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Meet the illustrator who painted COVID-19′s infamous portrait
How we created a portal to another world for our most mysterious cover yet
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New satellites can pinpoint methane leaks to help us beat climate change
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Paul Tullis
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These boulders seemed to move on their own—until one scientist figured them out
Glimpse the gold mine where scientists are searching for dark matter
Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves
Meet the disease detectives fighting to understand COVID-19
Tracking down ‘patient zero’ is a crucial piece of the pandemic puzzle
We already know how to keep the next pandemic from catching us off guard
Why do we see ghosts?
Glacier mice have no feet, but they still move in herds
Welcome to Earth, home to human-sized salamanders and skin-eating worms
Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve
How to start a conspiracy theory
The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop
The moon’s south pole is hiding something massive and mysterious
The Moon keeps flashing us and we have no idea why
20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why
We’re finally figuring out how Uranus ended up on its side
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Jacob Kegerreis/The Conversation
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The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet
Megapixels: Behold this giant spinning ice disk
The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles
A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled
A British mathematician thinks he’s cracked a secret worth a million bucks
A new study explains the origin of mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the desert
Many have tried, but no one has solved the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s demise
Scientists In The Dark Over Years-Long Dimming Of ‘Alien Megastructure Star’
‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Kickstarter Just Met Its Goal
Controversy Flares Over ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star
You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures
What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?
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Who Or What Left This 60,000-Ton Ancient Artifact Under The Sea?
Hillary Clinton Begins New Search for Amelia Earhart
The Pioneer Anomaly, a 30-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery, May Be Resolved At Last
What Created This Smooth, 200-Mile-Long Trench On Mars?
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