What Would Happen If Humans Could Fly?
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ... fully-grown, adult human with a near 30-foot wingspan? What exactly would happen if humans could fly?
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What Happens When A Planet Is In Opposition?
Humans have been fascinated by objects in the night sky since ancient times. What happens when a planet is in position of opposition? Read on to find out.
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The Story Of The Eccentric Waterside Attraction Destroyed In The 1921 Tampa Hurricane
On October 25, 1921, a major hurricane walloped Tampa Bay in Florida. Here's the story of the eccentric waterside attraction destroyed in the event.
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The Tampa Lighthouse That's Still Standing A Century After The 1921 Hurricane
Hurricane Ian pummeled Florida in September, 2022, threatening this Tampa lighthouse that weathered a similar destructive hurricane back in 1921.
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How Bill Gates And Paul Allen Were Able To Work In A University Lab As High Schoolers
Bill Gates and Paul Allen famously created Microsoft. Here's how the two tech pioneers were able to work in a university lab as high schoolers.
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Why Female Scientists Are More Successful In The Lab Than Men
In a stunning paper from Nature Neuroscience, a new set of researchers confirms what many scientists have feared for years. Let's take a look.
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Barometric Pressure In Hurricanes Explained
While lower blood pressure may be good for health, low barometric pressure over the ocean is not so good. Here's barometric pressure in hurricanes explained.
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The Scientific Reason Why Tampa Bay Is So Vulnerable To Storms
Some make light of how certain areas seem to be especially prone to dramatic weather events. In Tampa's case, geography plays a huge part in its storm risk.
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Why Doesn't The 1921 Tampa Bay Hurricane Have A Name?
Today, we identify and remember various significant storm activities by naming them -- Hurricane Katrina, for one -- but a 1921 hurricane lacks its own name.
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Here's How To Take Care Of Your Pets During A Hurricane
An incoming natural disaster like a hurricane doesn't necessarily mean you have to be caught flat-footed, especially when it comes to your pets.
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The Truly Gross Way Sea Sponges Clean Themselves
Cleanliness is next to godliness, or so the saying goes. It's usually pronounced regarding humans and soap, but wild creatures also clean themselves.
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The Unusual, Liquid Way The Andes Mountains Are Formed
Researchers are uncovering another very unusual way mountains can form, and this strange, liquid process appears to be responsible for the Andes.
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Inside DART Spacecraft's Wild Final Voyage
NASA just sent a "box-shaped" spacecraft right into an itty-bitty, 160-meter-long (about 530 feet) asteroid moonlet named Dimorphos. Here's what happened.
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The Real Reason People Collect And Throw Baby Puffins Off Cliffs Once A Year
Something there is in a human that reacts positively to the very young, even of another species. So why do people toss baby birds off cliffs?
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Marie Curie's Work In Radioactivity Has Lived On An Unexpected Way
Marie Curie's accomplishments live on in the science world, but the same danger that led to her death still haunts her work and will for 1,500 years.
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What Would Happen If Humans Had Three Eyes?
Evolution may have given Homo sapiens two eyes, but over the millennia, philosophers, mystics and clerics have longed for the development of a third.
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The Brutal Way The Megalodon Disabled Its Prey
Land-based prehistoric life seems to get the really big-budget movie treatment, but megalodon has attracted some scientific attention of its own lately.
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Here's The Real Difference Between A Turtle And A Tortoise
Turtles and tortoises are very similar animals often considered to be interchangeable. Here's the real difference between turtles and tortoises.
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Why A NASA Astronaut Pranked Everyone With A Fake Cockroach
Astronauts aren't typically known for their practical jokes, but one astronaut once pranked everyone aboard a space shuttle with a fake cockroach.
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The Eye-Opening Space Discovery That Left More Questions Than Answers
Fast radio bursts, observed by a telescope in China over the course of a couple of months in 2021, may disprove what little we know about the space phenomenon.
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Here's How Long It Takes A Drop Of Water To Travel The Length Of The Mississippi River
The massive, majestic Mississippi River has been inspiring artists and businesses for generations. Certainly it's big and it's wide, but how fast is it?
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The NFL's Coldest Game In History Had Teams Playing In Minus 59 Degree Weather
In 1981, NFL fans who tuned into the Bengals-Chargers game in January witnessed the coldest football game in the sports league's history.
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Science Gave Us A Glimpse Into How Much Our Life Really Does Flash Before Our Eyes During Death
It's a frequent storytelling device -- someone on the verge of death re-experiences important moments in their life, "flashing" before their eyes. Really?
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The Difference Between Toxins, Poisons, And Venom
Depending on your source, it sometimes feels like most of the natural world is conspiring to kill you, with toxicity around every corner. Is there a difference?
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One Portuguese Man's Backyard Was The Site Of An Incredible 48-Ton Discovery
Start digging in the yard -- maybe a new garden, or beginning a building project -- there's no telling what you might find. Or what size it might be.
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NASA Releases A New Glimpse At The Planet Neptune
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured near-infrared images of Neptune, which provide a new view of the eighth planet from the sun. Check it out.
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Scientists' Estimation On The Size Of The Ant Population Shouldn't Actually Be A Surprise At All
Scientists' estimation of the size of the ant population shouldn't actually be a surprise at all, because it's clear they are pretty ubiquitous worldwide.
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