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The best microscope photos captured this year reveal a snail's rainbow...
Summary List PlacementIf there's one thing we've learned from the coronavirus pandemic, it's a newfound respect for the very, very small.But as dangerous as the microscopic universe can seem, it's also...
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You can bond with your cat by narrowing your eyes and blinking slowly. It's...
Summary List PlacementWhile most dogs throw themselves at your feet for affection, it can be challenging to get a new cat to trust you enough to say hi.That could be because cats speak a different love...
View ArticleWhat's inside a rattlesnake's tail?
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: If you're hiking pretty much anywhere in the US, this is one sound you don't want to hear... [Audio of rattlesnake rattle.]The...
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The year's best wildlife photos reveal a super-chill monkey, a rare Siberian...
Summary List PlacementSergey Gorshkov was determined to find a Siberian tiger. He knew it wouldn't be easy. The species is known to live only in sections of Russia and China and was hunted almost to...
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New analysis of a saber-toothed cat fossil reveals the ancient animals were...
Summary List PlacementBefore the end of the last Ice Age, fierce saber-toothed cats roamed every continent except Australia and Antarctica.Although most people probably picture saber-toothed cats with...
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Diabolical ironclad beetles can get squished under 39,000 times their weight...
Summary List Placement Imagine a 200-pound man being crushed by the weight of nearly two space shuttles and coming out unscathed. That's about how indestructible the diabolical ironclad beetle is.The...
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Humans aren't the only species who get choosier about their friends as they...
Summary List PlacementAs we age, we get pickier about our friends.Young adults maintain many friendships, but as people grow older, they tend to winnow that group down to a select few meaningful...
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These key psychological differences can determine whether you're liberal or...
Summary List PlacementPolitically, Americans are highly divided.When it comes to issues of race, immigration, national security, public health, and environmental protection, they disagree about how the...
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Octopuses can taste with their arms — here's how their tentacles distinguish...
Summary List PlacementOctopuses are famous for being intelligent escape artists: Their camouflage skills are second to none. Each of an octopus's eight arms is also governed by a mini brain, which...
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Platypus fur glows greenish-blue under UV light, new research found
Summary List PlacementScientists are seeing the Australian platypus in a whole new light. Under an ultraviolet lamp, this bizarre-looking creature appears even more peculiar than normal, glowing a...
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Scientists captured video of a rare squid with tentacles as long as a human
Summary List PlacementThe squid was dragging long, spaghetti-like tentacles and using fins like elephant ears to propel itself through the dark waters.Marine scientist Deborah Osterhage spotted it in...
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Google's DeepMind looks to have solved a mystery about protein behavior...
Summary List PlacementDeepMind, an artificial-intelligence company owned by Google, has announced a scientific breakthrough which could have a major influence on drug discovery and disease research.The...
View ArticleWhy some men go bald, according to a dermatologist
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Graham Flanagan: Look at that beautiful bald man. He's oozing swagger and confidence. He owns it. But it wasn't always like this. This is...
View ArticleWhat's inside a blobfish, the 'world's ugliest animal'
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: This creature was crowned the world's ugliest animal in 2013, a title it still defends today. On land, he's got a body like Jell-O...
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Identical twins don't always have identical genes, research shows — a new...
Summary List PlacementFor decades, researchers believed that monozygotic twins — twins that form when a fertilized egg splits in two — were born with essentially the same genetic codes. Hence the...
View ArticleThe extreme life of a sloth
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: If there's one thing you know about sloths, it's that they're, well, slow. But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths...
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Our ancestors domesticated dogs by sharing leftover meat during the last Ice...
Summary List PlacementIt's hard to resist dogs when they beg for scraps from the table. The act of feeding leftovers to hungry canines may have jump-started dog domestication during the last Ice Age,...
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Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from...
Summary List PlacementScientists in Taiwan noticed odd, L-shaped burrows in a set of rocks eight years ago. Since the rocks once sat on the Pacific Ocean floor, they thought the tunnels had been made...
View ArticleWhy ticks are so hard to kill
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Benji Jones: In the summer of 2019, a bull was found dead on a farm in North Carolina. Dead by exsanguination. Which means it was drained of...
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Scientists found a way to communicate with people while they're asleep and...
Summary List PlacementScientists have identified a new phenomenon they describe as "interactive dreaming"— when people experiencing deep sleep and lucid dreams are able to follow instructions, answer...
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