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Famed bat researcher Rodrigo Medellín Legorreta is pushing back against a government that views wildlife as a “nuisance.”

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Bats are the focus of Rodrigo Medellín Legorreta’s research and conservation efforts. He helped bring the lesser long-nosed bat, or tequila bat, back from the brink of extinction. Now, the conservation biologist is puzzling out how North America’s two biggest bats—the woolly false vampire bat and the spectral bat—manage to coexist on the Yucatán Peninsula and how they will cope with climate change and forest fragmentation due to the Maya Train.
October 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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“They have found the original homeland of modern horses.” #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4zlJRZN
Ancient DNA reveals the long-sought homeland of modern horses
Bronze Age riders trotted out their new mounts in the western Eurasian steppe
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October 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Researchers have reconstructed the complete wiring diagram, or connectome, of the fruit fly’s adult brain—a feat akin to mapping all the buildings, avenues, and streets in a complex city.

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October 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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I don't think ctenophores are "born" at all, really.
Screenshot of a X post from @NewsfromScience posted on 08/10/2026. "No, you're not seeing double. This translucent marine creature called a sea walnut, which is a species of comb jelly, or ctenophore, does indeed have two mouths and two "rear" ends-pores from which it ejects waste. Yet it wasn't born with these double features. In 2024, researchers found injured sea walnuts can join bodies and thrive again by merging some of their systems. Learn more: scim.ag/4dyeV9J #ScienceMagArchives.
October 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Researchers suggest our ancient relatives intentionally crafted these 1.4-million-year-old spheres, perhaps for the sheer joy of creating symmetry.

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Were these stone balls made by ancient human relatives trying to perfect the sphere?
September 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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In a 2025 study, researchers show the grass species felines eat tend to be jagged and covered in spikelike projections. That allows them to latch onto intestinal hairballs, the team proposes, potentially helping cats dislodge them.

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Gold-covered hairballs may reveal why cats eat grass
September 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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A 2021 analysis of the bones of Pompeii victims reveals residents scarfed a lot of seafood and olive oil, confirming historians’ estimates that average Romans consumed 20 liters (more than 5 gallons) of the oil each year. https://scim.ag/4hc21Wi #ScienceMagArchives
Ancient Roman vacationers consumed gobs of olive oil and fish, volcano victims reveal
Remains from Herculaneum hold dietary surprises
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September 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Although your hair is much softer than steel, razors typically only last for a handful of shaves.

Previously, researchers attributed this to the sharp edge gradually wearing down after each use. But a 2020 study reveals a different process.

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September 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Some intrepid animals don’t stop fighting for their lives, even after they’ve been eaten. X-ray video from a 2024 study reveals one such daring escape.

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September 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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With its UFO-like display, this cuttlefish may look like it’s trying to get attention—but its intent is anything but.

The undulating black stripes confuse prey, making the creatures all but invisible to crabs and other victims. Learn more: https://scim.ag/41P5G6i #ScienceMagArchives
September 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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When stressed, this comb jelly reverts to a larval form, then matures again when favorable conditions return.

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August 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a 2025 study in Science.

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Light pollution prolongs avian activity
Light pollution disrupts light–dark cues that organisms use as timetables for life. Although studies—typically focusing on individual species—have documented earlier morning onset of bird vocalization...
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August 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Scientists think they know how the world’s largest frogs care for their young: by building them their own swimming pools. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/3VkucrG
The world's biggest frogs build their own ponds
Goliath frogs excavate meter-long pools and guard their tadpoles through the night
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August 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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A 2022 study hints at why we get so unraveled after hours of hard mental labor: a toxic buildup of glutamate, the brain’s most abundant chemical signal. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4cRArfE
Mentally exhausted? Study blames buildup of key chemical in brain
Toxicity of excess glutamate may contribute to cognitive fatigue, but some experts are skeptical
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August 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a 2025 study in Science.

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Light pollution prolongs avian activity
Light pollution disrupts light–dark cues that organisms use as timetables for life. Although studies—typically focusing on individual species—have documented earlier morning onset of bird vocalization...
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August 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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There’s something serene about a clear, moonlit night—unless you’re a tiny field mouse. According to a 2024 study, the illuminated night sky can camouflage a swooping owl on the hunt, making these evenings anything but peaceful for their prey.

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When the Moon hits your eye, that’s not amore—it’s an owl on the prowl Barn owls’ white, reflective plumage camouflages the nocturnal birds on bright, moonlit nights
August 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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These microscopic animals fight off infection using genes “stolen” from bacteria.

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August 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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In 2024, researchers reported the most detailed 3D anatomy yet of trilobites, the multilegged arthropods that dominated Paleozoic seas.

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August 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Female garter snakes were clearly much more social than males, and older females were found among friends most frequently of all, researchers reported in 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4fzev9J
Garter snakes make friends, organize their society around females
Finding comes from first-of-its-kind study of thousands of wild snakes
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August 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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In 2020, archaeologists digging near the shore of Lake Xiada Co in western Tibet unearthed six unusual stone artifacts.

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World’s oldest stone needles unearthed on Tibetan Plateau
Objects may have been used for sewing tough fabrics—or possibly as ornaments
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August 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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A scientist is helping uncover the role of the immune system in endometriosis—while managing the disease herself.

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Pathways to pain: graphic illustrating the symptoms and mechanisms of endometriosis. Panel 1: diagram of the pelvic area showing common locations of lesions and cysts: the abdominal wall, the peritoneal membrane, the ovaries, between the uterus and rectum, and the vagina. Panel 2: Illustration of a reproductive system with endometriosis, showing locations of lesions and an ovarian cyst, as well as menstrual blood flowing out of the fallopian tube, which is thought to seed lesions. Panel 3: comparison of neutrophils in the menstrual effluent (ME) of women with endometriosis versus without; with endometriosis, the neutrophils have shrunken, many-lobed nuclei and vacuoles in their cytoplasm. Panel 4: Illustration of immune factors involved in endometriosis lesions: decreased natural killer cells, and increased neutrophils and macrophages.
August 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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The spread of agriculture didn’t just change our diets—it altered our jaws as well, making it easy to pronounce "f"s and "v"s and opening a whole new world of words.

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Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s
July 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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"No one’s Ph.D. journey is the same, and no one deserves to be shamed for how long it takes." #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/3PjwJzf @science.org
July 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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"No one’s Ph.D. journey is the same, and no one deserves to be shamed for how long it takes." #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4gaZ4GS
An illustration of a woman riding a large turtle with a stack of papers behind her, with the text: My Ph.D. took a long time—and there’s no shame in that
July 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Leonard Rome’s lab discovered an odd, abundant component of cells in the 1980s—and he’s still trying to figure out what it does.

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Graphic of the structure of cell vaults.
July 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM