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Love at first sight, underwater style: this sea snake might've evolved large eyes to spot potential mates better!
A team of four researchers recently uncovered that the male aipysurines have, you guessed it, big, …
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Take a look at the rivers of lava flowing out of a fissure caused by Iceland's volcano eruption
In the footage, fountains of lava can be seen erupting from the fissure, lighting up the sky, and s…
Kai Xiang Teo
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A NASA cat named Taters makes history by starring in the first ultra-HD video streamed from deep space
NASA lasers shot this cat video through deep space faster than the internet sent it here on Earth. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Erin Sn…
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Llama poop sparked 57% more plant growth in a part of the Andes that was barren and ravaged by climate change
Scientists found that raising llamas in a barren part of the Andes helped fertilize soil, following…
Maiya Focht
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A rare manuscript about eclipses just sold for $255,000 at auction. Its author was the man who discovered the most famous comet.
Edmond Halley didn't just write about comets. His manuscripts on lunar and solar eclipses sold at a…
Jenny McGrath
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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change
While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…
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Humanity should have a moon base, cities on Mars: Musk
Half a century has passed since the last Moon landing, which is disappointing for humanity and we s…
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The largest fusion reactor in the world fired up in Japan. Here's how the $600 million device compares to the US's revolutionary fusion machine.
The largest fusion reactor in the world fired up in Japan. Here's how it compares to the US's recen…
Jenny McGrath
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A fisherman found a 152-year-old shipwreck with his kid, thought it was nothing special, and kept fishing
The Wisconsin Historical Society says the wreck is a ship that sunk in 1871 during the deadliest wi…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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What mice in VR goggles can tell us about our brains
Researchers from Northwestern University made virtual reality goggles for lab mice to identify the …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Senegalese herders have raised livestock for centuries. Climate change is threatening their future.
In the past, pastoralists would take their herds to graze on grass close to home. But with rainy se…
Elias Chavez
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How elephants 'hear' with their feet, and how you can do it, too
By picking up low frequency sounds with their bodies, elephants can sense distant noises like storm…
Maiya Focht
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Cats can play fetch like dogs but probably not for the same reasons
Researchers studied fetching behavior in over 1,000 cats. Many pets seem to like to play the game w…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists had a groundbreaking conversation with a humpback whale in her own language and it could help humans chat with aliens one day
A groundbreaking encounter between scientists and a humpback whale named Twain could shape our firs…
Jessica Orwig,Kelsey Vlamis
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A new measure of planetary chaos may be essential in the search for extraterrestrial life, study suggests
While the quest for life beyond Earth traditionally focuses on the presence of water, warmth, and s…
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A doctor who helped collect hundreds of unauthorized remains for the Smithsonian in the early 1900s disproportionately took the brains of Black people: report
A collection of human brains included only three donated by the person's family, leaving a Smithson…
Sebastian Cahill
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Jeff Bezos says humans will live in massive space stations before settling on other planets, once again veering away from Elon Musk's Mars ambitions
Amazon and Blue Origins founder Jeff Bezos made the case on the Lex Fridman podcast that the only w…
Lloyd Lee
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This is what happens to space tomatoes that get lost on the International Space Station for 8 months
Two space-grown tomatoes lost by a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station earlier this y…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Erin Snod…
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The 'solar wind,' which the sun is constantly blasting over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a void around Mars
A solar eruption left a void around Mars last year, causing the red planet's atmosphere to balloon …
Erin Snodgrass,Morgan McFall-…
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1,200 tons of fish washed up on a Japanese beach and nobody knows why
Japanese officials said they didn't know why 1,200 tons of fish had washed up on a beach, but urged…
Thibault Spirlet
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Height differences between men and women might've stemmed from cultures prioritising well-being of one sex over the other
In North Central Europe, women exhibited a significantly shorter stature than men, despite having t…
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If you're an early riser, you may have Neanderthal DNA to thank for it
Many of us carry Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA, and some of it may be linked with being an early ris…
Marianne Guenot
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This massive 'Blue Dragon' was likely an apex predator of ancient Japan's seawaters!
Paleontologist Akihiro Misaki stumbled upon the discovery while searching for ammonite fossils alon…
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Climate experts are underwhelmed by the world's latest attempt to prevent catastrophe: 'Bare minimum'
While the deal was described as "historic" by the COP28 president, climate experts noted loopholes …
Marianne Guenot
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Wild animals are more scared of human voices than lion snarls or even gunshots, shocking study finds
Analysis of 15,000 recordings revealed that these African animals were twice as likely to flee wate…