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Why Clouds Vanish During Solar Eclipses

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Doomed egg-shaped exoplanet is death-spiraling into its star

More than half of chickenpox diagnoses are wrong, study finds

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Interoception: The mysterious inner sense driving your emotions

Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever

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49 Baffling and Unstoppable Killer Whales Are Reshaping Marine Biology

The Europa Clipper may only need 1 ice grain to detect life on Jupiter’s ocean moon

2,000 earthquakes in 1 day off Canada coast suggest the ocean floor is ripping apart, scientists say

Shakespeare’s sister: Digital archives reveal hidden insights into world-famous playwright’s unknown sibling

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Dogs can understand the meaning of nouns, new research finds

Hackers can unlock over 3 million hotel doors in seconds

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Losing hippos could throw entire ecosystems out of balance. Here’s how we can still save them

After decades of secrecy, the ‘Ghost Army’ is honored for saving U.S. lives in WWII

Decoding the plant world’s complex biochemical communication networks

All aboard the moon train: DARPA is trying to figure out how to build a lunar railroad

How We Got Concussions So Wrong

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Hubble Space Telescope discovers ‘failed stars’ are bad at relationships too

The Power of Darkness: How Night Skies Inspire Creative Thoughts

Plantwatch: how does moss survive and thrive in harsh Antarctic climate?

The Incredible Case of NASA’S Missing Moondust

Significantly More Female Psychopaths Go Undetected Due to Male-Centric Definitions of Psychopathy

Swedish landowner can keep meteorite after court battle with geologists

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The Unkillable Appeal of Multilevel Marketing

The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance

Family Finds Stolen Japanese Artifacts While Cleaning Out an Attic in Massachusetts

Two men swapped at birth – one Indigenous, one white – finally get apology

The Ocean Vents Where Life on Earth Likely Began

Scientists Working on Drug to Indefinitely Delay Menopause

Massive Missing Head of Ancient Ramesses II Statue Uncovered

An Alpine Mummy’s Mysterious Tattoos Have Upended Archaeological Theories

First-of-Its-Kind ‘Quantum Tornado’ Achieves Record-Breaking Black Hole Mimicry

New Species of Fluffy Beetle Discovered in Australia

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People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One

Nigeria’s kidnap crisis: Inside story of a ransom negotiator

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Neuroferritinopathy: New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

The Water Is Eating the Island

The Terrifying Allure of Mona Island

Scientists Gave AI an “Inner Monologue” and Something Fascinating Happened

Planetary scientists use physics and images of impact craters to gauge thickness of ice on Europa

New original Damn Interesting article/episode by Marisa Brook: A Trail Gone Cold

New York City’s plan to stop e-bike battery fires

Dark Energy Camera Captures a Breathtaking 1.3-Gigapixel Photo of the Remains of a Dead Star

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