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A Huge Asteroid Is Flying by Earth Today: How to Watch and What to Know

Don't worry—the rock is over a million miles away and poses no threat to Earth.

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NASA Has a Plan to Dislodge the Pebbles Stuck in Perseverance Rover

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9 of the Worst Invasive Species in the U.S.

Image for Man's Penis Fills With Foam After DIY Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Goes Wrong

Man's Penis Fills With Foam After DIY Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Goes Wrong

The man needed surgery after his partner accidentally shot insulation foam into his urethra.

Space

A Huge Asteroid Is Flying by Earth Today: How to Watch and What to Know

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NASA Has a Plan to Dislodge the Pebbles Stuck in Perseverance Rover

Image for New Analysis of Famous Martian Meteorite Finds No Evidence of Alien Life

New Analysis of Famous Martian Meteorite Finds No Evidence of Alien Life

Image for Astronomers Spot What Could Be a Neptune-Sized Moon in a Distant Solar System

Astronomers Spot What Could Be a Neptune-Sized Moon in a Distant Solar System

Health

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Many Fish Oil Supplements Are Rancid, Report Finds

Image for Man's Penis Fills With Foam After DIY Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Goes Wrong

Man's Penis Fills With Foam After DIY Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Goes Wrong

Image for Sadly, 'Covid Dick' Is Real

Sadly, 'Covid Dick' Is Real

Image for U.S. Insurers Wasted Millions on Ivermectin for Covid-19, Study Finds

U.S. Insurers Wasted Millions on Ivermectin for Covid-19, Study Finds

Archaeology

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These 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used to Sip Beer, Researchers Say

Image for Medieval Warhorses Were Actually Quite Small, Study Finds

Medieval Warhorses Were Actually Quite Small, Study Finds

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How Beer and Drugs Empowered an Ancient Andean Empire

Image for Parasitic Worms Found in Toilet of 2,700-Year-Old Mansion

Parasitic Worms Found in Toilet of 2,700-Year-Old Mansion

Physics

This Dark Matter Radio Could Tune Into New Physics

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Physicists Finally Observe an Exotic State of Matter First Predicted in 1973

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Physicists Detect Neutrinos for First Time Using Large Hadron Collider

Image for The Helium in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Could Power Some Sweet Science

The Helium in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Could Power Some Sweet Science

Paleontology

Image for Gigantic Fossil Is the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found in Britain

Gigantic Fossil Is the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found in Britain

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Beautifully Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Spotted in Fossilized Egg

Image for Alligator-Sized Millipede Fossil Found on English Beach

Alligator-Sized Millipede Fossil Found on English Beach

Image for ‘Extraordinary’ Mammoth Graveyard Discovered in England

‘Extraordinary’ Mammoth Graveyard Discovered in England

Animals

Image for Newly Discovered Tarantula Lurks Inside Bamboo

Newly Discovered Tarantula Lurks Inside Bamboo

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Freaky Deep-Sea Anglerfish Casts Light in Two Distinct Ways

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Biologists Shocked to Find Millions of Icefish Nesting Near Antarctica

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Dolphins Have a Fully Functional Clitoris, Study Finds

Anthropology

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Oldest Known Fossil of a Modern Human May Be Even More Ancient Than We Thought

Image for Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

Image for Child Skull of Enigmatic Ancient Human Found in South African Cave

Child Skull of Enigmatic Ancient Human Found in South African Cave

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Humanity's Ancestor Could Get a New Name: 'Homo Bodoensis'

History

Image for 108-Year-Old Calculations by Einstein Sell for $15 Million at Auction

108-Year-Old Calculations by Einstein Sell for $15 Million at Auction

Image for Famous Viking Map of North America Is Totally Fake

Famous Viking Map of North America Is Totally Fake

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Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers

Image for Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence

Hackers Could Make Dangerous AI Safer

Artificial Intelligence

How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity

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Artificial Intelligence

How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies

Thor Benson

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Human Genomes Could Help Overcome Research Privacy Concerns

Conservation

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After Dune, You’ll Never Think About Water the Same Way Again

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A 'Lost' 125,000-Year-Old Mangrove Forest Is Thriving in Mexico

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The UK’s New Animal Welfare Plan Is Both Very Good and Not Nearly Enough

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Dogs and Dingoes Are Not Boning

Dream Experiment

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Dream Experiment

How a Periodic Table of Brains Could Revolutionize Neuroscience

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

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Dream Experiment

A Lifelong Biodome Experiment Could Reveal How the Immune System Shapes Personality

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Dream Experiment

Why a Mission to a Visiting Interstellar Object Could Be Our Best Bet for Finding Aliens

Dream Experiment

We Could Solve the Mysteries of Time and Space—If We Had a Particle Accelerator the Size of the Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth Science

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Magnetic Fields Could Be Early Warning That a Tsunami Is on the Way

Image for Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

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Science Publisher Retracts 44 Papers for Being Utter Nonsense

Genetics

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Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a 'Kunga'

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Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

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The Genetics Behind Bees' Black and Yellow Butts

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Adorable, Highly Inbred Land Parrots Are Somehow Genetically Thriving

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