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  1. Paleontology

    This bright orange life-form could point to new dino discoveries

    Colorful lichen living on dinosaur bones reflect infrared light that can be detected by drones, which might lead to finds in remote areas.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    ‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way

    Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

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  3. Life

    Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

    The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    3,000 steps per day might slow Alzheimer’s disease

    In people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers linked minimal to moderate physical activity to a 3-to 7-year delay in cognitive symptoms.