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The World’s Tiniest Wave Tank
This ocean on a chip unlocks the mysteries of rogue waves, tsunamis, and other aquatic oddities -
This Inca Building was the Original Boom Box
A 600-year-old temple was likely designed to amplify drum beats and music -
Pink Boulders Reveal a Hidden Antarctic Giant
Inside the massive, granite slab slumbering beneath the frozen continent -
The Secrets of Deadly Snake Bites
Slow-motion video reveals how these strikes could kill you, in surprisingly different ways -
We Might Not Be So Strange
Perhaps intelligent life wasn’t so unlikely after all
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How Scavenging Made Us Human
Our early ancestors were more like vultures than we might like to think
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Why Have We Never Sampled an Interstellar Comet?
A cosmic coincidence could give us an unprecedented look at a visitor from another solar system. If all goes well.
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These Three Species Have Eased Back From the Brink
Recent conservation wins are proof that such efforts can make a difference
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What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past
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Mysterious Deep Sea Habitats Reveal New Species
Ecosystems that have not been fully explored or catalogued by science are at risk of severe damage
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Check Out the Beak on This Baby Basking Shark
An intriguing image resurfaces from a decades-old paper -
The Problem with Farmed Seafood
We’re decimating the ocean to feed farmed fish. But an innovative solution has surfaced. -
The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant
Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance -
Your Chatbot “Friend” Is Only Pretending to Like You
ChatGPT and Claude can’t offer real empathy -
Space Is Raining Junk, and It’s Getting Worse
With another hunk of space debris crashing down, the perils of a jampacked low-Earth orbit hit home
