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LifeGetting to know the real living dead
A look at the bacteria inside bloated cadavers finds the dead are teeming with life.
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AnimalsPink armadillos ain’t your Texas critters
It’s a real animal, the smallest armadillo species in the world. At about 100 grams, it would fit in your hands.
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Health & MedicineMore evidence that bilingualism delays dementia
Speaking a second language could keep the brain sharp longer, even among people who can't read, a new study suggests.
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Health & MedicineThe future of the robotic leg
While robotic legs have come incredibly far, the next step, integrating the function into the rest of the body, still has a way to go.
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NeuroscienceMonkeys control two arms in virtual reality
A new brain-computer interface has enabled movement of two virtual limbs at the same time.
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MicrobesBacteria starved in space grow better
Given limited resources microbes in microgravity make more new cells than their counterparts on Earth.
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ClimateNatural aerosols confound climate predictions
Natural aerosol emissions complicate scientists’ attempts to predict future climate change.
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Planetary ScienceMeteor explosions like this year’s Russian fireball more common than thought
Chelyabinsk-sized rocks may come to Earth every 30 years, on average.
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PaleontologyOldest known T. Rex relative found in Utah
Researchers say the animal — named the gore king of the southwest — was an early member of the tyrannosaur family.
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LifeNewborns’ weak immunity may allow helpful bacteria to gain a foothold
Though infant immune systems raise risk of infection, they also allow good microbes into the body, study in mice shows.
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NeuroscienceAutism may be detectable in baby’s first months of life
Infants later diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder lose tendency to gaze at others’ eyes during first half-year, researchers find.
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Science & SocietyFeedback
Our redesigned cover and the astronomy stories from the Oct. 19 issue get readers' reviews.