What Happened To Earth's Hidden Continent, Zealandia?
As far as immutable facts go, the number of continents would seem to be one of them, but is there another continent hiding in plain sight?
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What If Terror Birds Never Went Extinct?
The monstrous terror bird once roamed the earth, but it didn't manage to survive into the modern day. If it did, though, the world might look quite different.
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Tragic Theories Why Horses Once Went Extinct In North America
Before the Spanish introduced modern horses to the New World, horses roamed wild in North America, then they disappeared, but we're not sure why.
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What If Woolly Mammoths Never Went Extinct?
Of extinct Ice Age animals, woolly mammoths are probably one of the most famous. But if they were still around, then our world would look pretty different.
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The Largest Dinosaur Ever Discovered Totally Dwarfs Our Largest Land Animals Today
Dinosaurs are the biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth, but even among giants, there is one dinosaur that stood taller than all the others.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Eat Chicken Noodle Soup While You're Sick
Most of us have had a bowl of chicken noodle soup to treat us when we were sick, but what's really going on to help make us feel better?
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No, Northern White Rhinos Aren't Extinct Yet, But They Might As Well Be
Of all the animals alive, few are imbued with as much tragedy as mother and daughter Najin and Fatu, the last two living northern white rhinos.
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What If Mosquitoes Went Extinct?
Most people don't really like mosquitoes and probably wouldn't mind if they all went extinct. But if that did happen, what would the world actually look like?
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12 Animals That Used To Be Way Bigger (And Why They're Smaller Now)
While the modern world has some big and scary creatures, the truth is that many of those animals are nothing compared to their ancient ancestors.
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Well Actually, There Is No Dark Side Of The Moon
The dark side of the moon may be the most misnamed place in all of the solar system, in fact, by some accounts, the nearside is the real dark side.
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What Would Happen If A Nuke Exploded In Space?
Nuclear weapons can create massive fireballs, hurricane force winds, and clouds of radioactive dust, but what if one is detonated in space?
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What It Means When There's An Air Quality Alert
As humans continue to pump more gases into the atmosphere, you've probably seen air quality alerts more often, but what does that actually mean?
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What Happens To Used EV Batteries (And Can They Be Recycled)
Electronic vehicles are becoming more common on the roads, but their popularity raises the question: what are we going to do with the used batteries?
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What Happens If The World Runs Out Of Lithium?
Whether you know it or not, lithium is one of the most important elements humans have made use of, but what happens if our supply dries up?
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Why You're Not Seeing As Many Butterflies Now As You Did When You Were A Kid
Few creatures are as beautiful as the butterfly, but they're slowly disappearing along with other insects, and it's going to be a big problem.
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What If AI Overtakes Humans?
The future of AI is still up for debate, and no one knows what kind of world it might create. But what might the world look like if AI completely took over?
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If A Squirrel Is Twitching Its Tail At You, Here's What It Could Mean
Squirrels are so ubiquitous that virtually everyone has had an interaction with one, but what does it mean when it's shaking its tail at you?
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Which Bird Has The Longest Lifespan? It's Complicated
If you want to know the age of a bird, you might be surprised to know that there are no good ways to figure it out, at best it's all guess work.
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Is There Life After Death? Science Has A Mind-Bending Prediction
The question of whether life continues after death is as old as humanity, but quantum mechanics may provide an answer to the question.
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The 10 Strangest Deep Sea Creatures Ever Discovered
There are some strange looking animals, but if you turn your eye to the deep ocean, that's where you'll find some truly weird and wild species
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7 Of The Smallest Dinosaurs To Ever Exist
The thought of dinosaurs usually brings to mind huge, hulking creatures of the past. But not all dinosaurs were large. Some were actually pretty small.
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If You've Ever Felt Like Someone's Watching You, Here's Why
There aren't many things more unsettling than the feeling that you're being watched, but can you trust this feeling, and what causes it?
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What If Neanderthals Still Existed Today?
The Neanderthals, have been gone for about 40,000 years now, but we can at least imagine what life might be like if they were still here.
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What If T. Rex Had Long Arms?
Of all the predators to walk the Earth, none were as fearsome as the T. rex, but how would the king of the lizards fare if it didn't have short arms?
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Dumb Things Everyone Overlooks In Dune
"Dune" has long been a famous sci-fi franchise, and the movies have only made it more popular. Narratively, it's impressive, but how accurate is its science?
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The Huge Florida City That's Sinking Into The Ocean
As icecaps around the world continue to melt, rising waters are encroaching on coastal cities around the world, putting Florida at high risk.
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11 Strangest Organisms You Can Only See With A Microscope
While there are plenty of weird animals in nature, some of the strangest organisms can only be seen under a microscope. Here are a few of them.
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