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Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial meltwater.

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The Universe's Earliest Black Hole Dyes Its Home Galaxy a Bright Shade of Red Learn about the universe's earliest black hole, located within an unusually bright and red galaxy that was born 500 million years after the Big Bang.

Learn about the universe's earliest black hole, located within an unusually bright and red galaxy that was born 500 million years after the Big Bang.

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Learn why potatoes can still fit into a healthy diet if cooked and paired wisely.

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Learn more about Sasquatch events around Yellowstone’s thermal pools and how monitoring them can help keep visitors safe.

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Mosquitoes can spread a deadly parasite that causes malaria. Learn how experts are using CRISPR to change the mosquito’s genome to stop this spread.

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Learn more about the arrival of ancient humans on the island of Sulawesi, a nearby neighbor to the island of Flores, where the tiny hominins Homo floresiensis emerged.

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Learn more about the golden apple snail and how it’s able to regrow their eyes after it’s been amputated, leading researchers to wonder if this could help treat human eye injuries.

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Learn why differences in the mitochondrial DNA of great white sharks have bewildered scientists for over 20 years.
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What is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing, and researchers finally know why.

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Extraordinary discovery of bones from the early Ice Age period could reshape how we understand and respond to today’s climate shifts.

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Learn about the first ever molecule in the universe and its significance when it comes to the formation of the earliest stars.

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What is the sturgeon full moon? Learn more about the array of celestial events happening in August 2025.

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What is the speed of Earth’s rotation? Here’s why we don’t feel a thing, even though Earth spins at 1,000 mph.

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Learn more about the gut microbiome’s digestion of the amino acid tryptophan, which creates byproducts with potential for treating certain metabolic conditions.

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Learn more about Plesionectes longicollum, a well-preserved plesiosaurioid that’s the oldest known from the Posidonia Shale fossil beds in Holzmaden, Germany.

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Learn how some smaller theropods likely had a stronger bite force than larger ones.

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What’s in the middle of the Milky Way? In our neck of the cosmos, everything revolves around a supermassive black hole.

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Learn more about telepathy, why it’s a controversial topic in the world of science, and how a new podcast sheds light on the topic.

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Brewed for Longevity: Drinking Coffee Linked To Healthy Aging in Women Learn more about coffee's nutritional benefits, especially for longevity in women.

Learn more about coffee's nutritional benefits, especially for longevity in women.

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Learn more about the wasp nest found at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and how no wasps have been found around it.

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How common is ADHD? Learn more about ADHD and why it seems more people have it than really do.

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What would a wormhole really look like? It's unlikely that wormholes truly exist, but here's what they would look like if they did.

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Learn about the curious singing habits of leopard seals, whose songs bear a striking resemblance to human nursery rhymes.

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Learn more about nature’s quick, efficient, and fascinating process for cleaning up dead animals in the woods.

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Dancing Mice and Bunny-Eared Jellyfish Galaxies — 6 Strange Shapes of Our Universe What are some of the most oddly-shaped galaxies? Learn more about some of the Universe's unusual formations.

What are some of the most oddly-shaped galaxies? Learn more about some of the Universe's unusual formations.

What Is Space-Time? Einstein's Theory of Time and Gravity Explained What is space-time? Depending on how fast you're moving or how close you are to Earth's gravity can change the way time feels.

What is space-time? Depending on how fast you're moving or how close you are do Earth's gravity can change the way time feels.

Your Heart Age May Be Older Than You Think — Take This Test to Find Out Knowing the current health status of your heart is crucial — and dating your heart’s age might just be the right tool for it.

Knowing the current health status of your heart is crucial — and dating your heart’s age might just be the right tool for it.

Sinkites Are Strange Bodies of Sand Beneath the Sea, and They’re Breaking the Laws of Geology Learn how hundreds of “sinkites,” all around a kilometer across, are altering the strata in the North Sea.

Learn how hundreds of “sinkites,” all around a kilometer across, are altering the strata in the North Sea.

Ice Volcanoes Across the Solar System Distort Surfaces with Boiling and Freezing Water Learn about cryovolcanism, which shapes the surface of icy moons in the outer Solar System by releasing water that simultaneously boils and freezes.

Learn about cryovolcanism, which shapes the surface of icy moons in the outer Solar System by releasing water that simultaneously boils and freezes.

A New Indo-European Language Is Discovered, Revealing Life of the Hittite Empire Learn more about the new language researchers uncovered at the Boğazköy-Hattusha site, indicating the city’s residents loved learning and writing in foreign languages.

Learn more about the new language researchers uncovered at the Boğazköy-Hattusha site, indicating the city’s residents loved learning and writing in foreign languages.