Why You Should Stop Using Scented Candles—For Good
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People in Thailand were chewing psychoactive nuts 4,000 years ago. It’s in their teeth
The teeth Chico, they never lie.
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To Fight Invasive Pythons in the Everglades Scientists Turned to Robot Rabbits
Scientists are unleashing robo-rabbits to trick and trap giant invasive snakes
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Lab-Grown Beef Now Has Real Muscle Fibers and It’s One Step Closer to Burgers With No Slaughter
In lab dishes, beef now grows thicker, stronger—and much more like the real thing.
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From Pangolins to Aardvarks, Unrelated Mammals Have Evolved Into Ant-Eaters 12 Different Times
Ant-eating mammals evolved independently over a dozen times since the fall of the dinosaurs.
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Potatoes were created by a plant “love affair” between tomatoes and a wild cousin
It was one happy natural accident.
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Quakes on Mars Could Support Microbes Deep Beneath Its Surface
A new study finds that marsquakes may have doubled as grocery deliveries.
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Scientists Discover Life Finds a Way in the Deepest, Darkest Trenches on Earth
These findings challenge what we thought we knew about life in the deep sea.
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Solid-State Batteries Charge in 3 Minutes, Offer Nearly Double the Range, and Never Catch Fire. So Why Aren’t They In Your Phones and Cars Yet?
Solid state are miles ahead lithium-ion, but several breakthroughs are still needed before mass adoption.
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What if the Secret to Sustainable Cities Was Buried in Roman Cement?
Is Roman concrete more sustainable? It's complicated.
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Forget the honeybee. These unusual pollinators show just how crazy plant sex can really be
A pollinator story featuring sex, deceit, and tequila.
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AI-Powered Surgical Robot Performed a Full Operation With Zero Help From Humans
An AI robot performed gallbladder surgery without human help, and it worked every time.
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Inside the World’s Oldest Medical Text Where Science and Sorcery Were One
The Babylonians had quite a knack for organizing things.
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The Growing Menace of Space Junk: How a Minefield of Orbiting Debris Threatens Our Future in Space
Low-orbit Earth could become inoperable for spacecraft and satellites if this complacency persists, with dire consequences.
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Your browser lets websites track you even without cookies
Most users don't even know this type of surveillance exists.
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The 400-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Map That Put China at the Center of the World
1602 Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the...
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We Might Be Ingesting Thousands of Lung-Penetrating Microplastics Daily in Our Homes and Cars — 100x More Than Previously Estimated
Microscopic plastic particles are everywhere and there's more than we thought.
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An AI Ran a Vending Machine. It Ended Just How You’d Think It Would, But Worse
For a few surreal weeks, the dystopian future ran inside a mini-fridge in San Francisco.
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This Scientist Stepped Thousands of Times on Deadly Snakes So You Don’t Have To. What He Found Could Save Lives
This scientist is built different.
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Meet the world’s rarest mineral. It was found only once
A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral.
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A massive 8.8 earthquake just struck off Russia’s coast and it is one of the strongest ever recorded
The earthquake in Kamchatka is the largest worldwide since 2011. Its location has been very seismically active in recent months.
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Odd-Looking New Species of 340-Million-Year-Old Shark Discovered in World’s Longest Cave System
Macadens olsoni adds to the growing fossil record hidden in the limestone walls of the world’s longest cave.
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This Study Finds a Chilling Link Between Personality Type and Trump Support
Malevolent traits and reduced empathy go hand in hand.
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After 100 years, physicists still don’t agree what quantum physics actually means
Does God play dice with the universe? Well, depends who you ask.
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Scientists Analyzed a Dinosaur’s Voice Box. They Found a Chirp, Not a Roar
A new fossil suggests dinosaurs may have sung before birds ever took flight
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Scientists Say Junk Food Might Be as Addictive as Drugs
This is especially hurtful for kids.
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