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Photography

Jumping spiders inspire wildly efficient 3D camera

The arachnids have multiple layers of retinas in each eye.

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Agriculture

Cow tipping isn’t real and other myths about farm life

Straw and hay aren't the same thing.

Painting showing three people at a counter getting drinks.
Evolution

Why we crave company

Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.

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Dogs

Mysterious Amazonian ‘ghost dog’ caught on camera

This wild short-eared canine is not your average pup.

Blue Whale swimming in the ocean.
Whales

How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever

Yes, even bigger than the dinosaurs.

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Tech Hacks

How to find free movies on YouTube

Don't worry; we're talking legal free films.

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Evolution

Where did language come from? Nobody really knows, but the theories are fascinating.

Is the Bow-Wow Theory correct? Or maybe it's the Ding-Dong Theory?

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Self Driving

How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

Human-eye inspired sensors could help autonomous cars handle changes to light.

a horseshoe crab at the water's edge glows blue under UV light
Wildlife

8 captivating photos of Delaware Bay’s annual horseshoe crab spawn

The ancient relationship between the ancient arthropods and shorebirds drives a 9,000-mile journey.

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Ask Us Anything

Why summer flies by as an adult—but lasted forever when you were 10

Blame your brain's filing system.

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Wildlife

Raccoons might be spreading diarrhea-causing bacteria in Japan

But it's not all their fault.

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Archaeology

Long-lost World War II ‘Hellship’ may have finally been found

Over 1,000 Allied servicemen died aboard the 'Hōfuku Maru' in September 1944.

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Dinosaurs

Rare dinosaur fossils finally returned to Mongolia 20 years after theft

The remains include a rare 70-million-year-old T. rex relative.

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Engineering

Arizona students design app that calculates least-sweaty walking route

Cool Routes helps users find the coolest paths and reduce exposure to dangerous heat.

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Engineering

After WWII, flying saucer-shaped houses almost filled American suburbs

R. Buckminster Fuller envisioned factories churning out 185,000 Dymaxion Houses each year.

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Fossil Fuels

For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.

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Fitness Gear

NordicTrack RW900 Rower (2026) review: Real exertion with virtual convenience

Solid construction, smooth rowing motion, and video support are highlights of the newest version of the NordicTrack rowing machine. 

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Sharks

Goblin shark filmed in its native habitat for the first time

One of these mysterious sharks was spotted 2,300 feet deeper than scientists expected.

Left: The painting depicts a corner of Munich’s Odeonsplatz, with the Bavarian flag flying over the square. X-ray fluorescence analysis shows where areas have been overpainted with titanium white. Right: False-colour representation of the reconstructed painting featuring the memorial and the Nazi flag.
Science

Hidden Nazi symbols discovered in famous German artist’s painting

The white and blue Bavarian flag in this urban landscape used to be a very different color.

Global map showing density distribution of fungi networks
Land

621 trillion miles of fungi networks crisscross the planet

A new map explores the vast underground world supporting all life on Earth.