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Everything you thought you knew about how big Tyrannosaurus rex got — and how fast…
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A Gibraltar Cave Sealed 40,000 Years Just Revealed Its Last Neanderthal Residents
A sealed chamber inside a cave on the Rock of Gibraltar has sat untouched for…
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Spring is one of the best times of year to upgrade your health and fitness…
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A Gut Microbe Tied to the Mediterranean Diet Builds Muscle in Mice
What if the secret to stronger muscles wasn’t in the weight room — but in…
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Scientists Finally Name the 40-Foot Sea Snake That Ate Sharks
A shadow the length of a city bus, gliding silently through warm, shallow seas where…
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NASA’s Nuclear Rocket Plans Land Alongside the Science Story Nobody Expected
From nuclear rockets to the science of the munchies, this past week delivered a string…
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What April’s Full Moon Actually Does to Moonlight Colors at Night
April’s full moon has a name that sounds like it promises a rosy glow across…
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Eleven thousand light-years away — roughly 65 quadrillion miles from Earth — a star quietly…
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The Ancient Tribe That Accidentally Shaped Goth Culture Centuries Later
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A Laser Scan Near Córdoba Just Located the Lost City of Almanzor
Hidden beneath quiet grazing land on the eastern outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, laser scanning technology…
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Environmental DNA Is Giving Scientists a Real-Time View of Our Planet
Every living thing on Earth is constantly shedding DNA — into the water, the soil,…
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Lençóis Maranhenses Hides a Wetland World Beyond Its Famous Dunes
It looks like a desert. Endless white sand dunes stretch toward the horizon, sculpted by…
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A Rock With a Few Bones Hidden Inside Just Became South Korea’s Newest Dinosaur
What scientists initially dismissed as little more than a lump of rock with a few…
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Every 0.1°C of Ocean Warming Is Costing Marine Life More Than Scientists Expected
For every 0.1°C of ocean warming per decade, fish populations lose 7.2% of their total…
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What Synesthesia Does to Your Pupils Reveals More Than Expected
What if the colors you see in your mind are real enough to make your…
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Hay Fever Sufferers Are Quietly Switching to This Air Purifier for Good Reason
Hay fever season is almost here — and for the millions of people who suffer…
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Scientists Just Witnessed a Sperm Whale Birth — and NASA Is Running Experiments on Its Own Crew
For the first time in recorded history, scientists have captured footage of a sperm whale…
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The Strait of Gibraltar Could Vanish — And Science Now Knows Why
Headlines have been declaring that the Strait of Gibraltar is “about to disappear” — and…
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Every Neanderthal in Europe Vanished 65,000 Years Ago Except One Lineage
Around 65,000 years ago, something catastrophic swept through Europe — and nearly every Neanderthal on…
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Astronauts Could Live on the Moon — But These Unsolved Problems Stand in the Way
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Scientists Are Testing Yam for Memory and Blood Sugar — and Early Results Are Raising Eyebrows
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