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Cats take 'If I fits I sits' seriously, even if the space is just an illusion

Cats take 'If I fits I sits' seriously, even if the space is just an illusion

If you've spent any time around cats, you've seen them curl up in cozy spaces. A new study on feline cognition shows that they also like to sit in snug squares created by a kind of optical illusion.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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String of satellites baffles some night sky viewers, bugs astronomers

String of satellites baffles some night sky viewers, bugs astronomers

A string of lights that rolled across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others — mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers— lamenting the industrialization of space.
by The Associated Press

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Will my sense of smell ever return? Olfactory insights from COVID and beyond

Will my sense of smell ever return? Olfactory insights from COVID and beyond

COVID-19 has renewed interest in a key way humans perceive the world. A reporter who hasn't been able to tell the scent of a rose from a sweaty gym shoe for decades takes heart in the latest science.
by Joanne Silberner

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