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The Louder the Monkey, the Smaller Its Balls, Study Finds
Howler monkeys can be well-endowed in the voice box or the family jewels, but not both.
These Are the Genetic Modifications We Wish We Could Give Our Dogs
Genetic research out of China has us wondering: how can we improve our dogs?
Everything You Need to Know About the First Comprehensive Study on Pluto
A tale of craterless plains and unusually shiny moons.
A New Supermaterial Lets This Artificial Heart Pump Like the Real Thing
Researchers want it to be used as a prosthetic heart in the future.
Robert Gallo's HIV Vaccine Has a Long Way to Go Before We Know If It Works
The man who discovered HIV says he's developed a vaccine. It's still years away, if it works at all.
Most of the UK's Recommended Depression Apps Haven't Been Tested
Patients are increasingly turning to online treatments at the suggestion of the NHS, but recommended apps aren't tested.
We All Hallucinate! Just Some of Us More Than Others
Understanding the mechanisms that give rise to psychosis could help us find a better cure for it.
Humans Are More Toxic to Wildlife than Chernobyl
How the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster became a surprisingly abundant wildlife refuge.
This Flying HOLODEC Is a 3D Microscope for Clouds
Researchers have invented an airborne holographic 3D imaging device capable of capturing pictures of the microscopic droplets that clouds are made of.
Why the Brightest Galaxies Create 1,000 Times More Stars Than Ours
Submillimeter galaxies are insane star-making dynamos. Why?
The 'Sharpest Picture Yet' of the Higgs Boson
Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider combine forces to give new precision to the elusive particle's properties.
Here's What Sex Was Like 565 Million Years Ago
Rangeomorphs dominated the Ediacaran oceans some 565 million years ago. Here’s how they did it.