The Science Behind How The Human Body Can Grow Back Fingertips
The human body is an astounding piece of work with many complex systems working in synchronicity. It can even regrow certain limbs, but there are some caveats.
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This Octopus Ancestor Actually Predates The Dinosaurs
We often think of dinosaurs as the oldest creatures on Earth, but that's actually not true. An octopus species was just discovered that may predate them.
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This Festival Of Fire In Scotland Is A Tradition Unlike Any Other
Up Helly Aa is a fire festival in Scotland on the Shetland Isles, occurring each year to celebrate the country's Viking past. Here's what it's all about.
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The Story Behind The Ansel Adams Photo That Fetched Nearly $1 Million
Ansel Adams has a photographic legacy of the natural world that few artists come close to. And, in 2020, one of his photos fetched a very high six-figure price.
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How The Three Mile Island Meltdown Turned This Film Into A Blockbuster Hit
Life imitates art, or does art imitate life? Either way, the film "The China Syndrome" cut awfully close to a real-life nuclear situation in Pennsylvania.
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Stevie Nicks' Talent Goes Well Beyond Her Work With Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame is known for her talents as a singer, but she has many other talents as well, including producing artwork.
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What Is The History Behind The Seasonal Holiday Of May Day?
Allergies aside, the arrival of spring is generally a welcome occasion in many parts of the world. For many, that means marking May Day as a special holiday.
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The Unsurprising Origin Of The Word Husband
History tells us that love and marriage may or may not go together like a horse and carriage. For that matter, what do husbands and wives have to do with it?
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Do Bats Ever Get Confused By Each Other's Sonar?
There are so many kinds of bats. They often navigate using echolocation -- making a noise, reading its bounce back -- so do they get in each other's way?
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How Earth Day Led To The Establishment Of A Government Agency
In hindsight, history can look like a sequence of absolutely logical events, one after another. Few could have predicted the impact of one U.S. senator in 1970.
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California Park Ranger Just Retired And Broke This Startling Record
It's often an auspicious day when someone retires, especially if they represent some serious history. That's certainly true for Betty Reid Soskin.
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Who Invented Windshield Wipers?
You probably don't think too much about your windshield wipers, but they weren't always around. So who invented them? The answer is a bit complicated.
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What We Know About Astronaut Mark Vande Hei's Historic Spaceflight
Space may or may not be the final frontier, depending on your viewing habits, but it certainly remains a rich vein of scientific inquiry and research.
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Why Is The Ocean So Salty?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was right when he wrote of the ocean, "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." Drinking salty ocean water is not a good idea.
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The Scientific Reason Coins Make Your Hands Smell
Maybe you had a piggy bank as a child. Maybe you've worked in retail, dealing with cash transactions. Notice a unique smell when you've been handling coins?
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The Biggest Theories On Why We Call Marines Jarheads
Marines are often known by the nickname "jarheads," but where does that name come from and what does it mean? These are the biggest theories on its origin.
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Where Is The Hubble Telescope Right Now?
Sometimes, you just have to rise above it all to do your best work. That's how the Hubble Telescope has functioned, delivering data from far above Earth.
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Why It Took 50 Years After Inventing The Can To Invent The Can Opener
Can openers are a staple of everyday life, and a tool found in most kitchens, but it took 50 years after the invention of cans for the opener to be invented.
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Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?
Conundrums about time travel aside, it might be kind of handy every so once in a while to be able to predict the future, especially oncoming natural disasters.
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The Real Reason The Smithsonian Is Free
There's no such thing as a free lunch. You get what you pay for. In a way, with the Smithsonian museums, you do pay for them -- except to walk in.
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Why Some Fireflies Synchronize Their Flashing Lights
FIreflies have name recognition, whether it's the song by Owl City or the short-lived sci-fi series. Turns out fireflies might recognize each other, too.
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What Does OK Stand For And Where Did It Originate?
Words are one thing. They're made up of letters (at least one, anyway). What about the words that are made up of the initials of other words?
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Are Snails Born With Shells?
The diversity of life on Planet Earth is an unceasing source of wonder, if you know how to look. Snails and their shells are remarkably diverse.
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Things The Dropout Left Out From The Elizabeth Holmes Case
While those claims of her nanotechnology were later largely proven false, Holmes' meteoric rise and fall into disgrace has captivated audiences for years now.
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What Happened To Pillow Pets?
Pillow Pets was one of the biggest toy crazes of the 2000s, but they have since faded from popularity. Here's what actually happened to Pillow Pets.
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What Happens To Desalinated Salt?
Humans and other creatures require water -- fresh water -- to survive. Planet Earth has lots of water, but most of it contains significant amounts of salt.
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Boat Vs Ship: What's The Difference?
Ship and boat are a rare example of circular defining, where two words define each other. A boat is a ship and a ship is a boat — but there are key nuances.
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