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The tiny floof known as the Cuban greater funnel-eared bat.
animals

To Save a Rare Cuban Bat, Biologists Conducted a Census by Pedicure

Studying the highly endangered species requires a little colorful creativity.
Sabrina Imbler September 24, 2019
The team members filled out questionnaires to test decision-making and more.
space exploration

What It's Like to Live on the Sea Floor to Simulate Life in Space

Researchers squeeze into an underwater habitat off Florida to help prepare for missions to the Moon and beyond.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 9, 2019
Extracting a sample from its liquid nitrogen.
genetics

How Scientists Safeguard Almost a Million Vials of Frozen Animal Semen

It involves tiny straws and a whole lot of liquid nitrogen.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 6, 2019
Researchers in the Northeast are tracking ticks with a linen cloth and a lint roller.
science

Researchers Track the Tick Boom With Linen Squares and Lint Rollers

The blacklegged bloodsuckers go on three "quests" in their life, each time seeking a blood meal.
Isaac Schultz August 28, 2019
An oil spill experiment from summer 2018.
science

Meet the Scientists Who Pollute Lakes on Purpose

For half a century, researchers have been spilling chemicals in the waters of northwestern Ontario.
Chloe Williams July 30, 2019