The Moon Is Actually Shaped Like A Lemon. Here's Why
Earth and its moon both have bulges around the equators. They're a bit squashed, like an ultra fluffy pancake, a spinning water balloon, or a fallen lemon.
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This Is Why The Earth Doesn't Have Rings
When gazing out into the universe through a telescope at Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, or Uranus, you may find yourself asking why the Earth doesn't have rings too?
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What You Need To Know About A Nor'easter
Giant storms called nor'easters are famously common in the northeast region of the North American continent, with 20 to 40 battering the area each year.
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The Truth About Space Junk
With an estimated 50,000 additional satellite launches anticipated in the next few years, managing space junk grows increasingly urgent.
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What Elon Musk's Private Life Is Really Like
Who is the eccentric visionary Elon Musk, really? Earth's most polymathic aspiring martian has shared a large volume of personal details over the years.
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Here's What Would Happen If You Lit Fireworks In Space
Fireworks are known for being colorful, loud, and dazzling, but are what about in space? While fireworks can do work in outer space, they're not quite the same.
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The Only Animal That Went Extinct Twice
Countless animals have gone extinct over the years, but only one has gone extinct twice. The Pyrenean ibex came back from extinction, only to die out again.
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The Scientific Reason Vodka Doesn't Freeze
Vodka doesn't freeze in the freezer, but why not? Here's the scientific reason vodka doesn't freeze, and why you shouldn't freeze some vodkas at all.
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What A Kangaroo Pouch Is Really Like
Kangaroos are known for how they raise their young — in a pouch on the mother's abdomen, where the baby kangaroo, a joey, can safely grow and hide from danger.
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What Causes Glowing Snow In The Arctic?
Arctic researchers in the remote north have occasionally noticed a strange sight in the snows around their field stations: glowing blue lights.
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The Revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope Explained
Launched on Christmas Day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope is the single most advanced marvel of engineering ever produced by human hands.
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What Happens To Your Brain With A Lack Of Sunshine?
A lack of exposure to sunlight can be detrimental to your health.
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Do Cell Phones Really Give Off Radiation?
The idea that cell phone's give off radiation that can lead to cancer is somewhat of an urban myth. But do they really give off radiation?
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This Is How Volcanic Eruptions Affect Your Body
How do volcanic eruptions affect you? It depends on how far away you are from the blast, but with a big enough eruption, everyone on Earth is affected.
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What's The Biggest Object In The Universe?
All the vastness of space is really, really big. And it's filled with really, really big stuff. Individual objects in space are enormous in and of themselves.
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The Truth About The Cows Who Are Living In The Matrix
Music certainly has soothing charms. Some workplaces play music to relax workers, make them more productive. What cows? How about virtual reality?
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How Big Can A Black Hole Get?
How big is big? When it comes to the size of black holes, the numbers are almost inconceivably large -- billions upon billions upon billions.
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How Generation Z Got Its Name
There are Baby Boomers, and Millennials, as well as Gen X and Gen Y. Clearly, there really is something in a name, as well as in a birth year.
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The Fascinating Story Of The Ray Cat Solution
Animals have long served useful purposes, aiding human beings in various tasks, or just providing companionship. How about detecting radiation?
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A Potato-Shaped Planet Has Been Discovered. Here's What It Means
Astronomers made a remarkable realization when they identified WASP-103b - an exoplanet approximately 1,500 light-years away - as having a "potato-like shape."
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The Truth Behind Elon Musk's Humanoid Robot Plan
Elon Musk is planning to create humanoid robots named "Optimus," using the same technology as the self-driving car. Here's the truth behind these robots.
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The Most Painful Ways To Die, According To Science
There are infinite ways to die, but some are worse than others. Here are the most painful ways to die, according to science.
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The Tragic Truth About The Ordovician-Silurian Mass Extinction
The Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction event took place 400 million years earlier than the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) extinction event. Here's what happened.
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Why The Past, Present, And Future May Exist All At Once
Time might fly, time might run out, time might drag, but no matter what, it only exists as we experience it in the present. Unless, possibly, it doesn't.
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The Truth About The Black Box Recording The End Of Civilization
The way things are going, humanity may well be headed for extinction. Here is the truth about the black box recording the end of civilization.
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Every Mass Extinction Event Explained
Extinction is normal, but mass extinction events are notable for their huge reduction of biodiversity. This is every mass extinction event explained.
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What Really Happens To Your Body If You Get Rabies?
Out of all the viruses that pose substantial public health risks, the rabies virus is one of the few likely to be fatal without immediate treatment.
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