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Most gamers think everyone else is a toxic smurf, but over a third do it themselves: study
If you’re a regular gamer who indulges in any form of competitive video gaming, chances are that the word “smurf” is probably going to bring your blood to a boil. The term, which reportedly originated from two world-class Warcraft players, refers to the act of masking your actual skill level to match against players from a lower skill bracket.
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NASA has flown 24 white American men to the moon. Now it's finally sending a woman, a Black astronaut, and a Canadian.
NASA's new Artemis program is launching the first astronauts to the moon in 50+ years: Christina Ko…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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First photos of the incredible snailfish swimming more than 8,300 meters below the surface near Japan, the deepest observation of a fish ever recorded
Snailfish live in the deepest part of the ocean, known as the hadal zone, where depths reach 6,000 …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Renaissance artists da Vinci and Botticelli may have used egg yolk in their masterpieces, new study finds
Old Masters and Renaissance artists may have used egg yolk in their oil paints to alter and protect…
Isobel van Hagen
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The awe-inspiring titanosaur, one of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived, goes on display
The dinosaur weighed 57 tons, was 121 feet long, and lived about 100 million years ago. It belonged…
Isobel van Hagen
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New James Webb telescope photo of a galaxy cluster 6 billion light years away shows a trippy phenomenon where gravity warps spacetime
One of the galaxies captured by Nasa's James Webb Telescope includes a galaxy known as the Cosmic S…
Hannah Getahun
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IISc researchers design tiny supercapacitor capable of storing large amount of electric charge
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a novel, tiny device capable of…
PTI
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Ancient Egyptian zodiac symbols were found in a temple after archaeologists cleared away 2,000 years' worth of grime
The rare full set of zodiac symbols was found in the Temple of Esna, hidden under two millennia of …
Marianne Guenot
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A powerful 'X-class' solar flare just hit Earth. Forecasters are bracing for more sun activity in the coming days.
A series of solar flares adds to a recent explosion of activity on the sun. It's a preview of solar…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Plants let out an ultrasonic scream when their leaves are cut or they don't get enough water
Humans can't hear the screams, but other animals may be able to detect them, according to scientist…
Marianne Guenot
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A scientist is spending 100 days in an underwater hotel 22-feet deep in a Florida lagoon see inside the structure
Joe Dituri in the Jules' Undersea Lodge's underwater habitat.Courtesy of Thane Milhoan/ MarineLab
Bianca Giacobone
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Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast
The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilisation is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, …
PTI
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A company made a volleyball-sized meatball with mammoth DNA, but no one tasted it because humans could be allergic to the 5,000-year-old protein
No, it won't be served with a side of spaghetti. Instead, the cultured meat firm, Vow, made the mea…
Kelsey Vlamis,Chris Panella
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The solar system was hit with a gamma-ray burst so bright, it blinded scientists' equipment in space
One astronomer dubbed the high-intensity beam of radiation the BOAT: the Brightest of All Time.
Chris Panella,Jessica Orwig
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Giant 'holes' dozens of times the size of our planet are appearing on the sun. Here's how they could affect Earth.
Two huge coronal holes have appeared on the sun this month, spewing 1.8 million mph solar winds tow…
Marianne Guenot
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An 'ultramassive' black hole has been discovered that's 33 billion times the mass of the sun
Scientists at Durham University in the UK used the way gravity bends light at great distances to pi…
Marianne Guenot
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6 'facts' about human evolution that are wrong
A scientific theory is an explanation of facts based on robust research that's been replicated nume…
Erin Heger
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Sky gazers in for celestial treat tonight with 5 planets forming an arc
Though not very uncommon, an interesting phenomenon called "planetary alignment" will enthral the s…
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'Magical' nails found in a 2,000-year-old Roman tomb were meant to stop the restless dead from haunting the living, archaeologists say
The burial site, found at Sagalassos in Turkey, contained 41 bent nails that were believed to have …
Marianne Guenot
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Paleontologists explain the most glaring errors in Adam Driver's new dinosaur film '65'
Adam Driver's new film "65" gets everything wrong from the title to the dinosaurs. Paleontologists …
Erin Heger
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A second giant 'hole' has appeared on the sun, and it could send 1.8 million mph solar winds towards Earth
The winds, which may trigger auroras, will likely reach our planet on Friday or Saturday, according…
Marianne Guenot
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Smart bandages with biosensors to help heal chronic diabetic wounds
US researchers have developed a novel smart bandage with biosensors that can help heal chronic woun…
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2,000 mummified ram heads left in honor of Egypt's most powerful pharaoh are found inside an ancient temple
The mummified finds were discovered in the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos, located roughly 270 mil…
Bethany Dawson
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Beethoven's hair has been a big ticket item for years, auctioned for thousands — turns out it didn't all belong to him
New DNA testing on hair said to have belonged to Ludwig van Beethoven revealed some that sold for t…
Aaron McDade
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How Einstein really felt about this photo taken of him on his 72nd birthday
Albert Einstein loved this photo so much that he immediately ordered multiple copies to send to fri…
Mike Rucker
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Police arrested senior citizens who blockaded banks in a 'Rocking Chair Rebellion' to end fossil fuel use
Older Americans cut up their credit cards, chained themselves to bank doors, and got arrested at We…