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How Microscopic Algae Kick-Started Life As We Know It
Some 650 million years ago, algae took over the seas, which may have been a needed spark in the formation of complex life
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What Should You Do With Your Used Eclipse Glasses?
There are several options, including recycling, upcycling and donating them to children in the path of the next eclipse
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Stunning Photos Capture the Solar Eclipse Across America
This stellar phenomenon delighted millions today as it transited across the United States
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The Best Ways to Watch the Eclipse Online (No Viewing Glasses Required)
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the path of totality. These unique livestreams have you covered
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This Russian Monument Honors the Humble Lab Mouse
A peculiar Russian monument praises the scientific achievements of a tiny mammal
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How the Silk Road Created the Modern Apple
A genetic study shows how wild Kazakhstan apples dispersed by traders combined with other wild species to create today’s popular fruit
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This ‘Extinct’ Penguin Likely Never Existed in the First Place
DNA analysis helps untangle the species behind a jumble of bone fragments
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The Scientific Reason You Should Add a Splash of Water to Your Whiskey
A computer simulation shows that diluting whiskey brings flavor molecules to the surface, improving the aroma and taste of the tipple
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Melting Sea Ice Forces Walruses Ashore in Earliest Gathering Yet Observed
As ice melts, the Pacific walruses are losing their icy resting platforms
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Scientists Find Record 2.7-Million-Year-Old Ice Core in Antarctica
It may offer a frosty relic from the beginning of the ice age
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Scientists Unlock Magic Mushrooms’ Mysterious Chemical Compound
A new study has uncovered the enzymatic pathways that allow ‘shrooms to make psilocybin
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ISS Astronauts Get a Sweet Taste of Real Ice Cream
The latest shipment to the station includes some frozen goodness for the crew
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AI Is Edging Into the Art World in Psychedelic Ways
The team at Google is using neural networks to create tools that they hope will inspire and channel creativity
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What a 6,000-Year-Old Knee Can Teach Us About Arthritis
By studying bones dating back thousands of years, researchers find that the disease may not be just a part of getting old
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Chemist Hazel Bishop’s Lipstick Wars
Bishop said her advantage in coming up with cosmetics was that, unlike male chemists, she actually used them
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The Romance of Fermat’s Last Theorem
Fermat left a lot of theorems lying around. Mathematicians proved them all–except one
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Brilliantly White Moose Photographed in Sweden
It took a local politician three years to finally capture a video of the elusive ghostly creature
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Elusive Butterfly Spotted in Scotland For the First Time in 133 Years
The white-letter hairstreak has come under threat due to an outbreak of Dutch elm disease
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Artists Can Now Buy One of the World’s Blackest Blacks
Singularity Black is not the blackest hue out there, but it is the darkest color currently available to the general public
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Watch Free Live Streams of Outer Space
The astronomy website Slooh has lifted the paywall on footage from its telescopes
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