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Motherboard Broke a Research Embargo, and We Apologize

Editor's note: Earlier today we accidentally broke the embargo on a new study, "Neural mechanisms for lexical processing in dogs," led by A. Andics and published in Science. The mistake was due to miscommunication about dates on our publishing calendar, and we're reviewing how we track embargoes internally.

The embargo system for science publishing allows journalists worldwide to spend concerted effort in covering new research, which is essential for accuracy in science reporting. As such, by breaking this embargo we've put major strain on journalists hoping to cover the new study, which in turns means the researchers may have less coverage of their work than they hoped for. This helps no one, and we apologize sincerely for the error.