How a fake astronaut fooled the world, broke women’s hearts, and landed in jail

The World’s Most Colorful Animals

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North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism

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Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed

120 years ago today Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head. For science.

The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind

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After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM

Scientists revive legendary golden sea silk using Korean pen shell byssus

80 years ago today, stakeholders in the establishment AM radio industry succeeded in crushing the inventor of FM radio

Physicist Solves 120-Year-Old Thermodynamics Puzzle and Corrects Einstein

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With Their Bravery During World War I, These Daring American Women Doctors Proved Their Might to Folks Back Home

Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia

On this day in 1906, a rumor about teachers slitting children’s throats sparked a 50,000 person riot in Manhattan’s Lower East Side

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New Blood Type Discovered in France — And Offers a Breakthrough in Transfusion Medicine

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Scientists say they’ve proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth

Your Intelligence Might Be Determined by a Rhythm in Your Brain

These plants smell like rotten meat — Now we know how they do it

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Scientists studying suspected Lake Superior meteotsunami that left residents ‘in awe’

World’s oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian

The Woman Behind the World’s Biggest Camera

The Unseen Fury Of Solar Storms

60-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Texas Was Home to Giant Prehistoric Possums

Scientists Edited Sperm to Bypass an Egg. The Result? A Mouse With Two Dads.

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AI Already Knows Us Too Well

How ancient humans crossed dangerous seas without maps or metal

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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776

America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled ‘Lesbian Love.’ Years Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewish

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A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up

A new ocean is forming in East Africa

Spider fear inflates size perception, highlighting the role of emotion in threat assessment

Deep space asteroid sample contains unexpected ingredient

‘I Fought in Ukraine and Here’s Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck’

Many U.S. babies may lack gut bacteria that train their immune systems

Epic Timelapse Shows Tornado’s 77-Minute Life in 1 Minute

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)

America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff

The Death of the Middle-Class Musician

An Elephant’s Tusk Never Forgets

How Do Squids Camouflage?

Indira Gandhi’s Emergency: When India’s democracy was put on pause

Deadly Fungus That Haunted Ancient Tombs May Now Help Fight Against Cancer

Bear Finally Freed After Two Years With a Plastic Lid Around Its Neck

The Scheme That Broke the Texas Lottery

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Walking the Race Line on the Train Line