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A Tree Hidden in Brazil's Forgotten Rainforest Could Help Us Fight COVID-19
Scientists discovered that leaves from a Brazilian rainforest tree contain chemicals that attack COVID-19 in multiple ways at once — and might even work against HIV. Here's why that's a big deal.
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Fossil Teeth Reveal That Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Special Meals — Just Like Modern Birds
By studying the worn surfaces of Maiasaura teeth, scientists discovered that dinosaur parents likely brought softer, more nutritious food to their babies — a parenting behavior previously associated with birds.
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Scientists Found a Microscopic Creature That Rewrites One of Biology's Oldest Rules
A tiny organism pulled from a pond at Oxford University has a genetic code unlike anything scientists have seen before — and it's making researchers rethink how flexible life really is.