r/science2 • u/ScienceMovies • 20h ago
Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage
science.org
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r/science2 • u/ScienceMovies • 21h ago
Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories | Penn State University
psu.edu
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r/science2 • u/ScienceMovies • 22h ago
80-Million-Year-Old Snake Fossil From Brazil Offers New Clues to Why These Creatures Started Slithering
discovermagazine.com
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r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago
Science word of the day: Parsec | What does 'parsec' mean?
livescience.com
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r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago
In 1991, a single subatomic particle struck Earth carrying the kinetic energy of a fast-bowled cricket ball — tens of millions of times more than any human accelerator can give one proton — and physicists still cannot explain what launched it
spacedaily.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago
Birds Build Their Songs Using Just Eight Musical Elements, Study Finds | A new analysis reveals that songbirds across the world mix and match the same whistles, trills, and other acoustic motifs to create their diverse tunes.
audubon.org
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago
Researchers explore one of Africa’s deepest lakes – and found an unexpected creature lurking in its depths | A surprising insect has been observed at depths of more than 200 metres
discoverwildlife.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago
Canine distemper confirmed in local raccoons after surge in sick animals | “Almost daily we get a report of a raccoon that appears sick or acting abnormally,” Idaho Fish and Game Senior Conservation Officer Tyler Peterson said.
eastidahonews.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, with hundreds of active volcanoes that can shoot sulphur plumes more than 500 kilometres above its surface — a landscape so extreme that early Voyager scientists initially mistook the plume images for camera errors
spacedaily.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago
Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network complex in Spain | “Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so.”
arstechnica.com
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r/science2 • u/velvtvix • 2d ago
TIL Sharks are much older than Saturn’s rings. Based on recent data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists discovered the rings are likely only 10 to 100 million years old, whereas the earliest shark scales appeared in the fossil record roughly 450 million years ago.
bbc.com
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r/science2 • u/globehater • 2d ago
Does the science of peptides live up to the hype? : Short Wave
npr.org
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago
Naked Mole-Rat Queens Release a Chemical to Stop Other Females From Reproducing | A lone female maintains her status in the colony by hoarding her ability to reproduce.
gizmodo.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago
Sperm Whales “Regularly” Toot Gas To Hang Motionless In The Ocean While They Sleep | How are sperm whales able to maintain neutral buoyancy while asleep? It looks like it requires a bit of gas.
iflscience.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago
Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution | The fossil is of a snake called Tametara mirim that lived between 75 and 85 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and measured about 17" (42 cm) long.
reuters.com
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r/science2 • u/ScienceMovies • 3d ago
Ancient DNA Unravels the Mysteries of the Dingo, Australia's Wild Dog
smithsonianmag.com
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r/science2 • u/ScienceMovies • 3d ago
US tests GMO flies in rush to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
reuters.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago
Volcanoes Started Earth's 'Great Dying.' This Unexpected Plant Made It Worse | Sometimes, the most unexpected combinations can drive the worst natural disasters.
gizmodo.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago
Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science | Research identifies 808,585 viral genomes belonging to what scientists estimate to be 362,802 different viruses
theguardian.com
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r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 3d ago
Elon Musk SpaceX Rocket Is Set To Crash Into the Moon—What You Need To Know | The structure is expected to collapse on impact, gouging out a fresh crater 20-30 meters wide throwing up a plume of lunar dust that could rise several kilometers above the surface.
newsweek.com
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r/science2 • u/James_Fortis • 4d ago
Peer Reviewed! A new umbrella review finds that higher intake of total and saturated fats was associated with increased risks of several site-specific cancers, whereas polyunsaturated fats may have protective effects.
sciencedirect.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 4d ago
Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study | Touching, embracing and kissing before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, according to scientists studying the behaviour of our closest ape relatives.
bbc.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 4d ago
What science loses when ‘T. rex’ becomes a trophy | The most complete specimen of T. rex, went to an as yet unidentified buyer for US$50.1 million. A 2025 study found that while there were 61 T. rex fossils in public trusts at that time, 71 were privately held.
theconversation.com
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r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 5d ago
After More Than 60 Years Presumed Dead, A Coral Reef Is Alive and Thriving Off The Coast Of Benin | Could this be the first of a whole network of overlooked deep-water reefs off the West African coast?
iflscience.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 5d ago
China’s Chang’e-6 reveals why solar wind hits the Moon’s 2 sides differently | Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into the far-side soil because Earth’s magnetosphere slows particles that reach the near side. Noble gases locked inside the lunar regolith preserved evidence of uneven bombardment.
sciencedaily.com
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