This Chewing Gum Can Destroy 95 Percent of Flu and Herpes Viruses
Viruses had enough fun in our mouths, it's time to wipe them out.
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Conservative people in the US distrust science way more broadly than previously thought
Even chemistry gets side-eye now. Trust in science is crumbling across America's ideology.
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We Could One Day Power a Galactic Civilization with Spinning Black Holes
Could future civilizations plug into the spin of space-time itself?
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Scientists filmed wild chimpanzees sharing alcohol-laced fermented fruit for the first time and it looks eerily familiar
New footage suggests our primate cousins may have their own version of happy hour.
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China’s Humanoid Robots Stumble, Break Down, and Finish the World’s First Robot Half Marathon
Bipedal bots compete with humans in first half-marathon race — with a bit of help from duct tape.
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Here’s why you should stop working out before bedtime
Even hours before bedtime, workouts can be a problem.
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China Just Powered Up the World’s First Thorium Reactor — and Reloaded It Mid-Run
They used declassified US documents to develop the technology.
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Packed Festival Crowds Actually Form Living Vortices — And You Can Predict Them with Physics
The physics of crows explains why they sometimes move like waves.
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What Happens When Russian and Ukrainian Soldiers Come Home?
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from...
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Some people are just wired to like music more, study shows
Image credits: Wesley Tingey / Unsplash. Most people enjoy music to some extent. But while some get goosebumps from their...
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How a suitcase-sized NASA device could map shrinking aquifers from space
Next‑gen gravity maps could help track groundwater, ice loss, and magma.
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9 Nuts and Seeds That Boost Brain Power
You can't go wrong including these nuts and seeds into your diet for a healthier brain.
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How an Ancient Plant Became the World’s First Birth Control and Rome’s Love Potion. Then Went Extinct Because of It
This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.
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The Growing Menace of Space Junk: How a Minefield of Orbiting Debris Threatens Our Future in Space
Low-orbit Earth could become inoperable for spacecraft and satellites if this complacency persists, with dire consequences.
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The small town in Germany where both the car and the bicycle were invented
In the quiet German town of Mannheim, two radical inventions—the bicycle and the automobile—took their first wobbly rides and forever...
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1809 map shows where all our favorite French foods came from
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This Stinky Coastal Outpost Made Royal Dye For 500 Years
Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession with royal purple.
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Researchers analyzed 10,000 studies and found cannabis could actually fight cancer
Scientists used AI to scan a huge number of papers and found cannabis gets a vote of confidence from science.
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Scientists Found a Way to Turn Falling Rainwater Into Electricity
It looks like plumbing but acts like a battery.
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AI Made Up a Science Term — Now It’s in 22 Papers
A mistranslated term and a scanning glitch birthed the bizarre phrase “vegetative electron microscopy”
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Elon Musk could soon sell missile defense to the Pentagon like a Netflix subscription
Credit: U.S. Naval Institute. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring missile attacks the gravest threat to...
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She Can Smell Parkinson’s—Now Scientists Are Turning It Into a Skin Swab
A super-smeller's gift could lead to an early, non-invasive Parkinson's test.
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This Caddisfly Discovered Microplastics in 1971—and We Just Noticed
Decades before microplastics made headlines, a caddisfly larva was already incorporating synthetic debris into its home.
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Have scientists really found signs of alien life on K2-18b?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We're not quite there.
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A Forgotten 200-Year-Old Book Bound in a Murderer’s Skin Was Just Found in a Museum Office
It's the ultimate true crime book.
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Scientists warn climate change could make ‘The Last of Us’ fungus scenario more plausible
A hit TV series hints at a real, evolving threat from Earth’s ancient recyclers.
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