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Animals

Just Duet

Two or more birds in some species can sing with such coordination that a human listener would swear that it's just one singer. With audio files.

Paleontology

First Steps

Using materials as diverse as lobster eggs, dead birds, and the headless carcass of a rhinoceros, scientists are conducting experiments that scrutinize the first steps of the fossilization process.

Tech

Is Anybody out There?

To speed the search for extraterrestrial life, researchers are using extreme conditions on Earth to develop a flotilla of detection devices to tease out signs of life in unlikely places.

Health & Medicine

In Pixels and in Health

By simulating individual cells and their behavior inside the human body using a computer technique called agent-based modeling, scientists are gaining new insight into disease progression.