De Winton's golden mole, a blind mole that lives beneath the sand, has been rediscovered in Port Nolloth, South Africa. The small mammal has evaded scientists for nearly 90 years, using sensitive hearing that can detect vibrations from movement above the surface. JP Le Roux hide caption
Science
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One of the scientists shows the petri dishes in which they grow cells at the department of Genome Biology, Graduate School of Medicine. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, August 7th, 2003. Kosuke Okahara for NPR hide caption
A look at the international race to create human eggs and sperm in the lab
Tuesday
A woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people in Somalia, where climate change is fueling severe drought. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
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Mathematician John Urschel contains multitudes. These days, he researches linear algebra at MIT, but he also had another career: professional NFL football player. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption
This mathematician had another career: professional football player
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Karen Chin in the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, where she is the curator of paleontology. She is also a professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a leading expert on fossilized dinosaur feces. Casey A. Cass/University of Colo hide caption
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Two brain circuits help determine whether there's too little salt, or too much. Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images hide caption
Salty much? These brain cells decide when tasty becomes blech
Wednesday
New research finds that a common microbe may be directly causing itchiness on the skin it colonizes. Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the Bengaluru Solidarity Group in Support of the Bhopal Struggle take part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bangalore on December 2, 2014. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The world's worst industrial disaster harmed people even before they were born
English peas grow in simulated Martian dirt. Emmanuel Mendoza hide caption
Can we grow veggies on Mars? Fly larvae and synthetic soil may hold the answer
Kenji López-Alt says spatchcocking the turkey is the best way to overcome the common problem of light meat overcooking by the time dark meat is ready. Viktoria Agureeva/Getty Images hide caption
How to make the juiciest, tastiest Thanksgiving turkey, according to science
Tuesday
2 different brain circuits influence our taste for salt, study finds
When army ants encounter obstacles, they link together to build living bridges. Isabella Muratore hide caption
Army ants use collective intelligence to build bridges. Robots could learn from them
How can gratitude help us help ourselves? Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty/Lavitt/Yale hide caption
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A worker in a Bangladeshi lead mill, without safety protection. A new analysis finds the death toll from lead exposure is about six times higher than the previous estimate. Jonathan Raa/Nurphoto via Getty Images hide caption