Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution

Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution

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Briefing Chat: Can NASA return rocks from Mars? And why dogs have long ears

In this episode:00:40 The rock samples destined to remain on MarsNature: NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost05:24 The genetics of dogs’ droopy earsNature: Do their ears hang low? The genetics of dogs’ adorable floppy earsSubscribe to ...  Show more

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AI can turbocharge scientists' careers — but limit their scope

In this episode:00:47 AI can boost research productivity — at what cost?Research article: Hao et al.10:10 Research HighlightsNature: Ancient ‘snowball’ Earth had frigidly briny seasNature: Putting immune cells into ‘night mode’ reduces heart-attack damage12:41 JWST images are ful ...  Show more

 . 21min 38sec

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