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Why You Can Hear the Temperature of WaterA science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.
The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death ValleyThe spring population of the critically endangered species is at a 25-year high, a surprising rebound in a tiny desert cave.
A Cicada’s Guide to Periodical RomanceIt may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.
Afraid of Cicadas? This Entomologist Wants to Change That.Sammy Ramsey casts the mass emergence of the big, red-eyed bugs as a love story, not an insect apocalypse.
When These Snakes Play Dead, Soiling Themselves Is Part of the ActDice snakes found on an island in southeastern Europe fully commit themselves to the role of ex-reptile.
Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale SongsSperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language.
U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus ResearchA long-awaited new policy broadens the type of regulated viruses, bacteria, fungi and toxins, including those that could threaten crops and livestock.
Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human MoleculesThe system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.
10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They MeanAsbestos, “forever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.
The U.S. Is Getting More Heavy Tornado Days. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.The number of tornadoes so far in the United States this year is just above average. But their distribution is changing.
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