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Deer May Leave Glowing Scent Marks to Find a Potential Mate
Long known for communicating through scent and sound, learn how deer may also be using photoluminescence to advertise their presence and mating status.
1/14/2026, 3:05:00 PM PST
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The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots Are Young Black Holes
Learn how fleeting red points seen in the early universe mark a brief growth phase of young black holes hidden inside dense gas.
1/14/2026, 3:00:00 PM PST
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A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees
Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human evolution.
1/14/2026, 2:45:00 PM PST
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<em>Tyrannosaurus Rex</em> Took 40 Years to Grow Up, Fossil Bones Reveal
Learn how growth rings preserved in fossilized leg bones helped reconstruct a far longer and more complex life history for T. rex .
1/14/2026, 2:00:00 PM PST
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2,500-Year-Old Iron Age Teeth Reveal How Ancient Childhoods and Diets Unfolded
Learn how growth patterns in tooth enamel and residues trapped in dental plaque were used to reconstruct childhood development and adult diets in an Iron Age Italian community.
1/14/2026, 11:00:00 AM PST
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Bacteria-Killing Viruses Turn into Better Antibiotic Fighters in Space
In space, bacteriophages mutate in ways not seen on Earth, making them more effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria.
1/14/2026, 9:30:00 AM PST
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Ancient Wolf Stomach Reveals Remnants of 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome
Learn about the woolly rhino genome that was recovered from a wolf's stomach, providing insight on the extinct species' genetic health. 
1/14/2026, 9:01:00 AM PST
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Bacteria Like <em>E. coli </em>Swim Upstream in Our Bodies To Infect the Urinary Tract and Gut
Learn how E. coli  and other bacteria swim against the flow in our bodies to infect places like the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts.
1/13/2026, 3:00:00 PM PST
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What Cats Are Revealing About How COVID May Linger in the Human Immune System
Learn how a naturally occurring cat coronavirus is helping reveal how viral infections can linger inside the immune system.
1/13/2026, 2:30:00 PM PST
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A Mysterious Ground Shift Returns to Yellowstone, and Advanced Tech Is Helping to Monitor It
Learn more about the Norris Uplift Anomaly at Yellowstone National Park and how advanced monitoring systems helped researchers spot it again. 
1/13/2026, 2:20:00 PM PST
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Where Does Conscious Experience Come From? We May Be Getting Closer to an Answer
Learn how a new research roadmap could turn debates about consciousness into testable experiments.
1/13/2026, 1:25:00 PM PST
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A Dead Galaxy From the Early Universe Succumbed to Starvation Due to its Own Black Hole 
Learn how a supermassive black hole has prevented a dead galaxy that was born soon after the Big Bang from making new stars.
1/13/2026, 10:25:00 AM PST
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One Day, Your Skin Could Signal Inflammation by Glowing
Learn how engineered skin turns internal biological signals into visible light, offering a new way to monitor inflammation without wearables or blood tests.
1/13/2026, 6:00:00 AM PST
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Scrolling Social Media, Online Shopping, and Gaming May Be More Stressful Than Checking Emails or the News
Discover that the internet’s impact on stress is nuanced and understanding it can improve our well-being in a digital world.
1/12/2026, 3:00:00 PM PST
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5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought
Learn how ancient shell mounds reveal that coastal communities in Brazil were hunting large whales thousands of years earlier than expected.
1/12/2026, 2:55:00 PM PST
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Fastest-Spinning Asteroid To Date Spotted by Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Learn how the world’s “largest digital camera” has detected approximately 2,000 new asteroids, a collection that includes some of the fastest-spinning mini-planets known to science. 
1/12/2026, 2:45:00 PM PST
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Macaque Monkeys Could Unlock the Brain Secrets Behind Motivation — and Inspire New Mental Health Treatments
Researchers have discovered a break that could help ease a common symptom of depression. Discover more about it. 
1/12/2026, 2:23:00 PM PST
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Non-Invasive Sound Therapy Helps Target Alzheimer’s Plaques in Monkeys — Could It One Day Help Humans?
Researchers have found that 40 Hz auditory stimulation may help clear the brain of amyloid plaques. Read on to ​discover more about it!
1/12/2026, 1:45:00 PM PST
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70-Year-Old Tumor Samples May Help Shed Light on the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Patients
Learn how researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London are hoping to find out what changes in diet, lifestyle, and the environment may be behind this concerning trend.
1/12/2026, 12:27:37 PM PST
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One of the World’s Longest Living Icebergs Isn’t Just Melting – It’s Turning Blue
Learn how the 40-year journey of a “megaberg” is about to come to an end in the Southern Ocean’s iceberg graveyard.
1/12/2026, 12:20:00 PM PST