Early Americans mined pigment in now-submerged caves.
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Amphibians with venomous bites may have been right under our noses — or feet, anyway — all along. 
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The finding flags a pig virus in China that scientists should keep their eyes on, just in case it begins to spread more widely in people. https://t.co/qdUs4sSCmx

“E-waste” can leach harmful chemicals to the environment, contribute to climate change — and the discarded trash can also be a literal gold mine. https://t.co/IsAF2inJCV

The coronavirus can be maddeningly unpredictable. Some people have debilitating illness, while others barely feel sick, if at all. 
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“What this shows us is that something in that process doesn’t work as we expect. Something in the standard picture is turning up wrong.”
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The new Arctic heat record of 100.4° Fahrenheit (38° Celsius) didn’t occur in a vacuum. https://t.co/M7vbDClgKo

In the absence of a robust and coordinated federal plan to boost contact tracing capacity, state and local health departments have had to figure things out on their own. Some have fared better than others.
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The emergence of the new coronavirus six months ago launched an unprecedented global scientific effort. https://t.co/cdkMuHAcJ8

Quantum computers could one day correct their own errors. #longreads https://t.co/sCy2IYDvm4

“There’s a general consensus now that masks work, and research is supporting that.”  https://t.co/P4o5kxzcoE

A spacecraft will ram into the asteroid — on purpose.
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Birds’ feathers, feet and feces can spread hardy plant seeds and invertebrates. But since many fish eggs are soft, researchers didn’t expect that they could survive a bird’s gut. https://t.co/YENEkloETN

Ah, flying snakes, just what 2020 needed. https://t.co/tPYBWpiRX5

In a surprising but contested finding, researchers say rhesus macaque monkeys can mentally embed symbol sequences within related sequences, suggesting that one facet of human grammar has ancient roots. https://t.co/xbp2pZKcnQ

Daily life has drastically changed since January. https://t.co/cdkMuHAcJ8

Siberia’s recent record-setting temperature may have its roots in more than just climate change. https://t.co/M7vbDClgKo

As cases climb across the U.S., most states still don’t have enough contact tracers to control the spread of COVID-19.  https://t.co/Y0h2FO9QkI

“Everybody’s very excited, but there’s these questions about, ‘How long is it going to take to scale up to the stage where we’ll have really robust computations?’” #longreads
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Researcher Matt Staymates filmed himself coughing through 26 different types of face coverings. Here's what he discovered. https://t.co/WjFiQlI7si