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Science & Nature

Mind-Blowing Facts That Bring Science to Life

Fossilized brittle star with central disk and long slender arms, ancestor of modern brittle stars that drift across oceans on deep-sea currents.

Ocean

The Hidden Highways Beneath the Sea

A global network of life is hidden in the deep, carried by creatures you’ve probably never heard of.

An illustration of an atom with a proton

Chemistry

The Rowdy Crowd of Protons Inside of You

Illustrative image of hot plasma

Innovative Solutions

Magnets That May Power the Future

Photograph of person looking out in the evening at the stars and galaxy

Chemistry

Hydrogen in Nature: The Element That Powers Life and Starts

Photograph of dark, fertile soil

Earth

The Amazon's Ancient Recipe for Super Soil

Photograph of a lovely older woman with blue eyes

Human Body

Young Blood, Old Bodies: Can Transfusions Slow Aging?

Full moon glowing in the night sky, symbolizing its role in stabilizing Earth’s tilt and influencing life on the planet.

Earth

Why Earth Needs the Moon

Illustration by Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Earth

Earth's Just-Right Atmosphere

Photograph of Venus

Earth

How Earth Escaped a Venus Fate

Image of the sky with clouds and a stream and green landscape below

Earth

Why the Air You Breathe Is Mostly Nitrogen

Waterfall in Hawaii

Animals

The Tiny Fish That Climbs Waterfalls Taller Than Skyscrapers

Fruit fly courtship illustration showing male offering regurgitated food to female as part of mating ritual

INSECTS

Love at First Sight?

Not Really

Different types of maize showing diversity of corn varieties. Scientists found that corn plants communicate through chemical signals to protect against pests.

Nature

When Cornfields Whisper

Earth

More Volcanoes are Underwater Than on Land?

Macro photo of Micronecta scholtzi, the water boatman insect that produces the loudest sound of any insect underwater.

Insects

The Tiny Bug With the World's Loudest Love Song

Photograph of leaf cutter ants carrying leaves

Insects

Why Do Ants Carry Leaves? They're Farmers, Not Snackers

Tiger orange and black stripes that appear camouflaged to prey animals.

Animals

Why Don't Deer Notice Tigers? The Secret of Orange Camoflage

Illustration of a human brain connections to illustrate the concept of thoughts being communicated outside of the brain without speech

Human Behavior

Can Scientists Read Your Thoughts Now?

Illustration of the cryptochrome protein structure showing its light-sensitive components, based on scientific visualization from Wikimedia Commons

Cryptochrome: The Invisible Compass We Might All Have

A bar-tailed godwit in flight during migration

Birds

The Bar-Tailed Godwit: The Bird That Flies for Days, Guided by Nature’s Map

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