Jeffrey Epstein Dreamed of 'Improving' Humanity With a Baby-Making Ranch (and His DNA)

Epstein is thought to have drawn inspiration from an ideology known as "transhumanism."

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Stunning Photo Captures the Moment a Sea Lion Was Nearly Swallowed By a Whale

Talk about feeling down-in-the-mouth.

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A Russian Space Cargo Ship Just Fell to Earth. See Its Fiery Demise.

"It looked like a big firework," astronaut says.

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Thrive in Warm Coastal Waters. That Doesn't Mean You'll Get Sick.

Rising water temperature encourage the spread of harmful bacteria in ocean waters.

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This Bizarre Ancient Sea Monster Looked Like the Millennium Falcon

A long time ago, in a galaxy not at all far away, a carnivore with an uncanny resemblance to the Millennium Falcon from "Star Wars" scuttled through the seas.

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Photos: 'Millennium Falcon' Predator Hunted Seas Half a Billion Years Ago

About a half-billion years ago, a predator that looked just like the Millennium Falcon terrorized tiny prey.

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This Mathematician's 'Mysterious' New Method Just Solved a 30-Year-Old Problem

The proof took 30 years to be solved, but it's so simple and elegant that you can summarize it in a single tweet.

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Ancient Roman 'Pen' Was a Joke Souvenir

"I went to Rome and all I got you was this pen."

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'Talking Lasers' That Beam Messages into Your Head Could Be Here in 5 Years, Pentagon Says

A laser beam hits the wall next to you — and suddenly, the wall talks.

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Millions of Black Holes Are Hiding in Our Galaxy. Here's How Astronomers Plan to Find Them.

In a new paper, a pair of Japanese astronomers hatch a plan for finding dozens or hundreds of the black holes that are hiding out in the Milky Way.

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Moving to a New Home While Pregnant Could Raise Risk of Preterm Birth

In some cases, moving during pregnancy may increase the risk of preterm birth, a new study suggests.

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Newly-Discovered, Nearby Alien World Has 3 Blazing-Red Suns

The next step, researchers said, is to figure out whether it has an atmosphere.

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As If Ticks Weren't Terrifying Enough, This Giant Bloodsucker Will Hunt You Down

Unlike its more patient tick cousins, this supersize parasite pursues its prey.

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How a Woman's Birth Control Implant Ended Up in Her Lung

A woman's birth control implant that went missing from its proper place in her arm turned up in her lung.

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SpaceX Rocket Breaks Sound Barrier Twice and Nails Landing in This Amazing Video

We see the landing from four different angles.

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Epic 'Terminator' Events Could Result in Gargantuan Solar Tsunamis, New Studies Suggest

What causes the sun's 11-year cycle of sunspot activity? According to two new studies, it could be literal tsunamis of plasma.

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'Living Snow' of Grasshoppers Blankets Las Vegas, Visible on Radar

Swarms of grasshoppers resembled fabled plagues of biblical proportions.

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Iron Age Celtic Woman Wearing Fancy Clothes Buried in This 'Tree Coffin' in Switzerland

She was about 40 when she died and performed very little physical labor in life.

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2 Teens Hospitalized with Kidney Damage After Doing 1,000 Squats Apiece

When is exercise a bad thing? When you do so many squats your muscles break apart and poison you.

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People Are Getting 2nd-Degree Burns from Sidewalks

Hot days can rapidly bring pavements to sizzling temperatures.

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Look Up! Dazzling Double Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will speckle the night sky tonight. Don't miss the show.

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Vaping May Have Landed 8 Teens in the Hospital with Serious Lung Damage

The number of cases seen in such a short period is concerning, officials say.

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Mysterious Radiation Cloud Over Europe Traced to Secret Russian Nuclear Accident

The cloud held up to 100 times the level of radiation released after the Fukushima accident in Japan in 2011.

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Should You Worry About Getting Bitten by a Shark?

Sharks elicit outsized fear, even though the risk of a shark bite is infinitesimally small. Here's why.

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More Than 200 Reindeer Found Dead in Norway, Starved by Climate Change

Heavy rainfall in December buried plants under a heavy layer of ice.

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NASA Fed Apollo 11 Moon Rocks to Cockroaches (And Then Things Got Even Weirder)

The rocks were also dumped into fishbowls. And injected into mice. No, really.

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Divers Find Temples and Treasures in Sunken Ancient Egyptian City

The underwater city was named after the legendary Hercules, who ancient people believed actually visited the city.

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CRISPR Gene Editing Will Be Used Inside Humans For the First Time in Treatment for Blindness

The first study to test the gene-editing technology CRISPR inside the human body is about to get underway in the United States, according to news reports.

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Why Do Chimpanzees Throw Poop?

Going to the zoo can be a great adventure, especially if you find poop hurtling in your direction.

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These Butter Sculpture Celebrate NASA's Apollo 11 Astronauts and They're Legen-DAIRY!

The Apollo 11 sculptures took more than 2,200 pounds of butter to create.

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Why Does Mint Make Your Mouth Feel Cool?

If you nibble on a mint leaf, you might notice that it makes your mouth feel cool. That's because mint, much like chili peppers, is a biochemical success story — for plants, at least.

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How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth

The space rock was up to 430 feet across.

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Football-Size Meteorite May Have Landed in an Indian Rice Field

The strange magnetic rock was the size of a football.

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After Scorching Europe, Heat Wave Is Poised to Melt Greenland

Heat that shattered records in Europe this week is on the move.

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Huge Ash Cloud Blasts Out of Indonesian Volcano

A volcano on the island of Java, in Indonesia, blasted ash into the air today (July 26), causing panic and spurring an evacuation of the vicinity, according to the Associated Press.

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Man Dies From Rare 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba After Swimming In North Carolina Lake

A man in North Carolina died from a rare "brain-eating" amoeba infection after swimming in a lake at a local water park, according to news reports.

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The Ice Is Melting Even Faster Than They Thought

A new study shows that the ice at the bottoms of submerged glaciers could be melting 100 times faster than anyone thought.

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Organic Apples Have Way More Beneficial Bacteria Than Conventional Ones

About 90 million bacteria live in a single apple.

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'Dark Matter Bullets' Could Tear Through the Human Body, Wild New Study Suggests

A type of dark matter might be capable of causing gunshot-like wounds.

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Remarkable 'Radio Halo' Could Reveal the Unseen Phenomena at Galaxy's Fringes

Halos aren’t just for angels.

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Einstein's Theory of Relativity Holds Up Around a Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have shown that Einstein's ideas about the warping of space and time holds true as the best description yet of how gravity works.

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The Man Who Found the Titanic Is Hunting for Amelia Earhart’s Plane

The adventurer who discovered the Titanic is taking on a new mission: finding the Electra, the long-lost plane of Amelia Earhart, the record-breaking pilot who was last heard from on July 2, 1937.

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Civilization-Collapsing Megadroughts of Medieval Times Could Be in Store for a Warming Earth

From the 800s to the 1400s, about a dozen megadroughts struck the American Southwest, and all lasted longer than a decade.

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Woman Contracts Horrifying Leg Infection from a Hot Tub

An Indiana woman's vacation took a grim turn when she developed a serious leg infection after spending time in the hotel's hot tub.

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Today's Climate Change Is Worse Than Anything Earth Has Experienced in the Past 2,000 Years

The global climate is changing more now than at any point in the plast 2,000 years. The Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm Period were nothing like this.

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BPA-Free But Still Dangerous? Replacement Chemicals Linked to Childhood Obesity

a new study suggests that the chemicals used to replace BPA may also be cause for concern.

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Strange Forest 'Superorganism' Is Keeping This Vampire Tree Alive

By grafting their roots together in a hidden underground network, trees could be forming giant "superorganisms" that span entire forests.

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Fireball As Bright As the Full Moon Streaks Across Sky Over Ontario

The fireball let out several bright flares before it extinguished, dropping a number of meteorite fragments on Earth's surface.

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So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space

Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal.

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Medieval Warrior Woman Found in a Viking Graveyard Was No Viking

Analysis of her weapon suggested it came from what is now Poland.

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Neil Armstrong's Family Received $6 Million in a Secret Wrongful-Death Settlement: Report

The settlement, made in 2014, has come to light following the Apollo 11 anniversary.

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This Is the Most Elaborate Warrior Tomb Ever Discovered in England

An Iron Age warrior who likely fought Julius Caesar's legionnaires has been unearthed in the United Kingdom, according to news sources.

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New Footage Shows Uncontacted Amazon Tribesman from the World’s 'Most Threatened' Tribe

A bare-chested Amazonian tribesman sniffs a machete, looks toward the camera and then disappears into the foliage.

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In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid

These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around.

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Perfectly Preserved Ancient Shipwreck Found in the Baltic Sea with Guns Ready to Fire

"It’s almost like it sank yesterday"

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This Iron-Shelled Snail Is Totally Metal … And Now It’s Endangered

Iron scales may not be enough to protect the scaly-foot snail from extinction.

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Foodborne Parasite Sickens 100 in Massachusetts. No Source Has Been Found.

Cases of an intestinal parasite have surged in Massachusetts in recent months, according to health officials.

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These Are the Fastest-Orbiting Stars Ever Discovered, and They're Spiraling to Their Deaths

The whole whirling system is smaller than the planet Saturn, and it's blinking at Earth faster than you can microwave a lasagna.

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Were These 3,500-Year-Old Carvings of Nude Women Used As Ancient Fertility Drug?

An inscribed ancient Egyptian scarab and five clay tablets with carvings of naked women have been found in Rehob, a 3,500-year-old city in Israel.

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Here's the Best Way to Pet a Cat, According to Science

The key to success is to focus on providing the cat with as much choice and control during interactions as possible.

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Don't Worry About the 'Great Pyramid-Sized' Asteroid Due to Zip Past the Earth Today

Flying space rocks like 2019 OD get lots of attention, but there's aThese news stories get lots of attention, but there's a morbid reason why you really shouldn't worry about them.

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This May Be the Face of a Pictish Chieftain Who Was Brutally Murdered 1,400 Years Ago

A Pictish man with a rugged face who was brutally murdered 1,400 years ago may have been royalty, new research finds.

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Great Synagogue of Vilna, Ravaged by Foes, Yields Treasures and a Priceless Hebrew Inscription

Inside the buried remains of the Great Synagogue of Vilna in Lithuania, archaeologists have found a priceless inscription, colorful floors, piles of coins and parts of the bimah.

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Something’s Missing in This Stunning Photo of Space Station Passing in Front of the Midday Sun

The International Space Station glides in front of the sun in this fiery photo — but where are all the sunspots?

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Chihuahua Was Abducted by a Seagull. It Could Happen, Expert Says.

Poor Gizmo likely never knew what nabbed him.

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US Embassy Staff in Cuba Show Unusual Brain Changes After Alleged 'Sonic Attacks'

A new study finds distinct differences in the brains of U.S. embassy workers who were potentially exposed to bizarre sensory phenomena while serving in Cuba.

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Zombie Ants Are Controlled by a 'Master Puppeteer' Parasite, But We Still Don't Know How

The parasite forces the ants to climb to the tops of shrubs, bite down and die.

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Alien Hunter Explains Why He Won't Be Going to Area 51 to Look for 'Little Green Men'

What started as an internet joke has generated a stern military warning after more than a million people "signed up" to "raid" Area 51.

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The Milky Way Was an Adorable Cannibal, Cosmic 'Baby Picture' Reveals

Researchers have developed a "baby picture" of the Milky Way galaxy, tracing its origins back to the time before it cannibalized another, smaller galaxy.

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Teens Are More Likely to Try Illegal Drugs in the Summer

Summer is the most common season for U.S. teens and adults to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time, a new study finds.

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Amputated Limbs and Musket Balls Unearthed at Waterloo, 200 Years After Napoleon's Defeat

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of amputated human limbs at the field hospital that serviced the wounded at the Battle of Waterloo.

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The First Glacier Killed by Climate Change Is Getting a Haunting Memorial in Iceland

"We know what's happening and what needs to be done," the haunting letter to the future reads. "Only you know if we did it."

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Earth Is Littered with Mysterious Space-Cones, and Now We Know Why

A peculiar atmospheric process is sculpting meteorites into surprising shapes as they fall.

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Crocodiles Are Breeding Near a Nuclear Power Plant (No, They're Not Radioactive)

Only in Florida.

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This Ancient Mosque in Israel May Have Been Built Just a Few Years After Muhammed's Death

Unlike some of the large, urban mosques of that era, this structure was a simple, rectangular building that likely served farmers who lived nearby.

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Massive Snow Cannons Could Save West Antarctica's Ice Sheet

Tons of snow made from seawater could stabilize failing ice.

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Microdosing Psychedelics May Boost Mood and Focus. But What Are the Drawbacks?

Participants in a new study said that microdosing psychedelics made them more confident, motivated and productive.

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Adorable, Newfound Shark Fits in Your Hand, Looks Like a Mini Sperm Whale

And the tiny shark has a wee pocket near its fin.

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This Bloated 'Piglet Squid' Is Way Cuter Than a Real Piglet

A stunning video shows this strange see-through animal floating along with its tentacles waving above its head in the central Pacific Ocean near Palmyra Atoll.

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Diver Has Epic Nose-to-Nose Encounter with One of the Most Elusive Sharks Lurking in the Deep Sea

"I'm literally nose to nose with this animal," the diver said.

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What Happens in Intergalactic Space?

It's not just a void of empty space.

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If Dolphins Are Swimming Nearby, Does That Mean Sharks Aren't?

Contrary to the common surfing myth, if you see sharks, there are probably dolphins nearby, experts say.

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Apollo 11 Moon Landing Showed That Aliens Might Be More Than Science Fiction

The moon may be dead, but the Apollo 11 astronauts still managed to bring extraterrestrial life back to Earth. Astronomer/alien hunter Seth Shostak explains.

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Lifeboat of Titanic Survivors Were Guided by One Woman's 'Flashlight' Cane

A "flashlight" cane that lighted the way for Titanic survivors is hitting the auction block.

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Top Moon Conspiracies and Myths and Why They Are Stupid

Sorry guys, these moon conspiracy theories are just wrong.

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Teen Had a Shard of Glass Stuck in His Face for a Month Without Knowing It

A teenage boy had a knife-like shard of glass stuck in his face for weeks after he fainted into a window.

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Chinese Space Station Tiangong-2 Destroyed in Fiery Re-Entry Over Pacific Ocean

A Chinese space station fell out of the sky today (July 19). But unlike the last time this happened, China was in control the whole time.

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Photos: Ancient Pyramid-Shaped Settlement

The remains of a 4,600-year-old settlement have been uncovered on a tiny, pyramid-shaped island called Dhaskalio.

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4,600-Year-Old Greek 'Pyramid' Found in the Aegean Sea … Is Not a Pyramid at All

News of a 4,600-year-old "pyramid" or "pyramid island," supposedly discovered on a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, has been making the rounds online.

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It's a Mystery Why We Are Not Constantly Hallucinating, Trippy New Study Suggests

Apparently there's just 20 little neurons standing between reality and constant hallucinations (in mice).

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Stonehenge's Massive Megaliths May Have Been Moved into Place with Pig Lard

Stonehenge's massive megaliths may have been moved with more than just elbow grease.

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Last Month Was the Hottest June on Earth Ever Recorded

Do you feel hot? Because it's been really, really hot.

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These 6 Accidents Nearly Derailed Apollo 11's Mission to the Moon

The Apollo 11 mission to the moon was one of humanity's most incredible feats, but it almost didn't happen.

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Conjoined Twins Fused at the Head Now Separated After More Than 50 Hours of Surgery

Twin girls who were born joined at the head have been successfully separated after a monthslong medical endeavor.

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Who Owns the Moon?

A space lawyer answers this apparently common question.

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A Mysterious, Cross-Shaped Structure Is Buried Underground in Russia. It Could Be One of the World's Oldest Churches.

A celestial phenomenon is revealing underground structures.

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Gorgeous, Freaky Sunset Photo Looks Split Down the Middle

Though it looks unnatural, this photo wasn't created with filters or Photoshop.

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Apollo 11 Lunar Module Timeline Book Could Fetch $9 Million at Auction

There will never be another "first book annotated by hand on the moon."

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Here's What Neil Armstrong Saw When He Landed Apollo 11's Eagle on the Moon

See the moon through the eyes of the legendary moonwalker for the first time.

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Another Person Goes Blind After Wearing Contacts in the Shower

A woman's habit of keeping her contact lenses in while swimming and showering had serious consequences.

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'Spooky' Quantum Entanglement Finally Captured in Stunning Photo

Scientists just captured the first-ever photo of a "spooky" quantum physics phenomenon.

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Does Anyone Really Think the Moon Landing Was Faked?

The truth behind moon landing conspiracy theories.

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Earth's Core Has Been Leaking for 2.5 Billion Years and Geologists Don't Know Why

Earth's scorching core is not a loner — it has been caught mingling with other, underworldly layers.

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Fugitive Bear Escapes Jail Cell, Scales 3 Electric Fences and Is Now on the Run

Run, bear, run!

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5G Network: How It Works, and Is It Dangerous?

5G is the next generation of cellular broadband, promising to bring mobile users into a future where Full-HD movies can be downloaded in seconds and emerging technologies such as self-driving cars and augmented reality are commonplace.

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Mysterious, Glowing Tardigrade May Have Swallowed Part of Its Own Mouth

It looks like buried treasure, but it might just be pieces of the tardigrade's own mouth.

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Why JFK Believed His Bold Moonshot Could Actually Happen

The president had confidence NASA could win the race to the moon, despite the Soviet Union's previous successes.

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Dozens of Pilot Whales Washed Up on Georgia Beach, and Beachgoers Came to the Rescue

Concerned beachgoers and wildlife officials teamed up to save as many whales as possible.

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We Finally Know Why Florida's Coral Reefs Are Dying, and It's Not Just Climate Change

Hot water is killing Florida's coral reefs. But it's not the only factor bleaching them white.

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Photos: Israel's Largest Neolithic Excavation

Archaeologists are excavating what is the largest known Neolithic site in Israel.

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Largest Neolithic Settlement in Israel Uncovered. Up to 3,000 People May Have Lived There.

The 9,000-year-old site is just outside Jerusalem. The ancient people who lived there were quite sophisticated.

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People Are Overdosing on Wasp Spray in West Virginia

Several people in a West Virginia county recently overdosed from wasp spray, which they used as an alternative to methamphetamine, according to news reports.

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Joshua Trees Will Be All-But-Extinct by 2070 Without Climate Action, Study Warns

More than 80% of California's iconic Joshua trees are likely to die at the hands of drought and fire over the next 50 years — but there's still time to save them from extinction.

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Menstrual Cups Are Safe, But Questions Remain About 'Toxic Shock' Risk, Review Finds

There have been five cases of "toxic shock syndrome" linked with menstrual cups, a new review study finds.

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Tiny Fighting Worms Make One of the Loudest Sounds in the Ocean

Headbutting was never so loud.

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Juno Finds Mysterious, Unexpected Currents Crackling Through Jupiter's Magnetosphere

There are turbulent electrical currents coursing through the gas giant's outer atmosphere, producing brilliant auroras.

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Did We Mishear Neil Armstrong's Famous First Words on the Moon?

Armstrong always insisted that he said, 'That’s one small step for a man.' Yet everyone omits the 'a' when they repeat the quote. A linguist tries to get to the bottom of what happened.

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What If Buzz and Neil Didn't Come Back from the Moon? Nixon Had a Secret Plan.

If the first men to step on the moon had died there, Richard Nixon would have read this haunting speech.

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Massive, Human-Size Jellyfish Stuns Divers Off the Coast of England

The barrel jellyfish is named for its massive size and silly-looking head, but it's rare for researchers to get up close and personal with one. Two divers in the U.K. recently had the chance.

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5 Strange, Cool Things We've Recently Learned About the Moon

It's exciting discoveries like these that continue to fuel mankind's curiosity about the moon.

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The Marshall Islands Are 10 Times More 'Radioactive' Than Chernobyl

Radioactivity still lingers more than 60 years after atomic weapons, including the hydrogen bomb, were tested in the Marshall Islands.

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What Is the Ionosphere? (And Who Is Steve?)

A concentration of plasma in the Earth's atmosphere, called the ionosphere, interacts with solar winds, ultraviolet radiation and radio waves.

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Egypt's 'Bent Pyramid' Opens for First Time in More Than 50 Years

For the first time since 1965, two pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians, including the unique "Bent Pyramid," are being opened to the public, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.

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Were the Vikings Smoking Pot While Exploring Newfoundland?

The discovery of cannabis pollen near a Viking settlement in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the Vikings were smoking or eating pot while exploring North America.

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Legendary, Persecuted Code-Breaker Alan Turing Finally Recognized for His Achievements

The code breaker hastened the end of World War II and laid the foundations for modern computer science.

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The Last Lunar Eclipse of 2019 Occurs Tuesday, Just in Time for Apollo 11 Celebrations

Here's how you can see the celestial event.

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What Is Homeostasis?

Organisms employ a suite of physiological and behavioral responses to maintain homeostasis.

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These Unsung Heroes of the Apollo 11 Mission Made the First Steps on the Moon Possible

The first humans to land on the Moon, and the team that got them there, get all the glory. But before them came the unglamorous work by astronomers to find a flat landing spot.

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Amazon Prime Day: Best Deals for Science Lovers

Here are some of the nerdiest science deals we're watching for Amazon Prime Day, including DIY robots, chemistry sets, molecule jewelry and more.

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This Eagle-Nosed, Shovel-Chinned Dinosaur May Be the Weirdest Thing You See Today

What was the purpose of the bump in the middle of this dinosaur's face? No one nose.

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Amazon Prime Day: Best Health & Fitness Deals

Here's our roundup of the best deals on health and fitness products for Amazon's Prime Day.

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Greenland’s Superfast ‘Ice Slides’ Could Be Bad News for Climate Change

Greenland's ice sheet is sliding way more than previously thought, making it more vulnerable to a warming climate, according to a new study.

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Amazon Prime Day: The Best Science Kit Deals

From gross and slimy to green and growing, these science kits are sure to be fun and educational for your kids.

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A Sunken Soviet Sub Is Raising the Radioactivity of the Norwegian Sea 800,000-Fold. But Don't Worry.

A Cold War Russian nuclear submarine is leaking radioactive material into the Norwegian Sea.

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New York Is Overrun by Rats, Yet We Know Almost Nothing About Their Underground Kingdom

If we can't beat them, humans perhaps should join rats in our shared ecosystem.

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Wee Lizard Found in Dinosaur's Belly from 120 Million Years Ago

An ancient lizard was a flying dinosaur's last meal.

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Don't Be Confused If This Starfish Makes Your Mouth Water

When a photo of Plinthaster dentatus went viral on Twitter last week, pasta-lovers did a double take — the sea star looked just like a piece of ravioli.

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Why Haven't All Primates Evolved into Humans?

Humans did not evolve from apes, gorillas or chimps. We share a common ancestor and have followed different evolutionary paths.

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Barry Becomes a Hurricane, Barrels Toward Louisiana Coast

Barry is now packing winds of 75 mph. Life-threatening flash flooding will become increasingly likely later today and tonight as Barry moves inland.

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Has the Earth Ever Been This Hot Before?

Was the planet ever as hot as it is today, when every month the globe seems to be breaking one high-temperature record after another?

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New Dark Energy Data Emerges from Misshapen, Distorted, Ancient Voids

There are voids in the universe, and we can't see them properly. But the good news is that astronomers just got much better at not seeing them properly.

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The World's Largest Iceberg Is 2 Years Old Today, and Already Drifting Toward Its Doom

The world's largest iceberg turned 2 years old today (July 12) and has already drifted more than 150 miles from its Antarctic home.

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Feeding Frenzy of 11 Sharks Ends in Surprising Twist … And a Mouthful of Shark for 1 Grouper

Under the sea, it's a fish-eat-fish world.

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Woman Dies After Being Impaled by Reusable Metal Straw

A woman in England died after falling onto a reusable metal straw; and the tragic accident has renewed debate over bans on plastic straws.

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Space Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy Satellites

High-orbiting satellites offer clues about what lies buried underground.

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New Orleans Braces for Intense Floods As Tropical Storm Barry Rolls In

New Orleans is bracing for a tropical storm that is expected to hit tonight or tomorrow, bringing with it chances of intense flooding.

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Indiana Jones Meets 'Star Wars' in 'Archaeology From Space.' Enter to Win a Copy!

What's it like to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations...from space?

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Remains of Napoleon's One-Legged General Found Under Russian Dance Floor

An excavation in a peculiar place — under the foundation of a dance floor in Russia — has uncovered the remains of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite generals: a one-legged man who was killed by a cannonball more than 200 years ago, news sources report.

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'Chameleon Theory' Could Explain Why the Universe Is Blowing Up

Cosmic, cosmic, cosmic, cosmic, cosmic chameleon, you come and go.

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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells: What's the Difference?

Earth's first life forms consisted of simple prokaryotic cells. Over time, these evolved into the more complex eukaryotic cells with nuclei.

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This Common Sugar Substitute Can Be Deadly for Dogs, FDA Warns

A common sugar substitute found in everything from chewing gum to peanut butter can be deadly for man's best friend.

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After This Young Monkey Got Hit by a Car, Monkey Strangers Comforted Him

A juvenile macaque from the new group started grooming the injured monkey, then adults followed suit.

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Man Goes Blind After Wearing Contact Lenses in the Shower

Your daily shower isn't usually a health risk, but for one man in England, it may have led to a serious eye infection.

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Cats in Australia Kill Over 2 Billion Wild Animals Each Year

Humans love cats, but the furry felines are stone-cold killers

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'Renegade' White Dwarf Survived a Supernova. Now It's Warping the Little Dipper Before Our Eyes.

Four stars that seemingly survived a massive supernova explosion are now lighter, speedier and anxious to leave their home galaxy.

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'Missing' Interstellar Iron May Just Be Good at Hiding

Interstellar space should be filled with gaseous iron. But until now, astronomers couldn't find it.

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Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' Has Vanished

A mud-volcano island that burst from the waters off the coast of Pakistan during a deadly earthquake in 2013 has disappeared beneath the waves.

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We Are Very Close to Completely Eliminating Male Embryos (in Mice)

The catch is that it requires genetically altering the parents, too.

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A Common Cold Virus Wiped Away Bladder Cancer in One Patient

A simple cold virus can effectively treat a form of bladder cancer, a new study suggests.

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Meet the Ploonets! Runaway Moons with Delusions of Planethood Get Astronomy's Cutest Name Ever

Moons orbiting distant worlds have a new nickname, and it's even cuter than "moonmoon."

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Moon Landing Footage Would Have Been Impossible to Fake. Here's Why.

It's been half a century since the magnificent Apollo 11 moon landing, yet some people still don't believe it actually happened.

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'Tree Man' Gets Pioneering Surgery for Rare Skin Condition

A man in Gaza with an extremely rare skin condition dubbed "tree man syndrome" says his life has been changed by a pioneering surgical treatment.

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Modern Humans Failed in Early Attempt to Migrate Out of Africa, Old Skull Shows

A prehistoric, broken skull is revealing the secrets of ancient humans, divulging that early modern humans left Africa much earlier than previously thought, a new study finds.

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Don't Waste Your Emotions on Plants, They Have No Feelings, Grumpy Scientists Say

You can talk to your plants — but they won't care.

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How This Huge, Superfast Asteroid Stayed Hidden in Near-Earth Orbit

The year goes by quickly for this newfound asteroid.

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2 SoCal Earthquakes Warped the Ground for Miles. And It's Visible from Space.

Japanese satellite shows where the ground was broken up and even sliced open during the twin earthquakes near Ridgecrest.

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12,000 Years Ago, a Boy Had His Skull Squashed into a Cone Shape. It's the Oldest Evidence of Such Head-Shaping.

Ancient people in China practiced human head-shaping about 12,000 years ago — meaning they bound some children's maturing skulls, encouraging the heads to grow into elongated ovals — making them the oldest known group to purposefully squash their skulls.

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Python Swallows Crocodile Whole. Photographer Captures Every Last, Grisly 'Bite.'

Teeth and scales didn't stop an Australian olive python from getting a meal.

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Osteoporosis: Risks, Symptoms and Treatment

Osteoporosis is most common in postmenopausal women and may occur without much warning.

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Nearly 200K People Have Signed Up to Steal Alien Secrets from Area 51 in Late-Summer Raid

More than 200,000 Facebook users say they're interested in joining a raid on Nevada's infamous Area 51 air base this summer.

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Here's What It Really Means That Iran Enriched Uranium to 4.5%

Iran enriched uranium to 4.5%, breaking the limit of 3.67% set during the 2015 nuclear deal. Here's what that all means for the possibility of an Iranian bomb.

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Geoscientists Were Wrong About the 'World's Largest Volcano'

Back in 2013, Tamu Massif -- a giant underwater volcano off the coast of Japan -- stole Hawaii's crown as the largest single volcano in the world. But it's not a true volcano at all.

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Photos: Magnificent Views of the Nighttime Heavens in America's Dark Sky Parks

Skywatchers can see the beauty and vastness of the nighttime skies in these dark sky-designated parks.

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A Pair of Shipwrecked, WWII-Era Submarines Just Vanished from the Sea Near Malaysia

Scavengers can make millions of dollars by selling the scrap metal from old shipwrecks — no matter how many human remains are desecrated in the process.

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Invasive Semislug That Likes to Climb May Be Infecting Hawaiians with Brain Parasite

People may be picking up rat lungworm disease by eating a fast-climbing creature that's part slug, part snail.

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What Are GMOs and GM Foods?

GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are a contentious topic in science and politics.

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SoCal Has An 8% Chance of Another Huge Quake This Week

Even so, the chance of big quakes near Ridgecrest, California, decreases with time.

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Fantastically Preserved Viking Boat Grave and Skeletons Unearthed in Sweden

The boat held the remains of a man, a horse and a dog.

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Photos: A Man, a Horse and a Dog Found in Viking Boat Burial

Such viking boat burials are rare and likely only used for burying the elite.

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You May Laugh So Hard You’ll Cry After Watching This Cockatoo Rock Out on the Dance Floor

Birds of a feather flock together, but this cockatoo rocks alone. A new study reveals that the internet-famous cockatoo named Snowball can do more than just bust moves in sync with the beat of the music. The parrot creates his own steps as well.

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It Sure Seems Like the Trump Administration Is Suppressing Reports of Climate Change at USGS

Trump administration officials are removing references to climate change from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) press releases, according to a ClimateWire report.

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The Science Behind Washington's Scary 'Flash Flood Emergency'

One critical factor turned the heavy rainfall in Virginia and Washington D.C. into a flash flood emergency.

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These Odd 'Quasiparticles' Could Finally Unmask Dark Matter

Tiny ripples called magnons could lure even a fleeting, lightweight dark matter particle out of hiding.

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Book Excerpt: 'Archaeology From Space'

'Space archaeology' is transforming how experts study ancient civilizations.

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Man's Foot Pain Was Due to Rare 'Hair Splinter'

For one man in Brazil, a fallen strand of hair became more than a nuisance when it got embedded in his foot.

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Thousands of Sharks and Rays May Be Getting Strangled by Plastic Waste

No one is talking about this killer of sharks and rays.

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Could Massive SoCal Earthquakes Trigger the 'Big One' on the San Andreas Fault?

It's possible that the recent quakes could be the straw that broke the camel's back for the San Andreas Fault, which is way overdue for a major rupture.

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Does the Universe Rotate?

If you look around space, you'll notice a lot of things — the planets, stars, moons, even the galaxy itself — have one thing in common: they're spinning. So, is the universe spinning, too?

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The Faults That Ruptured in Twin California Quakes Are Very, Very Weird, Geologists Say.

Scientists know very little about the faults that ripped apart during the massive SoCal quakes.

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Skywatcher Captures Rare Image of Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane

We still don't know what the X-37B is doing up there, however.

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An Even Larger Quake Just Rocked Southern California. Experts Say the Fault System Is Growing.

This time, a magnitude-7.1 temblor struck the region near Ridgecrest, California. Experts say the next one could be even bigger.

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Want to Fight Climate Change? Plant 1 Trillion Trees.

Want to help save the world from climate change? Then grab some seeds, or some seedlings, and start planting trees like there's no tomorrow.

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Space Radiation Doesn't Seem to Be Causing Astronauts to Die from Cancer, Study Finds

That may be true for the short missions astronauts have gone on so far. But Mars will be a different story.

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Whoa! Alaska Is Hotter Than NYC. Here's Why.

For the first time in recorded history, Anchorage, Alaska, reached 90 degrees F (32 degrees Celsius).

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As Aftershocks Rattle Southern California, a More Powerful Earthquake Could Soon Strike, Experts Warn

Southern California was rattled by a magnitude 6.4 quake on Thursday (July 4). Bigger quakes could be coming soon.

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A Massive Seaweed Bloom Is Smothering Life from the Caribbean to West Africa

Researchers call it the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.

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Men Notice Messes As Much As Women. Here's Why They Don't Clean Up.

There's a reason men do a third as much housework as women do.

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How Can You Tell if Someone (or Something) Is Conscious?

Here are 3 tests to figure out if a human, or other animal, is really conscious or just faking it.

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Rare Lake of Bubbling Lava Discovered on Remote Antarctic Island

A huge lake of sizzling hot lava has been discovered in a volcano on a remote sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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King Tut Sculpture with Sketchy Origins Sells at Christie's for Nearly $6 Million

Egypt's ministry of antiquities thinks the statue was stolen from the Karnak Temple some time after 1970.

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Why Do People Scrunch Up Their Faces After Tasting Something Sour?

Why do we give such a sour-looking response to sour foods?

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Unusually Large 2-Billion-Year-Old Microbe Fossils Reveal Clues About Our Ancient World

These fossils could show the life-forms that gave Earth its earliest whiffs of oxygen, but not everyone is convinced.

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The Largest Black Holes in the Universe Formed in a Snap — Then Stopped

The biggest, oldest black holes in the universe shouldn't technically exist. A new study provides fresh evidence for the weird, "direct collapse" process that may have made them.

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The First Fireworks Came from a 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Quest for Immortality

Ancient alchemy never did discover a death defying concoction — but it did produce a bang

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Phillistines, Biblical Enemies of the Israelites, Were European, DNA Reveals

The ancient Philistines weren't local to what is now modern-day Israel. Instead, this enigmatic group descended from a group of seafaring Europeans, a new study of ancient DNA finds.

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Low Levels of 'Bad' Cholesterol May Have a Downside

When it comes to "bad" cholesterol, lower is usually better. But a new study suggests it may be possible for cholesterol levels to be too low.

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Photo of Sea Star's 'Butt' Goes Viral. Spoiler: That's No Butt.

Oh. My. God. Look at its butt.

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Cold Case Closed: Scientists Pin 33,000-Year-Old Murder on a Left-Handed Paleo Killer

One of the coldest cases on record — a man's mysterious death about 33,000 years ago — has finally been solved: a left-handed murderer killed the man by smashing his skull with two consecutive blows, a new study finds.

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Satellite Image Captures a Total Solar Eclipse and a Hurricane in One Awesome Shot

The GOES-West weather satellite captured the gorgeous shot.

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Miners Looking for Gemstones Find Ancient Sea Monster Instead

Miners digging for gemstones found something entirely different last month; the fossilized remains of an ancient sea monster.

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Cosmic Fireworks Glow Red, White and Blue in Epic Hubble Photo

In the 1840s, a mysterious explosion made Eta Carinae the second-brightest star in the sky. Now, NASA has discovered a peculiar secret in the violent star's red, white and blue fallout.

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Why Blue Fireworks Are So Rare

Here's the chemistry behind those awesome fireworks shows.

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3rd Mysterious Deep-Space Flash Traced to Host Galaxy

Cosmic explosion was traced to a big galaxy about 7.9 billion light-years away from Earth.

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Exotic 'Early Dark Energy' Could Be the Missing Link That Explains the Universe's Expansion

Measures of the universe's expansion taken from different sources don't match. An exotic form of dark energy particles could be the reason why.

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Why Is It 'Snowing' Salt in the Dead Sea?

Drifts of salt up to 13 feet thick collect on the sea bottom.

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Yellow Jacket 'Super Nests' the Size of Cars Are Popping Up in Alabama

Yellow jackets in Alabama may be in the midst of a colossal craze; they're making humongous "super nests" that can house 15,000 worker wasps, according to an entomologist there.

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Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus Is Likely the 'Perfect Age' to Harbor Life

It's probably around 1 billion years old.

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Scientists 'Thunderstruck' As Arctic Fox Makes Stunning 2,100-Mile Journey in Just 76 Days

Scientists who tracked the young female were astonished by how fast the little fox traveled from Norway to Canada.

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Lost Palace of a Once-Mighty Empire Unearthed in Iraq

The site was part of the Mittani Empire, a kingdom of the Ancient Near East.

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What Is Trypophobia?

Thousands of people claim to experience trypophobia, or a fear of clustered holes, but science hasn't settled on the origin of their fear.

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What Is Relativity?

Albert Einstein was famous for many things, but his greatest brainchild is the theory of relativity. It forever changed our understanding of space and time.

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'What Would You Do If We Found Aliens?' Survey Asks

If you find out we are not alone in the universe, how would you respond?

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Fireworks Send Thousands of Americans to the ER Around the Fourth of July

Folks, please be careful with explosives on July 4.

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Nature Could Have Created Oddball 'Oumuamua, Not Aliens

The debate about 'Oumuamua's nature and origin continues.

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The Barrage of Bad News About Climate Change Is Triggering 'Eco-Anxiety,' Psychologists Say

We're all Amabella.

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One-of-a-Kind Copy of Galileo's Book That Upended the Heliocentric View of the Universe Was a Fraud.

They thought it was too good to be true ... and it was.

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Japan Resumes Commercial Whaling After Decades of Slaughtering Whales 'for Science'

After 30 years of hunting whales in the name of "science," Japanese whalers can now kill whales in the name of profit again.

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Toddler Dies from E. Coli After Visiting Petting Zoo at County Fair

A toddler died from an E. coli infection, and three other children fell ill with the same disease, after visiting the San Diego County Fair last month.

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There's a Total Solar Eclipse Tomorrow: Here's What You Need to Know

This will be 2019's only total solar eclipse.

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Birthplace of England's '9-Day Queen,' Jane Grey, Discovered Under Park

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the foundations of the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey — a relative of King Henry VIII and Queen of England for nine days in July 1553.

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Near-Death Experiences May Stem from the Brain Blending Waking and Dreaming States, Study Suggests

Although the exact cause of these experiences remains a mystery, the authors say the phenomenon may be tied to certain sleep abnormalities.

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Here's the Best Way for Humans to Conquer the Galaxy, According to NASA

A team of Chinese researchers hasve won a NASA competition to design the best- possible method for humans to spread across our galaxy.

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AI Created a 3D Replica of Our Universe. We Have No Idea How It Works.

The first artificial intelligence-created universe is almost as mysterious as the real thing.

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Alien Life Might 'Think' More Like an Octopus Than a Human

When an octopus uses its arms, it's a no-brainer.

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These Ghostly Blue Clouds Only Appear at Night — And They're Made of Meteors

When ice grabs onto bits of meteor dust high in the atmosphere, it forms a show of light and cloud like no other.

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