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An analysis of the 10-foot-long teeth shows that as the Arctic warms, narwhal diets are changing, and their bodies are accumulating more mercury. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Social isolation as been linked to poorer physical and mental health, but scientists are finally starting to understand its neurological impact. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? Giving them suction cups for fingers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Moss balls sold for aquariums can hide Zebra mussels, invasive mollusks that quickly overtake waterways. The US government would like you to kill them, please. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Called Stretch, the machine may look wildly different than its famous cousins Spot and Atlas, but it shares a ton of their DNA. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of eagles and other fowl have died from a mysterious condition that attacks their nervous systems. Now, after decades of investigation, we know why. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Underground peat fires refuse to die, even when flooded with water. So scientists developed a new weapon to put them down for good. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new study shows that concussions and other head traumas can have long-lasting effects on our health. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A secret Cold War project led to signs of ancient life—and a new warning about the future of the climate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Humans dump an estimated 10 billion gallons of potential biofuel into landfills every year. Researchers found a way to capitalize on it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Covering waterways would, in a sense, make solar panels water-cooled, boosting their efficiency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers used thermal radiation data to find patterns in recent eruptions—providing another metric to help get ahead of a potentially deadly blast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The super cool, dense particle swarm gives physicists a way to study the insides of stars and gas giants—without ever leaving the lab. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new map of the chromosphere’s magnetic field could help us predict solar weather patterns—and anticipate flares that wreak havoc on the power grid. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A supernova-like explosion dubbed the Camel appears to be the result of a newborn black hole eating a star from the inside out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New turbines proposed for a development off Cape Cod could provide green energy, but the science of how they might affect the environment is a bit murky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Vaccination rollout has been a challenge across the US. These tips should help you figure out when you’re eligible, where to go, and what to expect. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
By sensing the subtle changes in the finger’s own magnetic field, this new technology could one day make for ultra-sensitive prosthetic hands. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Showing off their best impressions of Deadpool, the animals survived for weeks without organs, only to regrow everything and go about their business. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
My mom and stepdad got their two doses. They want to know why their New Normal isn’t normal at all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A trove of historic records show that dredging and sea level rise are making nuisance high tides worse along the US coasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In her new book, Brandy Schillace recalls the unbelievable legacy of a Cold War era neurosurgeon’s mission to preserve the soul. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique sees right through it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Covidologist-in-chief says we can’t relax on masks and social distancing yet. Hear that, Texas? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Losing any sense can be devastating, even if you never appreciated it before it was gone. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
By 3D-printing scaffolds and dipping them in microbe juice, scientists make robust structures that could one day lead to self-growing roads. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The oldest DNA ever sequenced shows how the genus split off into new species. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In a power crisis, maybe the solution is a network of smaller energy sources distributed across multiple places—like your garage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For millennia, humans have been chopping down trees and harvesting plants. Lab-grown plant material might change that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Sharing photos and location details of rare bird sightings is boosting the birdwatching community. But some worry that the exposure threatens the animals. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
