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08-29-2025
People who are considered 'cool' have these six things in common across all cultures
We throw the word “cool” around every day when describing...
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08-28-2025
Elephants communicate in a way that scientists thought was unique to humans
Elephants don’t swing their trunks around for no reason. They...
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08-29-2025
Earth Overshoot Day shows urgent need for sustainable living
Every year, humanity reaches Earth Overshoot Day, the point when the...
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08-29-2025
Astronomers photograph a growing baby planet for the first time ever
Astronomers have, for the first time, caught a growing planet...
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08-28-2025
New online tool is set to revolutionize blood pressure measurement and treatment
High blood pressure is the number one reason that most...
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08-28-2025
Why older species may be better survivors
Species don’t all carve out territory the same way. A...
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08-29-2025
What looked like a normal wall hid a secret from 240 million years ago
A pile of garden stones on Australia’s Central Coast held...
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08-29-2025
Giant, long-necked dinosaurs struggled with fatal bone disease
Dinosaurs have long fascinated us for their size, diversity, and...
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08-28-2025
Gene-edited wheat turns soil microbes into fertilizer
Scientists have engineered wheat to nudge soil bacteria into producing...
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08-29-2025
Invasive parasitic wasps quietly crossed oceans, now thriving in U.S. oak trees
Parasitic wasps aren’t winning beauty contests anytime soon. They’re not...
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08-28-2025
Ancient DNA shows what really spread the farming revolution
Farming spread across prehistoric Europe mostly because farming communities moved,...
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08-28-2025
Germs in your mouth play a key role in heart attacks, upending conventional wisdom
Most people hear “heart attack” and think of clogged arteries...
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08-28-2025
Lemur evolution happened in waves, not a single burst
Lemurs didn’t spring from a single explosive radiation after reaching...
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08-28-2025
Most detailed map ever created of white sharks covers 6,287 sightings
A new analysis of tag detections maps the clearest picture...
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08-28-2025
Frequent heatwaves are pushing human bodies to age faster
Sweltering heat does more than make people miserable. Repeated exposure...
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