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[:es]The Disturbing Sound of a Human Voice[:]

Hearing people talk can terrify even top predators such as mountain lions, with consequences that ripple through entire ecosystems.
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[:es]Neanderthals Were About as Right-Handed as Modern Humans[:]

In one study, at least 85 percent of Neanderthal tools appeared to be made for a user whose right side was dominant.
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[:es]The Pioneering Female Doctor Who Argued Against Rest[:]

Physicians once advised menstruating women against mental exertion, fearing it would ravage their health.
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[:es]For Smart Animals, Octopuses Are Very Weird[:]

A new hypothesis suggests that their vaunted intelligence and short-lived, solitary nature are all linked to a fourth trait.
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[:es]A Robot Has Been Stuck on Mars for Months[:]

NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the Red Planet’s surface.
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[:es]Another Brutal Fact About the Ice Age Arctic: The Hyenas[:]

As if saber-toothed cats weren’t enough.
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[:es]What If We Gave Up on the Stars?[:]

The night sky is already dotted with shiny satellites and other artificial lights. One day, maybe that’s all there will be.
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[:es]The Surprising Complexity of Animal Memories[:]

Chimpanzees, birds, and even rats have shown signs of reviewing their own past to prepare for the future.
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[:es]The Mystery of the Disappearing Elephant-Seal Dialects[:]

The first ever documented in another species of mammal, these dialects may have been a side effect of the seals’ encounters with humans.