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| Light from outside the brain can turn on nerve cells in monkey brains OCT 22 2019 11:16 AM An extra-sensitive light-responsive molecule allowed nerve cells to be switched on or off with dim light. READ MORE  |
| Alzheimer's may scramble metabolism's connection to sleep OCT 22 2019 6:00 AM Mice designed to have brain changes that mimic Alzheimer's disease have altered reactions to blood sugar changes. READ MORE |
| White bellbirds have the loudest known mating call of any bird OCT 21 2019 11:00 AM White bellbirds have the loudest mating call, according to scientists who compared the songs of bellbirds and screaming pihas in the Brazilian Amazon. READ MORE |
| A peek inside a turtle embryo wins the Nikon Small World photography contest OCT 21 2019 11:00 AM The annual competition highlights the wonders to be found when scientists and photographers zoom in on the world around us. READ MORE |
| Astronomers have spotted a new type of storm on Saturn OCT 21 2019 11:00 AM In 2018, telescopes on Earth and in space identified a never-before-seen kind of storm activity on the ringed planet. READ MORE |
| Powerful storms may be causing offshore 'stormquakes' OCT 18 2019 12:49 PM A perfect-storm mixture of hurricane, ocean and seafloor topography can create distinct seismic signals called "stormquakes." READ MORE |
| New books explore why dogs and humans have such a special bond OCT 18 2019 10:00 AM 'Dog Is Love' and 'Our Dogs, Ourselves' delve into the complicated, sometimes contradictory relationship that we have with our canine companions. READ MORE |
| These tiny aquatic animals secrete a compound that may help fight snail fever OCT 17 2019 2:00 PM A newly identified molecule from rotifers paralyzes the larvae of worms that cause schistosomiasis, which affects over 200 million people worldwide. READ MORE |
| Acrobatic choanoflagellates could help explain how multicellularity evolved OCT 17 2019 2:00 PM A newfound single-celled microbe species forms groups of multiple individual organisms that change shape in response to light. READ MORE |
| Big dinosaurs kept cool thanks to blood vessel clusters in their heads OCT 16 2019 2:00 PM Giant dinosaurs evolved several strategies for cooling their blood and avoiding heatstroke. READ MORE |
