What Is The Strongest Animal In The World?
There are lots of very strong animals in our world, but what is the strongest animal? Here are the world's strongest.
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The Crazy True Story Of Exploding Lakes
The story of exploding lakes, or a limnic eruption, is true though rare with only two recording incidents in history, both in Cameroon.
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What Would Happen To Your Body If You Fell Into A Black Hole?
What would happen to your body if you fell into a black hole? In the event this fate is on your horizon, here's what you might expect.
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How Exactly Does The Immune System Work?
No question, the human body is a complex series of interactive systems designed to protect and grow. Primary among them is the immune system.
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Why These Birds Sing To Cool Down Their Eggs
It's true that music hath charms, both emotional and physiological. That applies to human beings. It also applies to a certain species of finch.
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The Mythology Behind The Ursa Major Constellation Explained
The Ursa Major constellation has ancient roots in Greek mythology. Zeus turned the nymph Callisto and her son Arcas into Ursa Major and Minor.
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The Real Reason Chimps And Gorillas Are Going To War
Though it feels like a scene from a dystopian movie's plot line, incidents of fatal encounters between chimps and gorillas in the wild are raising concerns.
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Cornell Has A Brain Collection. Here's What You Should Know
Here's what you should know about Cornell University's brain collection, which was started in an effort to visibly see the differences in people's brains.
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What's The Shape Of The Universe?
From Earth, the universe looks like an inflating balloon dotted with ink for stars. Everything expands outward, and each thing drifts from all other things.
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This Is How Brains Are Examined For CTE After Death
A string of high-profile NFL players have suffered from a brain condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Here's how it's discovered.
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The Carnivorous Harp Sponge Is Just As Fascinating As It Sounds
The carnivorous harp sponge is a relatively newly discovered sea sponge, and it's just as fascinating as it sounds.
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What Makes Beer Foam? The Science Explained
Beer foam — that stuff on the top of your beer that you sip away and that bartenders try so, so hard to prevent from forming. Where does it come from?
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The Biggest Theories About The Moon's Creation
The moon has been a part of human culture, mythology, and studies since well before recorded history, and it continues to fascinate us. So how was it created?
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New Zealand's Glowworm Caves Are Magical. Here's What You Need To Know
Here is what you need to know about New Zealand's glowworm caves. Lit up by bioluminescent creatures, they seem magical.
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What An Asteroid Strike Would Really Do To Earth
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth are very, very small. But if it did happen again, here's what an asteroid strike would really do to Earth.
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Why Do People Have Butts?
The process of evolution has its quirks -- avocado pits, for one -- but you have to wonder why humans ended up like we did. What's up with butts?
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The Scariest Planets We've Discovered So Far
The night sky might look peaceful, but some of those planets house toxic atmospheres or burning ice. These are the scariest planets we've discovered so far.
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The Star Of Bethlehem Explained By Science
In the story of Christmas outlined in the Book of Matthew, three wise men follow a star in the eastern sky, first to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem.
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We Are Less Than 50% Human. Here's Why
Believe or not, the make up of our cellular bodies concludes that we are less than 50% human. Here's why.
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Here's What We Really Know About The So-Called 'Diamond Planet'
According to initial theories, 55 Cancri e is a planet 40-million light-years away that has an entire layer composed of solid diamond among other materials.
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The Theory That Humans And Machines Will Become One Explained
What makes a human being human? It's a question asked in speculative fiction, but also by political regimes. Science now expands -- or clouds -- the question.
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This Is The Most Powerful Drug Used By Mankind
When someone thinks of powerful drugs, heroin and fentanyl come to mind, but these potent drugs are easily available at the grocery store.
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The Cat Parasite That Can Control Your Mind
Cats are adorable, loving little floofballs, but some people say all that love comes at a price: brain-dwelling parasites and mind control.
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Hawaii Does Get Snow. Here's Where
The popular image of Hawaii is that of a tropical paradise where the beaches are clogged with tourists escaping cold weather, but the state does get snow.
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This Ancient Civilization's DNA Has Scientists Stunned
Where many ancient civilizations have left behind a decent amount of information on themselves, others have baffled archaeologists and historians.
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The Real Reason Bird Poop Is White
Whether from a human or canine or another creature, most poop is plainly not white. Except from birds. Which raises the question: Why is bird poop so special?
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The Alligator Species That's On The Brink Of Extinction
Unlike its counterparts, this alligator is under extreme threat of extinction in the wild, with a natural population of only a few hundred individuals.
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