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The Abstract

Scientists Discovered Bats Group Hugging and It’s Adorable

Scientists filmed a bat family in their roost for months, capturing never-before-seen (and very cute) behaviors.
Scientists Discovered Bats Group Hugging and It’s Adorable
The fam. Image: Marisa Tietge, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that ruled the roost, warmed the soul, and departed for intergalactic frontiers. 

It will be a real creature feature this week. First, we will return to the realm of bats and discover that it is, in fact, still awesome. Then: poops from above; poops from the past; a very special bonobo; and last, why some dead stars are leaving the Milky Way in a hurry.

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