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Science & Nature

Mind-Blowing Facts That Bring Science to Life

Animals

The Bird That Never Stops

The Common Swift - The Ultimate Frequent Flyer

Animals

Woodpeckers:

Nature's Jackhammers

Human Behavior

"Shake On It"

The Surprising Ancient Origins of the Handshake

Animals

A Heart the Size of a Car

The Heart of a Blue Whale Can Weigh as Much as 400 pounds!

Animals

The Sea Creature

With Over 100 Butts!

Natural Remedies

Nature's Silk Bandages

The Healing Power of Spider Webs

Plants

Holly's Prickly Secret

How This Plant Outsmarts Hungry Deer

Animals

Nature's Sunscreen

How Hippos Stay Sun Safe

Animals

Buzz Off!

Why Elephants Flee From Bees

Insects

The EMTs of the Insect World

How Matabele Ants Save Their Own

Human Body

Breathing Away Fat

The Weird Way Your Body Turns Fat into Thin Air

Animals

Hot or Cold?

Temperature Determines Turtle Genders

Human Behavior

Danish Manners

No 'Please,' No Problem

Human Body

Dust to Dust

We Shed 8 Pounds of Skin a Year

Image of etruscan sarcophagus to illustrate statue

Human Body

Why Fear Turns Us into Statues

The Science Behind the Freeze Response

Trees

Trees Talk

Just Not the Way You Think

Trees

How Trees Get Their Energy

Human Body

Half a Pint a Day

Keeps the Heat Away (from your feet)

Animals

Nature's Most Unexpected Anatomy

The Curious Case of the Argentine Lake Duck

Animals

Sniffing Out Cancer

How Dogs Are Leading the Fight

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