Mindy Weisberger is a science journalist and author of the book "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control," published by Hopkins Press. She formerly edited for Scholastic and reported for Live Science as a channel editor and senior writer. She has reported on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology and space. Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to Live Science she produced, wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post, How It Works Magazine and CNN.
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8 Reasons Why We Love TardigradesWhether you know them as water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades are microscopic bundles of awesomeness.
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30-Year Deep Freeze Just Puts Tardigrade in the MoodTwo tardigrades and one egg that spent the past three decades cooling their jets in a researchers' freezer were recently resuscitated.
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Key to Tardigrades' 'Superpowers' Identified in Their DNAA tardigrade's unique genetic makeup fuels the creature's remarkable resuscitation superpowers.
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If We Live in a Multiverse, Where Are These Worlds Hiding?What is the scientific basis for the popular science-fiction convention of multiple universes?
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Everybody Freeze! The Science of the Polar Bear ClubOn New Year's Day on Brooklyn, New York's Coney Island beach, the sound of chattering teeth will fill the air, as thousands of people gather for a ceremonial wintry dip in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ancient and bizarre 'innovation crab' from China had eyes on stalks, spike-studded arms and a tail full of 'blades'A bizarre fossil from China's Chengjiang Lagerstätte site hints at early diversity in a group of Cambrian marine arthropods called radiodonts.
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Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social — and Confrontational, Scientists FindA new study reveals that octopuses frequently communicate with each other in challenging displays that include posturing and changing color.
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50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for yearsThe explosive Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic event spewed so much moisture that it increased the global average of atmospheric water vapor by 5%.
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Why dog breeds look so very different, but cats don'tWhy don't pedigreed cats show the extremes in body size and shape that dog breeds do?
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9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward TokyoTens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.
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You can't hide from your cat, so don't even tryCats create "mental maps" using audio cues, scientists have discovered. This enables cats to spatially orient unseen companions, an ability that was previously unknown in felines.
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Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipedeThe rim rock crowned snake is the rarest snake in North America. And now there's one less, after a snake was found dead with a centipede stuck in its throat.
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Does Catnip Really Make Cats 'High'?Cats that have an extreme response to catnip may look like they're experiencing euphoria.
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Deformed 'alien' skulls offer clues about life during the Roman Empire’s collapseBy studying artificially deformed skulls from a graveyard dating to more than 1,000 years ago, archaeologists are piecing together clues about an ancient community's culture.
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Why is chocolate bad for dogs?Is it really that bad to give a dog a bite of a chocolate bar? Live Science investigates just how much chocolate is lethal to dogs.
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Found: First Tibetan Evidence of Neanderthal Cousins, the DenisovansThis is the first evidence of Denisovans living on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Loss of smell could be a symptom of COVID-19Doctors are advising adding loss of smell to the list of symptoms for COVID-19.
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NASA is counting down to the 'wet dress rehearsal' for its 'Mega Moon Rocket'Critical prelaunch tests for the Artemis I moon mission, known as a "wet dress rehearsal," are scheduled to begin on April 1 and continue through April 4.
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NASA's Artemis moon rocket just rode a 'supertank' to the launch padInch by inch, NASA's Artemis I spacecraft and rocket have finally chugged all the way to the launch pad. The mission's "wet dress rehearsal" will take place on April 1.
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Stacked 'Mega Moon rocket' is ready to roll, NASA saysLunar mission Artemis I is about to roll closer to getting a launch date, after the mega rocket and spacecraft roll to the launchpad for tests.
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Ready for Artemis I's moon rocket rollout? Here's how to watch.A slow and steady journey lies ahead.
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Enter the mysterious ancient Egyptian tomb of 'the Doctor' in this new VR experienceAn ancient Egyptian tomb, sarcophagus and funerary artifacts could soon be accessible through virtual reality.
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Tubby 'mermaids' vanished from Chinese waters 2 decades ago, now declared extinctDugongs, or sea cows, which are thought to have inspired tales of mythical mermaids, haven't been seen in Chinese waters since 2000.
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Could extinct Tasmanian tigers be brought back from the dead?Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct for nearly 100 years. But scientists say gene-editing technology could bring back this lost species.
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