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When the ability to smell goes away
Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning.
Your web browser knows a lot about you. Here’s what you can do about it.
This website tells you how much info you’re actually giving away whenever you go online.
Why do baseball players put a black mark under their eyes?
Athletes have been putting black streaks under their eyes for decades, but does it really do anything?
Mislabeled saber-toothed cat fossil spent over 50 years hidden in a drawer
‘Adelphailurus kansensis’ was about the size of a puma and lived in North America over five million years ago.
WWII assault tank found buried in sand near the North Sea
Visible gun barrel markings suggest the nearly complete StuG III took down at least 17 enemies.
In Japan, talking gummy robots are on the menu
A wiggly robot in Japan could help explain why we find eating certain foods so taboo.
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