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Scientists 'Wake Up' Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million Years
This community of bacteria has been here since titanosaurs roamed Earth.
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Scientists 'Wake Up' Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million Years
Inside Your Bed’s 'Dirty Hidden Biome' And How To Keep Things Clean
Inside Your Bed’s 'Dirty Hidden Biome' And How To Keep Things Clean
We explore the tiny creatures that call our beds home and how to keep sheets clean.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Inside Your Bed’s 'Dirty Hidden Biome' And How To Keep Things Clean
Why Are People Being Asked To Put Bowls Of Salt In Their Windows This Winter?
Why Are People Being Asked To Put Bowls Of Salt In Their Windows This Winter?
Worth a shot, I guess?
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November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Why Are People Being Asked To Put Bowls Of Salt In Their Windows This Winter?
11 Of The Last Spix's Macaws In The Wild Struck Down With A Deadly, Highly Contagious Virus
11 Of The Last Spix's Macaws In The Wild Struck Down With A Deadly, Highly Contagious Virus
These guys can't catch a break.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
11 Of The Last Spix's Macaws In The Wild Struck Down With A Deadly, Highly Contagious Virus
Meet The Rose Hair Tarantula: Pink, Predatory, And Popular As A Pet
Meet The Rose Hair Tarantula: Pink, Predatory, And Popular As A Pet
The prettiest tarantula.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Meet The Rose Hair Tarantula: Pink, Predatory, And Popular As A Pet
'We Will Build The Gateway': Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
'We Will Build The Gateway': Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
The Trump Administration's proposed budget put the project on the chopping block, but ESA has confirmed its commitment to the first international space station to orbit the Moon.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
'We Will Build The Gateway': Lunar Gateway’s Future Has Been Rocky – But ESA Confirms It’s A Go
There Could Be 10,000 More African Forest Elephants Than We Thought – But They’re Still Critically Endangered
There Could Be 10,000 More African Forest Elephants Than We Thought – But They’re Still Critically Endangered
Advances in survey techniques and DNA monitoring have led to a more reliable population count.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There Could Be 10,000 More African Forest Elephants Than We Thought – But They’re Still Critically Endangered
This 'Dead Leaf' Is Actually A Spider That's Evolved As A Master Of Disguise And Trickery
This 'Dead Leaf' Is Actually A Spider That's Evolved As A Master Of Disguise And Trickery
Leaf me alone.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This 'Dead Leaf' Is Actually A Spider That's Evolved As A Master Of Disguise And Trickery
Why The 17th Century Was A Really, Really Dreadful Time To Be Alive
Why The 17th Century Was A Really, Really Dreadful Time To Be Alive
This sounds awfully familiar.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Why The 17th Century Was A Really, Really Dreadful Time To Be Alive
We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We Thought
We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We Thought
The stars of the internet have only been around for two millennia.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
We Finally Know Where Pet Cats Come From – And It’s Not Where We Thought
Why Do Barnacles Attach To Whales?
Why Do Barnacles Attach To Whales?
An age-old friendship between the very big and the very small.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Why Do Barnacles Attach To Whales?
If You Had A Pole Stretching From England To France And Yanked It, Would The Other End Move Instantly?
If You Had A Pole Stretching From England To France And Yanked It, Would The Other End Move Instantly?
If you answered 'yes'; congratulations, you have broken causality.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If You Had A Pole Stretching From England To France And Yanked It, Would The Other End Move Instantly?
Crows Can Hold A Grudge Way Longer Than You Can
Crows Can Hold A Grudge Way Longer Than You Can
There's a reason they go around in murders.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Crows Can Hold A Grudge Way Longer Than You Can
Cyclical Time And Multiple Dimensions Seen in Native American Rock Art Spanning 4,000 Years Of History
Cyclical Time And Multiple Dimensions Seen in Native American Rock Art Spanning 4,000 Years Of History
A total of 175 generations of painters followed the same set of rules when depicting the cosmos at Pecos River.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Cyclical Time And Multiple Dimensions Seen in Native American Rock Art Spanning 4,000 Years Of History
Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True Ancestor
Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True Ancestor
Although a recently discovered species overlapped with the famous Lucy, and appears less evolved in many ways, it also shows some closer resemblance to our later ancestors.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fossil Foot Shows Lucy Shared Space With Another Hominin Who Might Be Our True Ancestor
In 1954, Soviet Scientist Vladimir Demikhov Performed 'The Most Controversial Experimental Operation Of The 20th Century'
In 1954, Soviet Scientist Vladimir Demikhov Performed 'The Most Controversial Experimental Operation Of The 20th Century'
Demikhov was a pioneer of heart surgery. But thanks to his other, unusual, 'interests', that hardly ever gets brought up.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In 1954, Soviet Scientist Vladimir Demikhov Performed 'The Most Controversial Experimental Operation Of The 20th Century'
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Have A Course-Altering Encounter Before It Heads Towards The Gemini Constellation
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Have A Course-Altering Encounter Before It Heads Towards The Gemini Constellation
According to the team, the object likely came from the direction of Sagittarius, and will depart our Solar System towards Gemini. Before it leaves, it may have a course-altering encounter with our largest gas giant.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS May Have A Course-Altering Encounter Before It Heads Towards The Gemini Constellation
World’s Oldest Pygmy Hippo, Hannah Shirley, Celebrates 52nd Birthday With “Hungry Hungry Hippos”-Themed Party
World’s Oldest Pygmy Hippo, Hannah Shirley, Celebrates 52nd Birthday With “Hungry Hungry Hippos”-Themed Party
Iconic doesn’t even begin to cover it.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
World’s Oldest Pygmy Hippo, Hannah Shirley, Celebrates 52nd Birthday With “Hungry Hungry Hippos”-Themed Party
People Are Just Now Learning The Difference Between Plants And Weeds
People Are Just Now Learning The Difference Between Plants And Weeds
The distinction isn't as big as you might think, and is more about humans than the weeds themselves.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People Are Just Now Learning The Difference Between Plants And Weeds
What Is Lüften? The Age-Old German Tradition That's Backed By Science
What Is Lüften? The Age-Old German Tradition That's Backed By Science
Could we offer you some stoßlüften?
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November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What Is Lüften? The Age-Old German Tradition That's Backed By Science
There Is Something 'Very Wrong' With Our Understanding Of The Universe, Telescope Final Data Confirms
There Is Something 'Very Wrong' With Our Understanding Of The Universe, Telescope Final Data Confirms
After nearly 20 years, this is the final data release from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There Is Something 'Very Wrong' With Our Understanding Of The Universe, Telescope Final Data Confirms
Blue Origin Just Revealed Its Latest New Glenn Rocket And It's As Tall As SpaceX's Starship
Blue Origin Just Revealed Its Latest New Glenn Rocket And It's As Tall As SpaceX's Starship
Following its success with the second launch, Blue Origin plans to go bigger.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Blue Origin Just Revealed Its Latest New Glenn Rocket And It's As Tall As SpaceX's Starship
What Are Gravity Assists And Why Do Spacecraft Use Them So Much?
What Are Gravity Assists And Why Do Spacecraft Use Them So Much?
Sometimes in space you have to go backwards to go forwards.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What Are Gravity Assists And Why Do Spacecraft Use Them So Much?
First-Ever Look At Neanderthal Nasal Cavity Shatters Expectations, NASA Reveals Comet 3I/ATLAS Images From 8 Missions, And Much More This Week
First-Ever Look At Neanderthal Nasal Cavity Shatters Expectations, NASA Reveals Comet 3I/ATLAS Images From 8 Missions, And Much More This Week
All the biggest science news stories of the week.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
First-Ever Look At Neanderthal Nasal Cavity Shatters Expectations, NASA Reveals Comet 3I/ATLAS Images From 8 Missions, And Much More This Week
People Are Only Now Learning Where The Titanic Actually Sank
People Are Only Now Learning Where The Titanic Actually Sank
It turned out to be far closer to America than many ever thought.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
People Are Only Now Learning Where The Titanic Actually Sank
The Cavendish Experiment: In 1797, Henry Cavendish Used Two Small Metal Spheres To Weigh The Entire Earth
The Cavendish Experiment: In 1797, Henry Cavendish Used Two Small Metal Spheres To Weigh The Entire Earth
How can you determine the weight of the planet you stand on?
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November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Cavendish Experiment: In 1797, Henry Cavendish Used Two Small Metal Spheres To Weigh The Entire Earth