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Rabbits with 'horns' sighted across Colorado
speed read These creatures are infected with the 'mostly harmless' Shope papilloma virus
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Why are we watching the ocean floor?
Podcast Plus, what can we learn from a football club on the brink? And which jobs will fall to AI first?
By The Week UK Published
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Why does the US want to put nuclear reactors on the moon?
Today's Big Question The plans come as NASA is facing significant budget cuts
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Lithium shows promise in Alzheimer's study
Speed Read Potential new treatments could use small amounts of the common metal
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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An ancient Israeli cave teaches new archaeological lessons
The Explainer The cave is believed to be one of the world's oldest burial sites
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Scientists discover cause of massive sea star die-off
Speed Read A bacteria related to cholera has been found responsible for the deaths of more than 5 billion sea stars
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Thriving' ecosystem found 30,000 feet undersea
Speed Read Researchers discovered communities of creatures living in frigid, pitch-black waters under high pressure
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The science behind regrowing missing teeth
Under the Radar A series of recent breakthroughs may offer those with dental issues something to chew on
By The Week UK Published
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Answers to how life on Earth began could be stuck on Mars
Under the Radar Donald Trump plans to scrap Nasa's Mars Sample Return mission – stranding test tubes on the Red Planet and ceding potentially valuable information to China
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Do we need more right-wing scientists?
Talking Point Academics have a 'responsibility' to demonstrate why research matters to people who are not politically left-leaning, says Wellcome boss
By The Week UK Published
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What would happen to Earth if humans went extinct?
The Explainer Human extinction could potentially give rise to new species and climates
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Bad news, alpha males. You likely don't actually exist.
Under the radar Most primate communities are egalitarian
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Scientists and Peter Jackson attempt to bring back an extinct bird — kind of
In the Spotlight Colossal Biosciences was the company behind the 'resurrected' dire wolves
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Retro tomatoes: a species of the plant is evolving backward
Under the radar Environmental factors may play a role
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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