variations in the time between beats match how words in the spoken language are vocalized. Read more: https://sc
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An AI can create a 3D model of a person—from just a few seconds of video

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The technology could put you in a video game without fancy equipment. Learn more: Read the paper on arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04758 CREDITS: producer Sarah Crespi script Matt Hutson video footage Thiemo Alldieck music "Air Drop" Nguyên Khôi Nguyên
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The bigger the earthquake, the longer it takes to issue an alert

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Only warnings triggered by small ground motions provide time to act before shaking arrives learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/earthquake-warning Read the research (free): http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/3/eaaq0504 ----------------
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Peregrine falcons maneuver best when dive-bombing at over 300 km/hr

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Higher speeds let them generate more turning force. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2HtRJQ7 Read the paper: http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044 CREDITS: producer Sarah Crespi script and story Katie Langin citation Rob
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Watch a gel embedded with heart cells change color with every beat

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Material is inspired by chameleons. Read more - https://scim.ag/2E2Krzu CREDITS -------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Nguyên Khôi Nguyên Sarah Crespi Matthew Warren citation F. Fu
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Chimpanzees, bonobos use gestures that have the same meaning

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Our great ape cousins might share an ancient gestural ‘language’. Read the story: http://scim.ag/2CN7nSN Read the research: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2004825 Visit the Great Ape Dictionary http://greatapedictionary.ac.uk/video-resources/gesture
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Watch a ‘ballooning’ spider take flight

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Flying spiders take off when the weather’s fine. Read more - https://scim.ag/2EeJCnh CREDITS ------------------ editor/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Emily Underwood citation M. Cho et al., bioRxiv 2018 D
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Snippet: Watch a robotic fish swim

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This ‘robofish’ is so realistic, it can film fish without frightening them. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2FZP4MO Read the paper: http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/16/eaar3449 About Science Snippets: These videos are short snippets from researchers' w
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New wearable brain scanner

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New, masklike device would help patients with Parkinson’s, autism. This wearable brain scanner could transform our understanding of how neurons ‘talk’. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2DKvl1A CREDITS producer/editor/script/narrator Nguyên Khôi Nguyên supervisi
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First footage of deep-sea anglerfish pair

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Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/exclusive-i-ve-never-seen-anything-it-video-mating-deep-sea-anglerfish-stuns-biologists CREDITS producer Sarah Crespi story by Katie Langin video footage Kirsten and Joachim Jakobsen Rebikoff-Niggeler Fou
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Snippet: Human migration over the centuries based on 86 million public genealogy profiles

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By mapping a set of crowd-sourced family trees, researchers were able to watch human migrations over the centuries and learn about changes in behavior over time--like changes in the distance traveled to find love. In the pre-industrial era, people tended
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As sea levels rise, Bangladeshi islanders must decide between keeping the water out—or letting it in

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In flood-prone Bangladesh, resilience can mean letting water have its way. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2HXnFMW producer/editor/script/animator/narrator Nguyên Khôi Nguyên supervising producer/script Sarah Crespi original story/interviewee Warren Cornwall p
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There’s a new aurora in subpolar skies. Its name is Steve

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Satellite fly-by reveals charged particles moving at nearly 6 kilometers per second. Read more - http://scim.ag/2Dryqnf CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sar
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Mutating DNA caught on film

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Study in bacteria shows how regularly DNA changes and how few of those changes are deadly. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/mutating-dna-caught-film Read the paper ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6381/1283 CREDITS
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Signs of symbolic behavior emerged at the dawn of our species

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Early humans made advanced stone tools, used colorful pigments, and formed long-distance networks as environment changed. Read more: http://scim.ag/2FCut4R CREDITS --------------------------------- producer/editor/script/animator Nguyên Khôi Nguyên superv

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