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Hungry Polar Bears Are Moving Closer to People Than Ever Before
Polar bears are showing up at human camps more often — and researchers say it’s…
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James Webb Telescope Spots a Black Hole Hiding Something Unexpected
Somewhere in the ancient universe, roughly 12 billion light-years away, a peculiar class of objects…
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Apollo 12 Astronauts Spotted Unidentified Lights on the Moon and NASA Kept It Quiet
More than 55 years after two NASA astronauts stood on the surface of the moon,…
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Whether Humans Are Closer to Cats or Dogs Depends on How You Ask
Cats and dogs together account for two-thirds of pet ownership worldwide — but when it…
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Think You Know Pregnancy Science? This Quiz Will Test That Confidence
Pregnancy begins before conception even occurs — technically, on the first day of the last…
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This Week in Science Covers Hantavirus, Mars and a Quantum Battery
A rare virus that can spread from person to person is loose on a cruise…
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Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Tells a Very Different Story About Its Origins
What happens when two of the world’s most powerful tech billionaires — once allies, now…
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Human Brains Have Been Shrinking for Millennia — But We Got Smarter
Human brains are shrinking — and we may actually be getting smarter because of it.…
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Antarctica Lost Its Sea Ice Suddenly — And Scientists Just Found the Cause
For decades, Antarctica’s sea ice behaved in a way that puzzled scientists and, frankly, gave…
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The Maths Behind Finding a Message in a Bottle Will Surprise You
A 100-year-old message in a bottle, written by a World War One soldier who declared…