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New research on branching animals known as octocorals pushes the early days of bioluminescence back over 200 million years ..read more
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Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today ..read more
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Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, marine scientist Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing ..read more
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To prepare you for the movie “Twisters,” we’ve compiled some jaw-dropping details about the powerful phenomenon ..read more
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From frogs to orchids, many organisms go dormant or move underground for lengthy stints ..read more
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Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree ..read more
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The secret to the world’s sweetest rhubarb? Sealed sheds, total darkness and a little old-fashioned flair ..read more
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Only two robotic missions have made it to the Swift Planet, but they were crucial for upending many false assumptions of that sun-scorched world ..read more
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The medical condition is named after a fictional storyteller who in turn was based on a real-life German nobleman known for telling tall tales ..read more
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During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners' brains would function at extreme depths ..read more