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This juvenile warty frogfish was raised in captivity at the Shedd Aquarium.
This juvenile warty frogfish was raised in captivity at the Shedd Aquarium. Brenna Hernandez/Shedd Aquarium hide.
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Feeling like you had "a good night's sleep" depends on more than just how long you slept. To explore this contradiction, researchers analyzed 196 overnight recordings from 44 healthy adults. Even though physiological signs of sleep pressure gradually decreased, participants reported that their sleep felt deeper as time went on.
A Mayo Clinic-led study reports that postmenopausal women using menopausal hormone therapy experienced significantly greater weight loss when taking tirzepatide, a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for overweight and obesity. "In this observational study, women who used menopausal hormone therapy lost about 35% more weight than women taking tirzepatide alone. "If confirmed, this work could speed the development and adoption of new, evidence-based strategies to reduce this risk for millions of postmenopausal women navigating this life stage."
Last year, Ashley Jester came across an unusual old recording. RASCOE: It turned out to be the earliest known recording of humpback whales by nearly 20 years and also of a quieter ocean.
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined today by Nate Rott and Emily Kwong. Hey to both of you.EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa.NATE ROTT,.
The new group's first meeting comes just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. The independent committee, announced March 3, includes five former members of the federal group, two former directors of the National Institute of Mental Health, prominent scientists, representatives of autism advocacy organizations, and one person who identifies as autistic. In many ways, the independent autism committee will mimic its federal counterpart, which advises the government on autism research and services.
How oviraptors, bird-like but flightless dinosaurs, hatched their eggs has long been unclear. A new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution explores this question by examining oviraptor nesting behavior and hatching patterns. The model was based on Heyuannia huangi , an oviraptor species that lived between 70 and 66 million years ago in what is now China.
Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System.
inspired design is underway in a South Florida residential canal. Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall to provide habitat for marine.
