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We smell different as we age. Here’s why.

An odor-producing molecule 2-nonenal is only part of the story.

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Cats

10,033 tiny clay cats reenact the Civil War at a Gettysburg museum

Fort Sumter, ironclad ships, and more come alive at the Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum.

By Laura Baisas

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Wildlife

How one of the American Museum of Natural History’s most terrifying dioramas get clean

It can take up to four hours.

By Laura Baisas

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Internet

Free Blockbusters are popping up to bring back physical media

Think a little free library, but for Friday night movie marathons.

By Andrew Paul

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Birds

Who is KD1, the bald eagle spotted in Jackie and Shadow’s nest?

We’ll learn more when nesting season starts on September 1.

By Laura Baisas

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Archaeology

WWII motorcycle and soldiers emerge from river muck in Hungary

Historically low water levels in the Danube are revealing over 80 years of history.

By Andrew Paul

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Endangered Species

Putting tiny backpacks on butterflies—for science

With the Project Monarch App, users can track their 3,000-mile-long migration.

By Margherita Bassi

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Wildlife

Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers

Dolphins can use seashells to help them hunt for fish.

By Alexis Levengood / The Conversation

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Social Media

I Love the 90s! captures the first digital decade in rad detail

This website is da bomb.

By Andrew Paul

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Bears

Katmai bear cub spotted with a paw full of porcupine quills

Hopefully little 901jr learned an important lesson.

By Laura Baisas

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Wildlife

‘Less desirable’ males confuse female treefrogs looking for a mate

Things get pretty noisy when it’s time to hook up.

By Laura Baisas

Astronomers have discovered a “black hole star,” an extremely bright red spot in the early universe that appears to be a new type of astrophysical object. It resembles an enormous star, but its energy production is closer to what a black hole might generate.
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Astronomers discover the existence of a ‘black hole star’

The never-before-seen objects are gargantuan, immensely bright, and ancient.

By Andrew Paul

Egyptian curator Ibrahim El-Nawawy examines the gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, April 6th 1977. The mask is one of 55 treasures from the Pharaoh's tomb that will go on display on April 15th. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

King Tut was buried with more than a hundred pairs of underwear—all tailored to fit his massive butt 

Plus crusty white dogs and other weird things we learned this week.

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