Why Some Scientists Predict The Sun Might Turn On Earth's Plants
Plants need sunlight, but as with most things in life, there can be too much of a good thing.
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Why Some Scientists Predict An Unstable Orbit Will End The World
Earth could get put into an unstable orbit and either get pushed into the sun or ejected from the solar system entirely.
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You'll Never Guess What Percentage Of Earth Is Volcanic
While you might perceive volcanoes as looming mountains with massive magma spewing from rocky ledges, this is not always the case.
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The Truth About The Wandering Black Holes In Space
The relationship between a black hole and surrounding matter is in many ways a parallel of how moons, planets, and stars orbit one another in a solar system.
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Here's What Makes Cymothoa Exigua So Scary
Something's fishy in our water and it's causing quite the stir, but it isn't a colossal toothy shark or a legendary sea monster.
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Here's What Would Happen If Apophis Hit Earth
You may not have heard of 99942 Apophis, but you can rest assured that you'll be hearing quite a bit about it in the next few years.
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The Time When Cameras Caught An Orca And Whale Fight
Orcas, or killer whales, have long been known to mess with larger whales' calves. In fact, ancient sailors originally referred to them as "whale killers."
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North Carolina Fish With Human-Like Teeth Explained
A jarring photograph of a North Carolina fish with human-looking teeth made its way around the interwebs in early August. So why does it look like that?
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Here's Why Maar Volcanoes Are Different From Other Types
Volcanoes are perhaps the most frightening of all the natural disasters the planet has up its spherical sleeves. They're both awe-inspiring and terrifying.
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The Dumbest Cat Breed In The World
While cats aren't exactly feline Einsteins, we have struggled to find ways to measure their un-intelligence. So what's the dumbest cat breed?
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The Real Reason Caterpillar Fungus Is More Valuable Than Gold
Demand spiked in 1993 when Chinese athletes broke several track and field world records. Their coach attributed their prowess to consuming caterpillar fungus.
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Here's What Would Happen If Earth Was No Longer Magnetized
At any given moment, Earth could just stop being a magnet. If that ever happened, here is the series of events that would most likely follow.
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This Is The Most Dangerous Bee In The World
When it comes to insects and the danger they pose to humans, bees are generally near the top of the "most dangerous" list.
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How The Great Plague Impacted Isaac Newton's Scientific Career
Newton was studying at Cambridge University in 1665 when there was a bubonic plague outbreak. How did this affect his scientific career?
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Ancient Amber Captured Something Surprising About This Spider
Recently, researchers published surprising observations discovered while studying ancient Burmese amber and the trapped spider inside.
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What Science Has Discovered About Venus' Clouds
Last fall researchers discovered phosphine, also called hydrogen phosphine, in the Venusian atmosphere. Maybe the planet's clouds could support microbial life.
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What Is Dark Matter And Is It On Earth?
According to NASA, dark energy is estimated to make up around 68% of the universe, while dark matter is 27%. The remainder, less than 5%, is "regular" matter.
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Will The Milky Way Galaxy Last Forever?
It will be many more tens of billions of years until every last star in the universe winks out, and our own Milky Way becomes nothing but a black panorama.
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Here's What Would Happen If Mars Suddenly Exploded
There's not a lot of research into what would happen if Mars exploded. So here is a thought experiment involving the hypothetical situation of Mars blowing up.
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What Is The Milkdromeda Galaxy?
The starry backdrop of the sky changes over time, and the constellation in the sky on the vernal equinox (September 21) changes about every 2,150 years.
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Why Some Believe The World Actually Ended In 2012
In 2019, a man named Nick Hinton posted a Twitter thread explaining why he believes the world might have ended in 2012.
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This Is What Happens To A Star Swallowed By A Black Hole
You've no doubt heard about black holes — they're the "stars" (so to speak) of modern astrophysics, and have confused even the sharpest minds of our time.
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Here's What Would Happen If Ticks Went Extinct
As many venture out onto winding nature trails and clamber into hayrides for seasonal thrills, one of the few things that could put a damper on it is parasites.
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The Truth About The New 'Hobbit' Creature That Was Discovered
Our understanding of the evolution of mammals, after the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, has itself evolved over time.
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Here's How An Octopus Regrows Its Arms
Octopuses are fascinating creatures that are incredibly intelligent. According to scientists, they have 130 million neurons, most located in their eight arms.
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This Is The Hottest Place On Earth
Death Valley previously held this record but new evidence has emerged proving there's a lot more bubbling on Earth's surface than we originally projected.
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Here's How NASA Paid Homage To Galileo Galilei
NASA decided to pay tribute to the great astronomer, Galileo Galilei, by naming one of its spacecraft after him.
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