SCIENCE

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Little Bats Reach Speeds of Up to 100 MPH

Zooming Brazilian free-tailed bats smash the stereotype of bats as inefficient fliers.

Archaeologists Discover Rare Viking Tools in Danish Fortress

The iron equipment is the first direct piece of evidence that people once lived at the site.

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Middle-Aged Bonobos Become Farsighted, Too

Primatologists noticed older bonobos grooming their kin from a distance, like a person holding a restaurant menu at arm’s length.

Climate Change Might Ruin Fall Foliage

It may dull autumn’s vibrant red and yellow hues.

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Archaeologists Find Evidence That Prehistoric Peoples Ate (and Possibly Hunted) Whales

Greenlandic middens dating back 2000 years included trace genetic remains of walruses, caribou, and several whale species.

Follow a Research Vessel Into the 'Hot Tub of Despair'

Many creatures who enter never come out.

Plant Can Transmit Light to Its Roots, Study Reports

Plant stems act like fiber-optic cables running light down to underground roots.

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England’s White Cliffs Are Crumbling at an Accelerated Rate

Researchers say chalk cliffs in Sussex are receding from the coast 10 times faster than they did a few centuries ago.

Just How Logical Are You? Try This Test

Don’t feel bad if you fail; in one study, 90 percent of subjects got it wrong.

6 Hacks to Help You Navigate the Time Change

Presented by GE reveal.

The Science of Earworms (Lady Gaga, We're Looking at You)

We even have tips for their extraction.

We Eat a Lot More When We’re Tired

Unsurprisingly, we do not exercise more to make up for it.

Archaeologists Find 49,000-Year-Old Artifacts in Australia’s Interior

The cave where the artifacts were found might be the oldest archaeological site in Australia’s dry southern interior.

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Coral and Algae Have Been Friends for 212 Million Years

Analysis of coral skeletons from the Late Triassic period shows that the corals were already involved in a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellate algae even then.

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How Chipmunks and Striped Mice Got Their Adorable Stripes

Scientists have found the genetic origin of stripes in chipmunks and African mice.

UCLA Scientists Use Ultrasound to "Jump-Start" a Coma Patient’s Brain

Researchers at UCLA are the first to use a new, noninvasive ultrasound technique to "jump-start" the brain of a recovering coma patient from a minimally conscious state to fully conscious.