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  • Isolated map of United States lower 48 states with geological composition highlighted in different colors
    By Daniel Meagher 15 hours ago

    America's New Geological Map Can Tell You Lots About The Ground You Live On

    Mapping out geology across the U.S. is surprisingly difficult, but the USGS has managed just that, and its map is more detailed than you'd ever expect.

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  • Older woman with short gray hair in tai chi stance smiling with two younger practitioners behind her
    By Daniel Meagher 1 day ago

    One Of The Healthiest Activities For People Over 60 Might Surprise You

    When it comes to those over 60 keeping healthy, this activity is worth a look, as it provides not only physical benefits, but mental ones as well.

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  • An illustration of a black Microraptor gliding over a forest
    By Joe Roberts 2 days ago

    One Of The Smallest Dinosaurs To Ever Exist Had Wings In An Unexpected Place

    Dinosaurs were a lot closer to birds than movies would make you think, but this tiny dinosaur didn't only have feathers, but full wings in an odd spot.

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  • An asteroid is seen flying through space toward Earth
    By Joe Roberts 2 days ago

    NASA Rammed A Spaceship Into An Asteroid And Made A Fascinating Discovery

    Deflecting asteroids by running spaceships into them may sound like science fiction, but it's quite real. And it's quite a bit more complex than anyone thought.

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  • Different color eggs are seen arranged on a light blue background
    By Joe Roberts 2 days ago

    How Long Eggs Last In The Refrigerator, According To A Food Scientist

    If you live in the US, you probably put your eggs right in the fridge, but many other parts of the world don't, so do chilled eggs last longer?

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  • A tiger looks at the camera in the water
    By Pauli Poisuo 2 days ago

    These Tough Animal Species Have No Natural Predators

    One animal's predator is often animal's prey, but not with these species. Many of them are too tough to be taken down, though some have stranger tactics.

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  • A closeup shot of a pirate spider spinning on a web
    By Joe Roberts 3 days ago

    The Pirate Spider Uses These Sneaky Tricks To Trap Other Spiders

    While spiders are often seen as pretty creepy, pirate spiders are downright devious, using clever tricks to feed their cannibalistic tendencies.

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  • A close-up shows a hammerhead worm on a green leaf
    By Joe Roberts 3 days ago

    The Unsettling Reason You Should Never Squish A Hammerhead Worm

    While squishing worms might seem like a reasonable way to kill them, when it comes to the hammerhead worm, that reaction could easily make your problems worse.

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  • A Victorian grassland earless dragon sits on a rock in the wild
    By Joe Roberts 3 days ago

    The Nearly Extinct Reptile Species That Made A Comeback

    It's not often that you lose a species for over 60 years, but that's what happened to this little lizard that has been coming back from the brink.

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  • Person scuba diving by giant sea sponge
    By Kristeen Cherney 3 days ago

    8 Animals That Don't Poop (And What They Do Instead)

    Pooping seems like one of those things that all animals do, but that's not entirely true. Some expel waste in other ways, and others simply don't.

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  • street lamp glowing purple
    By Elias Nash 4 days ago

    Why Are Some Streetlights Turning Purple?

    If you've been driving around your city at night, you might have seen a few of the streetlights have turned purple and wondered what was going on.

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  • A Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly sits on leaves
    By Joe Roberts 4 days ago

    The World's Largest Butterfly Is Facing Two Human Threats

    The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is a beautiful butterfly, but its numbers have dwindled dramatically, and humanity is the cause of two of those threats.

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  • A jumping spider is seen in extreme closeup sitting on a leaf
    By Joe Roberts 4 days ago

    The Truth About How Much Spiders Eat Every Year

    Spiders, whether you know it or not, are all around us, but what may alarm you is the truth about how much biomass these critters consume every year.

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  • iridescent snake scales
    By Elias Nash 5 days ago

    The Florida Rainbow Snake Has A Mysterious Past

    Somewhere in Florida's waterways, ecologists suspect that a beautiful and elusive snake may be lurking just out of sight, and they're trying to save it.

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  • Hairs are seen standing on end in a closeup shot of someone's forearm
    By Joe Roberts 6 days ago

    The 'Useless' Body Part That Explains Why Humans Get Goosebumps

    The human body is full of 'left overs' that don't seem to serve any useful purpose, and one of those vestigial parts is responsible for goosebumps.

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  • Matthew McConaughey's Coop cries in a space shuttle in Interstellar
    By Joe Roberts 7 days ago

    What Happens When Astronauts Cry In Space

    The low-gravity of outer space can be unintuitive, and normal bodily functions that we take for granted here on Earth don't always work the same.

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  • Variety of smiling face illustrations
    By Tiffany Betts 8 days ago

    How To Tell When Someone's Smile Is Fake

    A smile is typically thought of as an expression of happiness, but smiles can deceive, so how can you tell which smiles are covering up for a lie?

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  • King Louie from Jungle Book
    By Joe Roberts 8 days ago

    What If This Extinct Ape Was Still Alive Today

    A mere 300,000 years ago, the world's largest primate still roamed the forests of southern China, how would that massive ape fare in today's world?

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  • illustration of brachiosaurus
    By Elias Nash 8 days ago

    The Average Lifespan Of A Dinosaur Might Surprise You

    Everybody knows that dinosaurs lived a long time ago, but what isn't well-known is just how long dinosaurs lived, and it's less than we once thought.

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  • The bleed hole of a plane window is seen in closeup with a blue sky visible through the window pane
    By Joe Roberts 9 days ago

    The Unexpected Reason Airplane Windows Have Those Tiny Holes

    If you've ever enjoyed the view from the window seat on a plane, you've doubtless noticed the tiny hole in the window. What's up with that anyway?

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  • A model of a human heart is seen surrounded by sparks
    By Joe Roberts 9 days ago

    If You Have One Of These Blood Types, You Could Be At Greater Risk Of A Heart Attack

    Most people don't give much thought to their blood type, but they probably should since some blood types have a greater risk of heart attack.

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  • A closeup of a brown recluse reveals its eyes
    By Joe Roberts 9 days ago

    The Unsettling Reason You Never Want To Find Brown Recluse Spiders In Your Home

    It's safe to say spiders are scary, and the brown recluse spider is no exception. In fact, it's not only dangerous, but seeing one can even be cause for alarm.

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  • Close up of lion with its teeth exposed
    By Elaine Todd 9 days ago

    9 Animals That See Humans As Food

    For as dangerous as humans are to many animals, the inverse is also true, and these animals do have a history of occasionally fatal encounters with people.

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  • A megalodon is seen swimming from below
    By Joe Roberts 10 days ago

    This Extinct Shark Had A Stronger Bite Than The Mighty T. Rex

    Everyone knows the ancient shark megalodon was huge, but you might not know that its bite force was off the charts, dwarfing even the mighty T. rex.

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  • Close up of Brazilian wandering spider against a white background
    By Daniel Meagher 10 days ago

    Why The 'Banana Spider' Is Considered One Of The Deadliest

    Most spiders are content to hang out in their burrow or web, waiting for food to come to them, but this Brazilian spider uses a different strategy.

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  • A woman holds her hand over her mouth while sitting in a restaurant and holding a drink
    By Joe Roberts 10 days ago

    How To Get Rid Of Hiccups Using Only Your Breath

    We've had to deal with hiccups at one point in our lives, but getting rid of them is another matter, if only there were a way to be rid of them.

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  • Close up of Jupiter, with its Great Red Spot
    By Elaine Todd 10 days ago

    The Great Red Spot: 7 Strange Facts About Jupiter's 190-Year Old Storm

    Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been an object of fascination for astronomers for a long time, but it still manages to surprise people shockingly often.

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