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  1. Animals

    Coyotes have the face muscles for that ‘sad-puppy’ look

    The ability to make heart-melting stares may not be the fruit of dog domestication if their still-wild cousins have the power to do it too.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Dogs know words for their favorite toys

    The brain activity of dogs that were expecting one toy but were shown another suggests canines create mental concepts of everyday objects.

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  3. Life

    These are our favorite animal stories of 2024

    Pigeons that do somersaults, snakes that fake death with extra flair and surprised canines are among the organisms that enthralled the Science News staff.

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  4. Animals

    At-home experiments shed light on cats’ liquid behavior

    Cats can flow like liquids through tall crevices, but they solidify a bit as they approach short crannies, new research shows.

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  5. Quantum Physics

    Physicists are mostly unconvinced by Microsoft’s new topological quantum chip

    Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Global Physics Summit, scientists aren’t convinced Microsoft has them.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Skin cells emit slow electric pulses after injury

    The electric skin cell signals, which move at glacial pace compared to those in nerve cells, may play a role in initiating healing.

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  7. Animals

    Preemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching

    Comparing various tactics for protecting rhinos suggests that dehorning them drastically reduces poaching.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Wiggling ears may have once helped us hear

    These ancient ear muscles may provide a readout of a person's hearing efforts.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech

    Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Don’t wait until menopause to strengthen your bones 

    Screening for osteoporosis is recommended at age 65, but experts say women should be proactive about bone health long before that.

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  11. Life

    A skull found in Egypt shows this top predator stalked ancient Africa

    Archaeologists uncovered a fossilized skull of an ancient sharp-toothed predator that likely hunted early elephants and primates.

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  12. Animals

    The story of dire wolves goes beyond de-extinction

    Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

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