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  • Evolution illustration with starry sky
    By Elias Nash

    Human Evolution Discovery Stuns Scientists: We Were Off By 40 Million Years

    For a long time, scientists felt confident in their understanding of the timeline of human evolution. But a recent discovery has completely changed everything.

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  • Tasmanian tiger museum specimen
    By Elias Nash

    What If The Tasmanian Tiger Never Went Extinct?

    The Tasmanian tiger hasn't been seen in the wild for nearly 90 years and is assumed by most scientists to be extinct, but what if it were still here?

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  • male bee hummingbird in flight
    By Elias Nash

    This Is The Smallest Hummingbird In The World

    Hummingbirds are the smallest of the birds, but one member of this fast-flying family is smaller than the rest, only about as big as your pinky.

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  • A monarch butterfly rests on a purple butterfly bush, feeding on nectar
    By Joe Roberts

    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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  • black and white contour of brown bear
    By Elias Nash

    The Largest Bear Species Today Is Nothing Compared This Prehistoric Nightmare

    Bears one of the largest land predators alive right now, but today's bears are tiny compared to a massive prehistoric bear discovered in Argentina.

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  • A squirrel stands on grass holding a nut
    By Joe Roberts

    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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  • A Laysan albatross looking directly into camera among leaves
    By Joe Roberts

    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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  • A bright red bloodybelly comb jelly is in darkness
    By Pauli Poisuo

    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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  • A small model dinosaur fossil
    By Kristeen Cherney

    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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  • An earthworm is seen in  is seen in extreme closeup after being scanned by an electron microscope
    By Joe Roberts

    The Terrifying Appearance Of Earthworms Under A Microscope Is Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie

    Earthworms are known more for being slimy and gross than for their beauty, but they take on a new level of revolting under the microscope.

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  • A tiny jumping spider
    By Eric James Beyer

    The Way Spiders See Is Super Complicated

    Despite their eight eyes, most spiders have terrible vision, but there are a few that have shockingly capable vision which they use for hunting.

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  • A red sea star on the ocean floor
    By Eric James Beyer

    Why Colors Change The Deeper You Swim In Water

    If you've been in the ocean, you may have noticed that red objects tend to lose their color under water, and there's a good reason for that.

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  • house sparrow taking flight
    By Elias Nash

    Why Do Birds Fly Into Windows?

    One of the most heartbreaking sounds a homeowner or renter can hear is the thump of a bird striking a window, but why does this even happen?

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  • sculpture of Neanderthal woman
    By Elias Nash

    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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  • A cobalt blue lake and sandy shore with green trees lining it
    By Eric James Beyer

    The Great Lakes Don't Technically Have Tides Like The Ocean, Here's Why

    The water levels in the the Great Lakes can fluctuate significantly over the course of a day, but none of those changes are driven by the tides.

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  • A closeup of a bald eagle shows the eye and bill
    By Joe Roberts

    The Largest Eagle To Ever Exist Dwarfs The Bald Eagle In Every Way

    Among the birds, the eagles are the most formidable and dangerous of the lot, but one extinct eagle puts all the others to shame.

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  • A shot of the Miami coastline shows the ocean and skyscrapers below a sunset
    By Joe Roberts

    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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  • painting of a quagga
    By Elias Nash

    The Sad Reason The Quagga Went Extinct

    Before the 20th century, the South African plains were home to a unique species of zebra that was brutally hunted to extinction.

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  • Silverback gorilla black-and-white portrait
    By Elias Nash

    How Much Can A Gorilla Really Lift?

    It's no real surprise that gorillas are pretty strong animals, especially compared to humans. But looking at the numbers, exactly how strong are they?

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  • Scientist looking through microscope
    By Elaine Todd

    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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  • An extreme macro shot of a butterfly wing reveals hundreds of colored scales
    By Joe Roberts

    You'll Never Look At Butterflies The Same After Seeing Their Wings Under A Microscope

    Some insects are downright scary when you get a close look at them, but that's not the case when you look at butterfly wings under a microscope.

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  • Base camp at Mt. Everest in Nepal
    By Kristeen Cherney

    10 Most Extreme Environments Where Scientists Were Shocked To Discover Life

    Certain places on Earth seem far too extreme to support life, but that assumption is far from true. Rather, life apparently has a habit of finding a way.

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  • A Dunkleosteus fossil is shown on display at Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History
    By Joe Roberts

    What Really Caused This Prehistoric Nightmare Fish To Go Extinct

    The Dunkleosteus is one of the most formidable fish to have ever swam in the seas, but its disappearance is something of a mystery.

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  • sunshine over water surface
    By Elias Nash

    Why Is The Ocean Salty But Lakes Aren't?

    Water is so ubiquitous that most people probably take it for granted, but have you ever wondered why the vast majority of it is salty?

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  • Family of red wolves in the woods
    By Tiffany Betts

    You'll Only Find The Rarest Species Of Wolf In North Carolina

    There are many endangered animals in the world, but few are under threat quite like this once-common wolf species of which only a remnant remains.

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  • Professor Stephen Hawking attends the gala screening of
    By Megan Brame

    Every Way Stephen Hawking Predicted The World Ending

    Stephen Hawking might be one of the most recognizable names in astrophysics, but he also had quite a few thoughts on how the world might end.

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  • digital artwork of Titanoboa towering into the sky
    By Elias Nash

    What If Titanoboa Never Went Extinct?

    The Titanoboa went extinct around 50 million years ago, but what might life be like now if this gargantuan beast still roamed the Amazon?

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