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Adult female pythons cause the most trouble in Florida
Hunting them first can help curb the invasive species.
Pink light helps broccoli grow
Magenta solar panels offer a new way for farmers to harvest renewable energy along with their crops.
More evidence emerges that Arabian Sea humpback whales could be their own subspecies
Different genes and migration patterns sparks further debate about these unique whales.
What’s the best sleep position? It depends.
Also, should you really be using an electronic sleep tracker?
Man faces 10 years in jail for AI crocodile image
The potential public safety hazard in a popular reservoir never actually existed.
Demon Star and Witch’s Head kick off spooky space season
NASA highlighted a triple-binary system and an eerie nebula.
One of the world’s rarest pears only grows in a small Italian town
And we only learned about them 25 years ago.
Medieval coins discovered in Rome are actually from England
Many of the coins have fused together after 1,000 years underground.
LSD guide from 1967 still has good advice, psychologists say
‘Session Games People Play’ was one of the first pamphlets for taking hallucinogens.
Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion
The naturally occurring psychedelic psilocybin shows therapeutic effect for repeated mild head injury — in adult female rats.
Transformative new robot that can fly, sail, and swim autonomously
ALBATROSS plays fast and loose with nature’s rules.
NASA wants to send humanoid robots to the moon
Don’t worry. Actual astronauts aren’t out of a job.
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