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Science & Nature

Mind-Blowing Facts That Bring Science to Life

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Innovative Solutions

Why Do the Laws of Nature Seem so Beautiful?

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Plants

How Does a Vine Know Where to Climb?

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Human Behavior

Why are People Ticklish?

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Animals

Birds Have Been Solving a Puzzle Humans Barely Understand

Scientists may be getting closer to understanding how

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Insects

One of Nature's Strangest Relationship Rituals

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Origins of Life

What Were the Chances?

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Animals

Why Dogs Need The Groove Above Their Lip, and Human's Don't

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Human Body

Every Mammal Makes Its Own Vitamin C. Except You.

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Human Behavior

Your Brain Can Sync With Other People's Brains at the Same Time

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Earth

You Are Moving Through Space at Over 1 Million MPH

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Insects

The Tiny Settlers That Came By Ship

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Human Body

Some Cells in Your Body May Come From Another Person

They can remain for decades and may respond when the body is injured.

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Weather

The Raindrop Shape You Know Is Wrong

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Insects

A Comeback, Not a Recovery: The Monarch Butterfly’s Fragile Rebound

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Solar System

Your Water is Billions of Years Older Than You Think

Genetics

Why Pale Skin Evolved in Northern Europe

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Human Behavior

Why You Sometimes Feel Like You're Falling When You Are Asleep

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Human Behavior

Why You Forget Why You Walked Into A Room

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Origins of Life

Every Living Thing Shares A Single Ancestor

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Human Behavior

How Laughter Synchronizes the Brain

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