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Nutrition

In 1962 Wisconsin, delivery pizzas were cooked in traffic

Mobile kitchens ensured that pizzas arrived piping hot. Why didn’t it last?

By Mark Hay

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Sustainability

Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it

The drawer problem.

By Eric Williams, Payam Saeedi, Stacey Watson / The Conversation

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Whales

For the first time, biologists observe a humpback whale crossing the Arabian Sea

A female Arabian Sea humpback whale called Luban covered about 4,350 miles on her return trip.

By Laura Baisas

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Social Media

Lies about sunscreen do really well on social media

New study shows how posts claiming sunscreen is harmful are more likely to generate likes, comments and shares on TikTok.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Fish

Baby crocodile-like fossils just blew up a long-held evolution theory

Turns out, the first animals to walk on land weren’t amphibians.

By Sarah Durn

an orange car with a crash test dummy shaped like a moose in an indoor test facility
Wildlife

Volvo XC60 crashes into a 793-pound moose dummy

Crash testing with these massive mammals has come a long way from using real cadavers.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Evolution

Watch an exclusive clip from new PBS series ‘EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA’

The six-episode series brings The Great Dying to life.

By Laura Baisas

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Archaeology

AI makes Pompeii victim’s final moments look shockingly real

The archaeologists behind the video believe the man covered his head with a bowl to protect himself from volcanic debris.

By Margherita Bassi

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Tech Hacks

Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.

A new strategy found the correct word 99 percent of the time.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Diseases

The real woman behind Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ died at only 23

Scientists have a new theory about what killed Renaissance muse Simonetta Vespucci

By Laura Baisas

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