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  1. Paleontology

    Fossilized vomit reveals 290-million-year-old predator’s diet

    The regurgitated material from before the time of dinosaurs provides a rare window into the feeding habits of a prehistoric hunter.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Tell Me Where It Hurts sets the record straight on pain — and how to treat it

    A new book by pain researcher Rachel Zoffness demystifies how pain is made and how it can be treated.

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  3. Animals

    A bonobo’s imaginary tea party suggests apes can play pretend

    Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Babies brains’ can follow a beat as soon as they’re born

    Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Gum disease bacteria can promote cancer growth in mice

    In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.

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  6. Animals

    Some dung beetles dig deep to keep their eggs cool

    A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be less resilient.

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  7. Animals

    These beetle larvae lure in bees by mimicking flowers

    These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating their eggs.

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  8. Artificial Intelligence

    AI models spot deepfake images, but people catch fake videos

    A new study finds that humans and AI spot different kinds of deepfakes — hinting at the need to team up to fight them.

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  9. Neuroscience

    A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccine immunity

    Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.

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