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Who Invented Russian Roulette? How a 1937 Short Story Sparked the Deadliest "Game" in Pop Culture

Russian Roulette is deadly game that likely spawned from a work of fiction.

What Do Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Like? "Woody", "Spicy" and Even "Sweet"

Scientists used an 'electronic nose' (and good old biological sniffers) to reveal the scents of ancient mummies.

The Evolution of the Human Brain Itself May Explain Why Autism is so Common

Scientists uncover how human brain evolution boosted neurodiversity — and vulnerability to autism.

A Light-Based AI Can Generate Images Using Almost No Energy

The future of AI art might be powered by lasers instead of GPUs.

This 1,700-Year-Old Skull is the First Evidence of a Gladiator Bear in the Roman Empire

Archaeologists uncover first physical proof of brown bears in Roman arena games.

New Catalyst Recycles Plastics Without Sorting. It Even Works on Dirty Trash

A nickel catalyst just solved the biggest problem in plastic recycling.

Scientists Just Discovered a Massive Source of Drinking Water Hiding Beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Scientists drill off Cape Cod and uncover vast undersea aquifers that may reshape our water future.

This Bizarre Deep Sea Fish Uses a Tooth-Covered Forehead Club to Grip Mates During Sex

Scientists studying a strange deep sea fish uncovered the first true teeth outside the jaw.

Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future

Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise.

The World’s Largest Solar Plant is Rising in Tibet. It's So Vast It's the Size of Chicago

A desert covered in solar panels and sheep could mark the beginning of the end for coal in China.

Spiders Are Trapping Fireflies in Their Webs and Using Their Glow to Lure Fresh Prey

Trapped fireflies become bait in a rare case of predatory outsourcing.

A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History

Ancient DNA reveals how a single mutation reshaped both horses and human history.

Scientists Make Succulents That Glow in the Dark Like Living Night Lights

These glowing succulents could one day replace street lamps.

US Military Just Tested a Microwave Weapon That Instantly Zapped an Entire Swarm of Drones Out of the Sky

The U.S. military tests a powerful new defense against drone swarms.

Our Thumbs Could Explain Why Human Brains Became so Powerful

Long thumbs shaped our intelligence, new study suggests.

A Global Study Shows Women Are Just as Aggressive as Men with Siblings

Girls are just as aggressive as boys — when it comes to their brothers and sisters.

The World’s Oldest Armored Dinosaur Looked Like a Walking Fortress Covered in Spikes

The earliest ankylosaur flaunted metre-long spikes and a tail weapon.

Scientists Made 'Jelly Ice' That Never Melts. It's Edible, Compostable and Reusable

This squishy ice made from gelatin keeps things cold without the mess of melting.

Scientists Transplant Pig Lung Into Human for the First Time. It Worked for Nine Days

Genetically engineered lung functioned for nine days, marking a tentative step for xenotransplantation.

World's Oldest Water is 1.6 billion Years Old -- and This Scientist Tasted It

Apparently, it tastes 'very salty and bitter'.

New Dads’ Brains Light Up in Surprising Ways When They See Their Babies

New fathers’ brains respond uniquely to their own infants, tuning for care and connection.

Divers Pulled a Sphinx and Roman Coins From a 2,000-Year-Old Sunken City in Egypt

Archaeologists lift ancient treasures from Abu Qir Bay.

Orange Cats Are Genetically Unlike Any Other Mammal and Now We Know Why

The iconic coats are due to a mutation not seen in other animals.

U.S. Mine Waste Contains Enough Critical Minerals and Rare Earths to Easily End Imports. But Tapping into These Resources Is Anything but Easy

The rocks we discard hold the clean energy minerals we need most.

Giant solar panels in space could deliver power to Earth around the clock by 2050

A new study shows space solar panels could slash Europe’s energy costs by 2050.

Hidden for over a century, a preserved Tasmanian Tiger head "found in a bucket" may bring the lost species back from extinction

Researchers recover vital RNA from Tasmanian tiger, pushing de-extinction closer to reality.

Island Nation Tuvalu Set to Become the First Country Lost to Climate Change. More Than 80% of the Population Apply to Relocate to Australia Under World's First 'Climate Visa'

Tuvalu will likely become the first nation to vanish because of climate change.

A 5,000-Year-Old Cow Tooth Just Changed What We Know About Stonehenge

An ancient tooth reshapes what we know about the monument’s beginnings.

Scientists May Have Found a New Mineral on Mars. It Hints The Red Planet Stayed Warm Longer

Scientists trace an enigmatic infrared band to heated, oxygen-altered sulfates.

These Seabirds Poop 5% of Their Body Weight Every Hour and They Only Do It While Flying Over the Ocean

Scientists strapped cameras to shearwaters and discovered nonstop midair pooping.

It Costs Less Than A Hundredth Of A Cent To Stop An Hour Of Chicken Pain, Scientists Say

Researchers attempt to measure animal pain in dollars and hours.

A Croatian Freediver Held His Breath for 29 Minutes and Set a World Record

Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić smashed a world record and pushed human limits underwater.

Solar Trees Could Save Forests From Deforestation While Generating the Same Power as Solar Farms

New research shows tree-shaped solar arrays beat flat panels in energy and ecology.

Brain Implant Translates Silent Inner Speech into Words, But Critics Raise Fears of Mind Reading Without Consent

To prevent authorized mind reading, the researchers had to devise a "password".

'Skin in a Syringe' Might be the Future of Scar Free Healing For Burn Victims

Scientists design injectable, 3D-printable gels that could revolutionize skin repair.

A Bacterial Protein Could Become the First True Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Researchers engineered a molecule that soaks up deadly CO accumulation without dangerous side effects.

Researchers Say This Wash Cycle Makes Clothes Look New Longer While Slashing Dye Transfer And Pollution

Washing in cooler, shorter cycles saves clothes, energy, and oceans.

A Pretzel-Shaped Implant Erased Bladder Cancer In More Than 80 Percent Of Patients

New drug delivery system helps patients avoid bladder removal surgery.

New Hydrogel Is So Sticky It Can Hold a Rubber Duck to a Rock Through Crashing Ocean Waves

The new material can stick through waves, salt, and even high pressure.

Astronomers Find ‘Punctum,’ a Bizarre Space Object That Might be Unlike Anything in the Universe

Bright, polarized, and unseen in any other light — Punctum challenges astrophysical norms.

Some People Are Immune to All Viruses. Scientists Now Want To Replicate This Ability for a Universal Antiviral

Mutatation causes immunity to all viruses and researchers now want to build a treatment from it.

Human Hair in 500-Year-Old Knotted Cord Rewrites What We Knew About Literacy in the Inca Empire

An unassuming strand challenges centuries of assumptions about Inca literacy

Up To 6 Percent Of Wild Australian Birds Appear To Be Switching Sexes And Scientists Think Pollution Could Be To Blame

Chemicals may be turning female birds into males in the wild and the phenomenon might be more common than we think.

Astronomers Capture the 'Eye of Sauron' Billions of Light Years Away and It Might Be the Most Powerful Particle Accelerator Ever Found

A distant galaxy’s jet could be the universe’s most extreme particle accelerator.

Scientists Found a Way to Turn Hair into Toothpaste That Repairs Your Teeth

Keratin from hair and wool may one day regrow lost enamel.

Archaeologists Found 7th Century Britons With Surprising West African Roots

Medieval Britain was home to people with recent African roots long before the slave trade began.

Dementia In Cats Mirrors Alzheimer’s In Humans And It Could Transform Research For Both Species

Researchers find feline dementia mimics human Alzheimer’s at the cellular level.

This 100-Page Proof Claims to Have Solved the World’s Most Frustrating Math Puzzle: What's The Largest Sofa That Fits Around a Corner?

Mathematician claims to have cracked the annoying puzzle of fitting a sofa around a corner.

Why Aren't There Giant Animals Anymore?

Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts.

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Hat From Cleopatra’s Egypt Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

It's only one of three surviving Roman era hats.

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