The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout South America are fighting back

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15.11.2024

How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus | Smithsonian

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and they're developing methods to fight the pathogen

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13.11.2024

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps | Smithsonian

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals

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09.11.2024

This Parasitic Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombie Insects | Smithsonian

The pathogen takes over the brains of its hosts and controls them for its own sinister ends

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08.11.2024

Hurricane Helene Battered the 'Salamander Capital of the World' With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath? | Smithsonian

The storm decimated a region rich with dozens of species already struggling with habitat loss and disease

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06.11.2024

The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune | Smithsonian

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes

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31.10.2024

Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? | Smithsonian

By inoculating greenhouse na’u seedlings with mycorrhizal fungi, researchers hope to boost survival odds when the plants are returned to the wild

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30.10.2024

Is Depression Contagious? | Smithsonian

The science about whether mental health conditions can spread socially is uncertain, but exposure to an affected peer can drive awareness

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29.10.2024

From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals | Smithsonian

From the busy cities to ocean waters, our need to illuminate the world has had some strange and tragic consequences

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26.10.2024

After Decades of Searching, Are Physicists Closing In on Dark Matter? | Smithsonian

With no conclusive laboratory results, researchers are turning to other methods to find the elusive substance

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24.10.2024

Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback | Smithsonian

Humans perfected how to identify wild animals over millennia, and now biologists are rediscovering the exceptional worth of the tracks and marks left behind

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23.10.2024

The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Pluto | Smithsonian

Though technically not a planet, it has as rich geology as any of its planetary siblings in the solar system

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22.10.2024

How Scientists’ Tender Loving Care Could Save This Endangered Penguin Species | Smithsonian

From fish smoothies to oral antibiotics, researchers are taking matters into their own hands in a radical effort to save New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguins

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19.10.2024

Here's How Weather Balloons Can Harm Marine Animals | Smithsonian

Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data can become a threat after they burst

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18.10.2024

Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? | Smithsonian

A small team of local scientists are fighting rapid industrialization, misinformation and more to save Europe’s iconic cat

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17.10.2024

NASA Launches Europa Clipper to Search for Signs of Life on Jupiter’s Moon | Smithsonian

The huge spacecraft is headed toward the icy moon Europa, where it will use an array of instruments to survey for geologic activity, magnetism and more

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12.10.2024

What 30 Years of Studying the New England Woods Reveals About the Colors of Changing Leaves | Smithsonian

An ecologist’s long walks and detailed observations allowed him to chronicle the shifts in an iconic habitat and grow a once-overlooked branch of science

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10.10.2024

Uncovering the Secrets Behind Hummingbirds' Extreme Lifestyle | Smithsonian

Here's how the aerial acrobats are able to survive on a nearly all-sugar diet, fly higher than many helicopters can and migrate over the open ocean

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10.10.2024

Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb? | Smithsonian

Growing research indicates a pregnant woman’s stress level and overall mental well-being can affect fetal and child development, yet access to prenatal mental health care remains inadequate

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04.10.2024

The Chonky Superstar of Fat Bear Week Is Missing, and the Competition Won't Be the Same Without Him | Smithsonian

While other bears battled over fish in a prime spot, Otis would sit off to the side and wait for the fish to come to him. But so far this year, he hasn’t been spotted in Katmai National Park and Preserve

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03.10.2024

How Did Two Bowhead Whales That Were 60 Miles Apart Sync Their Diving? | Smithsonian

Researchers suspect the marine mammals may have been communicating across the vast distance

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01.10.2024

Is Wildfire Smoke Causing Birds to Tend to Empty Nests? | Smithsonian

New studies suggest smoke from western megafires may be damaging bird health and leading to strange behavior

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28.09.2024

Delight in These 15 Photos That Capture the Exotic Undersea Lives of Jellyfish | Smithsonian

Despite their often dangerous stings, these creatures create serene scenes as they float through the deep sea

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28.09.2024

How to Find the Ten Brightest Stars in the Night Sky | Smithsonian

From Aldebaran to Vega, these gleaming beacons dazzle Northern Hemisphere viewers at various times of the year and provide a useful entry point into amateur astronomy

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24.09.2024

Just How Much Can We Trust A.I. to Predict Extreme Weather? | Smithsonian

Computer scientist and meteorologist Amy McGovern has studied the technology for two decades, and she weighs in with some answers

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21.09.2024

Dinosaurs Evolved Feathers for Far More Than Flight | Smithsonian

Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicate

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20.09.2024

The Odd Arctic Military Projects Spawned by the Cold War | Smithsonian

Many offbeat research efforts were doomed to fail, from atomic subways to a city under the ice.

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20.09.2024

In a Landmark Study, Scientists Discover Just How Much Earth's Temperature Has Changed Over Nearly 500 Million Years | Smithsonian

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit

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17.09.2024

The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn | Smithsonian

Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons

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14.09.2024

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Longest Nerve in the Body | Smithsonian

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of the mind such as mood, pleasure and fear

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From Giant Tortoises to Immortal Jellyfish, These Impressive Animals Are Eight of the Longest-Living Species on Earth | Smithsonian

Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too? | Smithsonian

As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises | Smithsonian

Where Do Butterflies Migrate From? Clues Can Be Found in Pollen on Their Bodies | Smithsonian

Why Are Urban Turkeys Thriving? | Smithsonian

A Deep Look Into the Wacky and Wild Lives of Earwigs | Smithsonian

Dedicated Scientists and Birdwatchers Tracked Down These Five ‘Lost’ Birds | Smithsonian

From a Motorcycle Revving to a Pig Oinking, Eight Amazing Sounds Made by Frogs | Smithsonian

The Hero Who Convinced His Fellow Ornithologists of the Obvious: Stop Shooting Birds and Watch Them Instead | Smithsonian

How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What’s Possible for the L.A. River | Smithsonian

The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved | Smithsonian

How Frogs Are Kicking Back Against a Lethal Fungus | Smithsonian

How to Make a Mammal in Nine Evolutionary Steps | Smithsonian

This Parasitic Fungus Turns Flies Into Zombie Insects | Smithsonian

Hurricane Helene Battered the 'Salamander Capital of the World' With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath? | Smithsonian

The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune | Smithsonian

Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? | Smithsonian

Is Depression Contagious? | Smithsonian

From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals | Smithsonian

After Decades of Searching, Are Physicists Closing In on Dark Matter? | Smithsonian

Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback | Smithsonian

The Seven Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Pluto | Smithsonian

How Scientists’ Tender Loving Care Could Save This Endangered Penguin Species | Smithsonian

Here's How Weather Balloons Can Harm Marine Animals | Smithsonian

Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? | Smithsonian

NASA Launches Europa Clipper to Search for Signs of Life on Jupiter’s Moon | Smithsonian

What 30 Years of Studying the New England Woods Reveals About the Colors of Changing Leaves | Smithsonian

Uncovering the Secrets Behind Hummingbirds' Extreme Lifestyle | Smithsonian

Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb? | Smithsonian

The Chonky Superstar of Fat Bear Week Is Missing, and the Competition Won't Be the Same Without Him | Smithsonian

How Did Two Bowhead Whales That Were 60 Miles Apart Sync Their Diving? | Smithsonian

Is Wildfire Smoke Causing Birds to Tend to Empty Nests? | Smithsonian

Delight in These 15 Photos That Capture the Exotic Undersea Lives of Jellyfish | Smithsonian

How to Find the Ten Brightest Stars in the Night Sky | Smithsonian

Just How Much Can We Trust A.I. to Predict Extreme Weather? | Smithsonian

Dinosaurs Evolved Feathers for Far More Than Flight | Smithsonian

The Odd Arctic Military Projects Spawned by the Cold War | Smithsonian

In a Landmark Study, Scientists Discover Just How Much Earth's Temperature Has Changed Over Nearly 500 Million Years | Smithsonian

The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn | Smithsonian

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Longest Nerve in the Body | Smithsonian

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