Why You Should Avoid Using A Metal Knife To Slice Avocados
Love them or hate them, avocados are a nutritious addition to any diet, but if you have to open one, it's best to avoid doing it with a metal knife.
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Scientists Say This 3.8 Million-Year-Old Face Solved A Major Mystery Of Human Evolution
The record of humanity is incomplete, but researchers discovered a well-preserved skull which calls into question assumptions about how evolution truly works.
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What Scientists Know About Megalodon Has Changed Dramatically Since The '90s
Much of what we think about Megalodon comes from its giant teeth. However, scientists might have made an incorrect assumption about the species many years ago.
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Myth Or Mystery: Can Dogs Really Sense An Oncoming Storm?
If you are a dog owner, there's a good chance you've seen your pup act differently when there's a storm coming, but are they predicting the weather?
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Scientists Say These Newly-Discovered Fossils Change Everything We Know About Mammalian Evolution
There's a lot we know about how life developed into its present state, but there are a lot of holes surrounding the rise of mammals and live birth.
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You Should Think Twice Before Thawing Frozen Food On Your Counter
We're all rushed lately, and there's a real temptation to save food prep time by letting frozen food thaw on the counter, but that's a bad idea.
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Scientists Sealed Eight Mice Inside A Rodent Utopia In The '60s And The Result Was Horrifying
There was a lot of crazy stuff going on in the 1960s, not least the animal experimentation that could often end with shockingly horrifying results.
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The Unsettling Reason Spiders Love Your Smelly Socks
Spiders seem to have a love for stinky socks, but they actually have a good reason for it, as the smell somewhat indirectly helps keep them fed.
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Science Explains How Snakes Can Still Bite You After Death
Dead snakes may not turn into zombies, but they can be as dangerous as their living counterparts. The reason comes from a strange quirk of their biology.
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Scientists Were Testing Nuclear Weapons In '54, Then Something Went Very Wrong
Back in the 1950s the US was testing a lot of nuclear weapons, but one test in particular gained infamy for just how wrong everything went with it.
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How To Tell The Difference Between A Spider Bite And Mosquito Bite
Getting bit by bugs is part of the human experience, but it might behoove you to learn the difference between a mosquito bite and a spider bite.
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In The Early 2000s, NASA Sent Salmonella Into Space. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
Space has odd effects on the human body, but it also happens to affect bacteria, too. And, as NASA discovered, those changes aren't exactly promising.
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Scientists Say The Black Fungi Feeding On Chernobyl's Ruins Could Solve An Important Problem For Space Travel
The nuclear disaster in Chernobyl unintentionally created a very unique ecosystem -- one which made fungi just as well suited for space as they are for Earth.
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Shipping Vessels Are Doing A Lot More To Ocean Ecosystems Than Scientists Expected
Human activity has hugely impacted wildlife, and even shipping has been passively doing harm, though the reasons likely aren't the ones you'd expect.
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This Common Household Décor Could Have An Unexpected Effect On Your Health And Focus
How you live and what you surround yourself with can have outsized effects on your wellbeing, but some bits of décor can help more than others.
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The Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria Outbreak That's Plaguing US Beaches
Warm summer waters have been bringing with them this dangerous bacteria, and this particular problem has only been growing as the climate changes.
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Why Death By Black Mamba Venom Is One Of The Worst Ways To Die
Not all snakes are venomous, and of those that are, most aren't fatal, but the black mamba isn't on that list; it will kill you and you will suffer.
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The Science Behind America's Cleanest Lake
The United States has more than 100,000 lakes, so figuring out which one of them is the cleanest takes more than guesswork; you need science.
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The Deepest Part Of The Ocean That Isn't The Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean, but another part of the world has a different trench that's home to its own unique ecosystem.
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This Creepy Animal Occupation Is Even Riskier Than You Think
Working with dangerous animals comes with a fair share of risk, but in the case of this rare occupation, that risk is well worth it, helping to save lives.
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Scientists Say This Annoying Reflex Could Be An Evolutionary Leftover From Our Aquatic Ancestors
There's nothing you can do to control your reflexes, even the annoying ones, but scientists believe that there's an evolutionary reason for them.
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Why Death By A Saw-Scaled Viper Is One Of The Worst Ways To Die
There are lots of unpleasant ways to die out there, but the saw-scaled viper packs a bite that could kill you in a particularly gruesome way.
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The Excruciating Science Behind Stingray Venom And Why It's So Painful
Even though wading through the surf is usually a serene experience, there could be a stingray lurking in the sand waiting to give you a dose of hurt.
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Noise Has An Unexpected Effect On A Spider Web
Each of us is a product of our environments, including spiders which modify how they construct their webs to compensate for their sonic environment.
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Scientists Say There May Be A Link Between High BMI And Extreme Weather
Climate change is an unstoppable force of nature at this point, and worse, it might be contributing to making you fat, unfit, and unhealthy.
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The Difference Between Edible Mold And Harmful Mold, Explained By Science
Finding fuzzy spots of mold on your food usually means it's unsafe to eat, but not all mold is made equal, and not all molds are actually bad for you.
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Scientists Couldn't Believe That These Ants Were Giving Birth To Clones From Another Species
Ants are one of nature's most successful creatures, but scientists were shocked when they discovered one species was cloning one of their neighbors.
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