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A veery thrush in the midst of singing its swinging song

Life

Swinging birds play with rhythm like jazz musicians

At least a handful of species of birds swing as they sing, playing with the timing in their songs in a similar way to jazz performers

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Fire ants building a tower

Life

Ants build living towers that flow like a fountain in reverse

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humpback whale feeding next a salmon hatchery

Life

Whales sneak into shallow water to eat salmon from hatcheries

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Babies play in a daycare together. They play with blocks

Life

Even toddlers expect bullies to get more than their fair share

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lab worker

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The ethics issue: Should we let synthetic life forms loose?

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child awake in bed

Health

Children who sleep less may age faster at a cellular level

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Close-up of a mouse

Health

Old brains can’t hear similar sounds but a drug can change that

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The way we run protects our upper bodies but our legs suffer

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The way we run protects our upper bodies but our legs suffer

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age artwork

Health

Why your real age may be older – or younger – than your years

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Chimps are not as superhumanly strong as we thought they were

Life

Chimps are not as superhumanly strong as we thought they were

We sacrificed strength for endurance after our split from other apes, but it turns out our muscles are only a third weaker than those of our ape cousins

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Life

Peruvian monkey avoids stomach trouble by adding mud to its diet

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Technology

Synthetic iris could let cameras react to light like our eyes do

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Health

Special cells explain why cabbage and stress churn your guts

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Earth

Italy’s drying lakes imperil rare shrimp species found only here

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