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Teaching Bats to Say ‘Move Out of My Way’ in Many Dialects

Corals May Have a Taste for Dangerous Plastic

Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn

Many Academics Are Eager to Publish in Worthless Journals

How a 672,000-Gallon Oil Spill Was Nearly Invisible

Astronomers Race to Study a Mystery Object From Outside Our Solar System

The Stripes in a Cat’s Whiskers

A Turkey-Sized Dinosaur With a Raccoon-Like Bandit Mask

Ancient Skull May Be History’s Earliest Known Tsunami Victim

Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up.

How Beets Became Beet-Red

Wild and Captive Chimpanzees Share Personality Traits With Humans

How Poison Frogs Parent

One Simple Signal Sets Off a Complicated Frog Journey

As Winter Sets In, Tiny Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and Brains

Uncovering an Overlooked Source for Iconic Alabaster Statues

Ride a Weather Balloon Into (Near) Space

Meet the Overcompensators, Plants That Get Tougher and Meaner When Attacked

Hundreds of Mysterious Stone ‘Gates’ Found in Saudi Arabia’s Desert

Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds

Dogs Pay Attention to Your Looks

Volcanoes Helped Violent Revolts Erupt in Ancient Egypt

A Mushroom Out of a Fairy Tale That You Might Find in the Forest

Michael Dourson’s Work for Chemical Industry Sponsors

Unpacking What We Just Learned About Neutron Star Collisions

Fish Depression Is Not a Joke

Detecting a Kilonova Explosion

LIGO Detects Fierce Collision of Neutron Stars for the First Time

It’s One of North America’s Quietest Places. Along Came a Bear.

How Did Wolves Become Dogs?

Wolf Puppies Are Adorable. Then Comes the Call of the Wild.

During Storms, Most Animals Take Shelter. But Some Birds Take Flight.

Jeremy the Lefty Snail Is Dead. His Offspring Are All Right.

In Easter Island DNA, Evidence of Genetic Loneliness

Genes for Skin Color Rebut Dated Notions of Race, Researchers Say

In Rat vs. Snake, an Unlikely Victor

How Kangaroo Rats Escape Rattlesnakes

Solitary Pumas Turn Out to Be Mountain Lions Who Lunch

The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers

A Surprise From the Supervolcano Under Yellowstone

Why Stanford Researchers Tried to Create a ‘Gaydar’ Machine

Fly Over Colorado’s Autumn Colors in 360°

Many of Florida’s Sea Turtle Nests Were Destroyed by Hurricane Irma

Can Rabbits Escape Roadkill?

A Stick Insect. A Tree Lobster. Whatever You Call It, It’s Not Extinct

Why We Miss Objects That Are Right in Front of Us

When Soviets Launched Sputnik, C.I.A. Was Not Surprised

Space Council Chooses the Moon as Trump Administration Priority

A ‘Sonic Attack’ on Diplomats in Cuba? These Scientists Doubt It

New Species of Sponges Found on the Pacific Seafloor