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Science & Nature

Mind-Blowing Facts That Bring Science to Life

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

Photograph of a full moon in the evening with trees in the foreground

Solar System

The Sturgeon Moon and a Six-Planet Parade Light Up August Skies

Photograph of a Blue Whale

Animals

Why Blue Whales Are Falling Silent as Ocean Heat and Krill Loss Mounts

Illustration depicting Earth's magnetic fields

Earth

How Earth's Magnetic Field Protects Us

Photograph of a Vintage Compass

Human Body

The Hidden Compass in Your Brain

Photographic image of sea turtle swimming underwater

Animals

Drawn Back by the Earth

Photograph of a honeybee on a sunflower

Animals

The Secret Sense in a Bee's Belly

Two pale pink roses in soft natural light, symbolizing calm and stress relief.

Flowers

Flowers That Calm the Nervous System? Science Says Yes

Photograph of a dog with blue eyes

Animals

Super Sniffers:

How Dogs Detect Disease

Photograph of newborn baby sleeping

Human Behavior

So...Can Men Really Smell Fertility?

Photograph of actor Bela Lugosi portraying Dracula

Human Behavior

The Scent of Fear

Your Nose Can Pick Up on Panic

Photograph of a giraffe

Trees

The Trees That Talk

Giraffes Bite, Acacias Fight Back

Photograph of Steve McQueen

Human Behavior

The Science of Scent and Attraction. When Love Stinks (In a Good Way)

A photograph of a large wave

Ocean

The Physics Behind A Tsunami

Innovative Solutions

Carbon-60: The Soccer Ball Molecule with Superpowers

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