Over the past three decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets beyond our solar system. But while some of them might be the right size and mass to be some kind of Earth 2.0, we don't know if any of them is truly...

It's not just your imagination. Turbulence on airplane flights is getting worse, including severe turbulence that could cause injuries. The reason is the climate crisis -- here's how.<b<br/>r/>

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When fishermen cast their nets, they often catch a lot more than the species they're after. Those unlucky creatures are called bycatch, and it's a huge problem in the industry. Fortunately, scientists have been working hard to solve it...

The idea of improving athletic performance with a certain kind of lighting sounds absurd, but some NFL and MLB teams are trying it. The question is: does it work?<b<br/>r/>

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Coral reefs are fighting for their very survival these days, and scientists are looking for ways to help—including testing underwater AC systems, and 3D printing what one might describe as artificial coral cyborgs.



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Low-E windows have reduced the amount of energy required to heat and cool our buildings, a critical step in fighting climate change. But new research suggests we've lost something beneficial in the process.



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In 2023, Italian and Spanish authorities busted a major counterfeiting ring. Their product? Olive oil. From fake caviar and scallops to imitation maple syrup, there are a lot of pricey foods that fraudsters love to fake. Here's how...

We've known for a while now that Neanderthals and humans interbred and swapped genes. But do you know what traits you have that came from your Neanderthal cousins? From early rising to immune boosting, here are a few traits that you...

In 2024, astronomers announced they'd discovered the brightest (or, technically, the most luminous) object in the known universe. And it's a cosmic engine powered by the hungriest black hole in the known universe.



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There's a town in northern Mexico called Ojuela that's got a rich history of valuable mining industry, but nowadays is largely deserted. But it's getting a new, second life thanks to a type of mineral forming process fittingly called...

The vagus nerve is kind of a wellness it-girl right now. But some of the claims that influencers make about it are a little... out there. So we decided to do some research and get to the bottom of what this nerve can and can't do, and...

If you were a time traveler, would you survive the Black Death? Smallpox? Tuberculosis? What about the unknown diseases of the future? And is it safer to travel back or forward in time? We attempt to answer these...

When it comes to fighting the climate crisis, one thing that we know we need to do is carbon capture and long-term carbon storage. But researchers have been struggling to find ways to actually get this to work. Which is why they've had...

In September of 2023, researchers detected a strange vibration all across the planet. They traced it back to a massive tsunami off the coast of Greenland, but the sound went on even after the wave was gone. As in, for nine full days....

It may seem like Earth isn't as well-decorated as its ring-bearing neighbors in the solar system, but new research suggests that may not always have been the case. Not only did our planet maybe once have a ring, but our ancient bling...

You might know about HDL or good cholesterol. And you might know about LDL or bad cholesterol. But do you know about LP(a) or Lipoprotein A? It's pretty common and pretty bad and we should talk about it.



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From the Great Pyramid at Giza, to one-quarter of the Netherlands, to continent-spanning electrical grids, humans are great at making really BIG things.<b<br/>r/>

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Why do we have wisdom teeth? They're just going to come in wrong and cause problems. Wisdom teeth are a souvenir from our early human ancestors, and we actually understand less about them than you might think.



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Artificial Intelligence always takes over humanity in the movies when it gains consciousness. But even without getting into sentience, it's capable of influencing our lives in a lot of ways already.



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Groundhogs are famous in North America for "predicting" when spring will come (and also that Bill Murray movie). But while they might make for terrible meteorologists, they actually play a valuable role in several other scientific...

Fecal transplants are often associated with treating intestinal issues, but they have uses far beyond that. In this List Show, we explore five surprising conditions they improve. <b<br/>r/>

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Trees are dead inside. It's true: the xylem tissue that supports their trunks technically isn't alive. Archaeologists hate that because this problem, the old wood problem, can cause carbon dating to be off by hundreds of...

Octopuses are smart. Like, gather a posse of fish to do their hunting for them smart. And when the fish step out of line, the day octopus punches them. Really.<b<br/>r/>

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Have you ever wondered why all the tasty parts of your box of cereal rise to the top? There's a lot of physics behind why mixtures can sometimes un-mix themselves, and if you use it to steal all the marshmallows, we won't...