What Really Causes A Fear Of The Ocean
Fear of the ocean is called thalassophobia. It can be so strong in some people that even walking on a beach or driving by the ocean can trigger panic attacks.
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The Real Reason Why People Are Afraid Of Heights
Phobias "provoke excessive and persistent fear" and affect around 10 percent of people in the United States. Fear of heights is one of the more common phobias.
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What Ingredients Make Gorilla Glue Special?
Gorilla Glue is a brand of strong adhesive (they also make a type of super glue) and is absolutely not formulated for hair. Not all glues are created equal.
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Does Your Brain Ever Stop Developing?
The human brain is extremely complex and often misunderstood. Even when a brain reaches maturity, it still doesn't stop changing.
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Evil People Share A 'Dark Factor,' According To Scientists
Evil is a terrifying concept. Monsters hiding in the dark, yes, but it's the human evil that shakes us to our core and fascinates the psyche most of all.
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What Really Happens To Your Body After 50 Years In A Coffin
While no evidence confirms a soul or where consciousness goes, we do know what happens to your body after 50 years in a coffin.
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The Weird Effect Noise Pollution Has On Crickets
Noise is one of the pollutants that we rarely think about, yet it has a weird effect on crickets that could lead to lower populations.
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The Real Reason Astronauts Are Not Allowed To Drink Alcohol
Astronauts are not allowed to engage in a whole host of seemingly basic tasks. They are also forbidden to drink any alcohol whatsoever while in space.
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Vampire Finches Thrive On The Blood Of Other Birds
The vampire finch, a subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch, earned its title by drinking the blood of other birds, specifically of the blue-footed booby.
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What Really Happens At A Human-Composting Funeral Home
Composting an entire person isn't as simple as adding some nutritional value to your veranda garden. But admittedly, it does offer a much-needed alternative.
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Here's Who's Paying $55 Million To Go To Space
The very concept of having $55 million is hard to imagine, let alone having $55 million to spend on a ticket to travel aboard a spacecraft to the ISS.
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How Lobster Shells Can Improve The Strength Of Concrete
The lobster exoskeleton is a hard substance that spent millions of years evolving, and concrete can be made stronger with it.
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The Serious Problem Of Poop On Mt. Everest
How did one of the seven natural wonders of the world end up a poop-covered mess? Turns out the answer is a little more complex than just carelessness.
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What The Latest Doomsday Clock Update Really Means
The Doomsday Clock doesn't point to the end of the world, but it can help shape government policies to avert global crises.
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The Surprising Way Humans Developed A 'Milk Gene'
Humans developed a milk gene sometime in the last 6,000 years when our bodies realized we could get more nutrients from milk.
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The Time Travel Grandfather Paradox Myth Just Got Busted
A physics student in Australia has figured out that time travel is possible without violating the grandfather paradox.
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This Super Rare Turtle May Not Go Extinct After All. Here's Why
Swinhoe's softshell turtles are considered the most endangered turtle in the world. The species grow to as big as six feet long and can weigh up to 370 pounds.
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What Astronauts Really Do In Their Time Off At The ISS
The crew members of the International Space Station are encouraged to take routine breaks and have fun for their mental and physical well-being.
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Native American Genocide Changed Our Climate, Says New Study
Researchers studied the decline of Native American populations after Christopher Columbus landed and found the climate changed as well.
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The Truth About Women's Roles In Medical Research Trials
For years, medical research trials ignored women's diseases because women didn't always have a role when studying illnesses.
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The Truth About Koko's Conversational Skills
Koko the gorilla was said to have been able to understand around 2,000 spoken English words by the time of her death in 2018, and could follow conversations.
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The Truth About Spacewalks
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have performed over 200 spacewalks in its more than two decades of operation. And NASA has more planned.
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This Discovery Of The Oldest Black Hole Ever Found Changes Everything
The oldest known supermassive black hole has just been discovered, and it opens more questions about the universe than it answers.
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Expensive Space Gadgets That Failed Miserably
Expensive flops have occurred throughout the history of space exploration, but these failed gadgets have led to improvements in technology.
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What You Didn't Know About Koko's Musical Skills
Koko was famous for her ability to communicate in sign language, but the gorilla also had a talent for playing different musical instruments.
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These Are The Penguins That Don't Live In The Cold
Penguins are known for living in one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. However, desert penguins and forest penguins are definitely a thing.
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The Real Reason Some People Are Double-Jointed
People who bend their arms and legs farther than normal are often called double-jointed, but the real term is joint hypermobility.
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