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Using cameras aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Japanese scientists get a rare, close-up glimpse of a space rock’s structure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Studies have been small and often not great. The best info so far says don’t use it, get vaccinated, and hang in there for the more promising meds being tested. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cutting-edge devices used for quantum experiments have been bulky, finicky, and confined to academic labs—so far. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
From glasswing butterflies to vanishing octopuses, evolution sometimes paints with colors that aren’t there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The first all-civilian, all-private spaceflight splashed down off the coast of Florida. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals’ social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Deadly flooding in and around New York City dramatizes the risks to infrastructure that was wasn’t built to handle warmer, wetter climate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hundreds of people are displaying similar behaviors to that of YouTube star Jan Zimmermann. Do they have a disorder or something more mysterious? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The species' relentless invasion of the continent has taken a turn toward cannibalism. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Now you can blame the primate brain. And neuroscientists are eager for a deeper look. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Scientists have attached dosimeters to the reptiles so they can serve as living “bioindicators” to gauge contamination levels near the shuttered nuclear power plant. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Children and teens have been spared the worst of the pandemic, but without vaccines they’re sitting ducks as the virus rages. What risks are they facing? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In the movie’s video game world, a whole-body airbag protects Ryan Reynolds as he falls off of a building and onto a car. Would that … work? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This cephalopod is the only known animal that doesn’t exhibit age-related deterioration when recalling specific events. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The paste sticks onto wet tissue firmly by repelling blood. Surgeons hope it can save time—and lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Last week, Texas health care policymakers discussed taking vaccination status into account for Covid triage. It’s a larger conversation ethicists are bracing for. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The federal agency will allow people living with organ transplants, undergoing cancer treatments and taking some medications to get a third shot. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A system that scans animal rehabilitation center data could provide early alerts when a disease is spreading. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
NASA is trying out sonic waves, electrostatic devices, and extra-slick coatings as ways to repel pesky space dirt. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Monoclonal antibodies have been touted for their potential to fight off infections like Covid-19. Could they be used as contraceptives, too? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new paper argues that the rise of artificial intelligence in agriculture could be the best—or worst—innovation for our environment. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The worst 5 percent of energy producers account for almost 75 percent of the sector’s emissions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Scientists used something called isotopic mapping to get a first look at how the creatures lived more than 17,000 years ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The landmark assessment was dire. But it shows that by slashing methane emissions, humanity can make rapid progress in fighting climate change. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The spin seems simple if you’re just watching it on TV. But it’s a complex move that requires understanding your center of mass. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Muscle cells, 3D-printed lunar regolith, and le Blob will soon orbit 250 miles above Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The brown dwarf isn't a star and it's not a planet. But it's illuminating the murky borderlands that separate the two. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Far from a failure, the sampling might actually offer tantalizing clues about the geology—and potential past life—of the Red Planet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
