A Cure For The Colorblindness Blues
Using a virus-based gene therapy and a group of highly trained monkeys, Maureen and Jay Neitz may have created a cure for colorblindness.
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Can Babies Take A Joke?
Researchers say toddlers can figure out when their parents are joking.
The Unlikely Tale of a Tenacious Snail
For over 70 years, no one had seen the oblong rocksnail, until one spring day in 2011.
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Can Intestinal Bacteria Shape Response to Early-Life Stress?
A new study investigates the link between the gut and the brain in mice.
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An HIV Mystery, the Search for E.T., and a Bug Bite Itch Zapper
BuzzFeed News science editor Virginia Hughes shares her top stories from this week in science, and astronomer Seth Shostack debates the pros and cons of attempting to contact E.T.
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Bacterial Hunger Games
Is it time to stop killing bacteria, and start pitting them against each other?
Track A Plant’s Movement
Are your plants moving without you knowing it? Catch your plant’s secret movements, called tropisms, in this hands-on activity.
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Autonomous Trucks, Overgrown Goldfish, and an Edible Scientific Feud
Rachel Feltman of “The Washington Post” joins us for a roundup of her top science stories of the week.
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A 40,000-Year-Old Jawbone Reveals Neanderthal Ancestry
Scientists find evidence of a modern human with a recent Neanderthal ancestor in Romania.
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Science Goes To The Movies: ‘Jurassic World’
Paleontologists Lindsay Zanno and Kenneth Lacovara share what made them clap and cringe while watching “Jurassic World.”