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Fish Feel Intense Pain For 20 Minutes After Catch — So Why Are We Letting Them Suffocate?

Brutal and mostly invisible, the way we kill fish involves prolonged suffering.

Scientists Used Lasers To Finally Explain How Tiny Dunes Form -- And This Might Hold Clues to Other Worlds

Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.

Scientists Froze The 1,350-Year-Old Tomb of a Toddler Buried Like Royalty in a Repurposed Roman Villa. They Call Him The "Ice Prince"

The Ice Prince lived for only 18 months, but his past is wrapped in mystery, wealth, and extraordinary preservation.

Drinking Sugar May Be Far Worse for You Than Eating It, Scientists Say

Liquid sugars like soda and juice sharply raise diabetes risk — solid sugars don't.

A 30-Year-Old Study Says Croissants Are Absolutely Terrible. Here's why

They're the least filling food ever.

Spanish Galleon Sank With $17-Billion Worth of Treasure In Today's Money. Now Confirmed As the World’s Richest Shipwreck

Researchers link underwater treasure to the legendary Spanish galleon sunk in 1708

The oceans are so acidic they're dissolving the shells of marine creatures

We've ignored ocean acidification for far too long.

Scientists Made a Battery Powered by Probiotics That's Completely Biodegradable

Scientists have built a battery powered by yogurt microbes that dissolves after use.

Scientists stunned to observe that humpback whales might be trying to talk to us

These whales used bubble rings to seemingly send messages to humans.

Physicists Say Light Can Be Made From Nothing and Now They Have the Simulation to Prove It

An Oxford-led team simulation just brought one of physics' weirdest predictions to life.

Lawyers are already citing fake, AI-generated cases and it's becoming a problem

Just in case you're wondering how society is dealing with AI.

Identical Dinosaur Prints Found on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic Ocean 3,700 Miles Apart

Millions of years ago, the Atlantic Ocean split these continents but not before dinosaurs walked across them.

This Wildcat Helped Create the House Cat and Is Now at Risk Because of It

The house cat's ancestor is in trouble.

From peasant fodder to posh fare: how snails and oysters became luxury foods

Oysters and escargot are recognised as luxury foods around the world – but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap sources of protein.

Saurpod Dinosaur’s Last Meal Perfectly Preserved for 95 Million Years Shows What They Really Ate

Sauropods were the largest land-living animals of all time. Finding the traces of a sauropod’s last meal is nothing short of extraordinary.

Muscle bros love their cold plunges. Science says they don't really work (for gains)

The cold plunge may not be helping those gains you work so hard for.

Scientists Reconstruct The Face of a 400-year-old Polish 'Vampire'

In northern Poland, DNA and artistry revive a young woman's face, centuries after her death.

Revolutionary single-dose cholesterol treatment could reduce levels by up to 69%

If confirmed, this could be useful for billilons of people.

Your Brain Uses Only 5% More Energy Whether You’re Actively Thinking or Not. So, What Causes Mental Fatigue?

Mental effort barely increases brain energy use.

Buddhism Is Known for Peace. So What Explains Buddhist Monks Inciting Violence in Asia?

Buddhism is commonly associated with peace, tolerance, and compassion. But like every other great religion, it has a violent side.

A Unique Light-Sensitive Resin Could Make 3D Printing Faster and Cleaner

Smart resin forms tough parts with UV light and dissolvable supports with visible light. This dual nature can make 3D printing waste-free.

This 200-year-old-condom in "mint condition" features erotic art and a striking message

This museum exhibit is a reflection of a turbulent part of European history.

Iron Deficiency Can Flip The Genetic Switch That Determines Sex, Turning Male Embryos into Female

Researchers show maternal iron levels can override genetic sex determination in mice.

Goodness, Gracious: New Study Finds Moral People Are Happier

Researchers uncover a link between moral character and long-term well-being.

Your Cat Can Smell the Difference Between You and a Stranger and They Prefer the Stranger

Cats know who you are and they're probably judging you.

This Tiny Chip Could Supercharge the Entire Internet Making It 10 Times Faster

This silicon chip that shatters bandwidth records, offering a 10x boost in data transmission speeds.

Rare, black iceberg spotted off the coast of Labrador could be 100,000 years old

Not all icebergs are white.

Captain Cook's Famous Shipwreck Finally Found After 25-Year Search in Rhode Island

Final report confirms identification of the famed vessel scuttled off Rhode Island in 1778.

Thousands of Centuries-Old Trees, Some Extinct in the Wild, Are Preserved by Ancient Temples in China

Religious temples across China shelter thousands of ancient trees, including species extinct in the wild.

These Bacteria Exhale Electricity and Could Help Fight Climate Change

Some E. coli can survive by pushing out electrons instead of using oxygen

This 43,000-Year-Old Fingerprint on a Face-shaped Pebble May Be the First Neanderthal Artwork Ever Discovered

A tiny dot on a face-shaped pebble shows that Neanderthals also had the ability to understand abstract art.

This New Lens Converts Invisible Infrared Light into Visible Color

An atomic-scale metalens converts infrared into visible light in a single leap

This Ancient Loaf of Bread Was Buried for 5,000 Years in Turkey and Now It's Back on the Menu

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old bread—and a Turkish town brings it back to life

Astronomers Claim the Big Bang May Have Taken Place Inside a Black Hole

Was the “Big Bang” a cosmic rebound? New study suggests the Universe may have started inside a giant black hole.

Vegetarians Are More Rebellious (and Power Hungry) Than You Think

Forget the stereotype. Vegetarianism is becoming a cultural statement.

Astronomers Just Found the Most Powerful Cosmic Event Since the Big Bang. It's At Least 25 Times Stronger Than Any Supernova

The rare blasts outshine supernovae and reshape how we study black holes.

This Tiny Robot Solved a Rubik’s Cube in 0.103 Seconds and Broke a World Record

Students at Purdue built a record-breaking robot that redefined how fast a puzzle can be solved.

A Seemingly Ordinary Bucket Turned Out to Be a 6th-Century Funeral Urn From the Dark Ages and No One Saw It Coming

It took 40 years, X-rays, and a TV dig to uncover the truth behind the ornate bucket.

Why Perovskite LEDs Might Soon Replace Every Light in Your Home

Cheaper, brighter, and greener, perovskite LEDs could change lighting — if they last long enough.

Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try It

Can we build an ecosystem on Mars — and should we?

Psychologist Says Hitler, Putin and Trump Share One Startling Childhood Pattern

Unresolved trauma in childhood may feed a dangerous form of political narcissism.

Prehistoric Humans Lit Fires to Smoke Meat a Million Years Ago

Smoking meat may be our human heritage.

Student Finds the Psychedelic Fungus the Inventor of LSD Spent His Life Searching For

The discovery could reshape how we study psychedelic compounds in nature and medicine.

The Real Sound of Clapping Isn’t From Your Hands Hitting Each Other

A simple gesture hides a complex interplay of air, flesh, and fluid mechanics.

This AI Can Zoom Into a Photo 256 Times And The Results Look Insane

Chain-of-Zoom could help AI "see" up to 256 times more clearly.

Sinking Giant Concrete Orbs to the Bottom of the Ocean Could Store Massive Amounts of Renewable Energy

These underwater batteries could potentially store hundreds of thousands of gigawatt-hours.

How many people are actually exceptional? Less than 1 in 100,000

We all like to think we're exceptional. But statistically, you're probably not; and neither is anyone you know.

3D-Printed Pen With Magnetic Ink Can Detect Parkinson’s From Handwriting

This pen traces hand tremors to diagnose Parkinson's.

People want climate labels on products, especially meat, cars, and flights

Citizens suggest carbon labels on advertised products could help consumers make better decisions.

Shy albatrosses are more likely to get divorced

Climate change also has a part to play.