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Scientists Simulated The Big Bang's Aftermath, And Found The Universe Was Like Soup

Scientists Simulated The Big Bang's Aftermath, And Found The Universe Was Like Soup Space 5 hours ago

This Strange Spiky Dinosaur Had Skin Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen

This Strange Spiky Dinosaur Had Skin Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen Nature 8 hours ago

Men Lose Their Y Chromosome With Age. We Finally Know The Cost.

Men Lose Their Y Chromosome With Age. We Finally Know The Cost. Health 12 hours ago

This Extreme Radiation-Resistant Organism Evolved a Remarkable Ability

This Extreme Radiation-Resistant Organism Evolved a Remarkable Ability Nature 14 hours ago

New Light Therapy Can Suppress a Key Marker of Hair Loss by 92%

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Scientist Reveals The Best Shoes to Wear While Lifting Weights

Scientist Reveals The Best Shoes to Wear While Lifting Weights Health1 day ago

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'Freak of Nature': Scientists Think Greenland's Ice Is Churning Like Molten Rock

'Freak of Nature': Scientists Think Greenland's Ice Is Churning Like Molten Rock Nature1 day ago

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Something Strange Altered Earth's Magnetic Field 40 Million Years Ago Nature2 days ago

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This Comet Mysteriously Reversed Its Spin After Passing The Sun, But Why?

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This Tiny Glass Square Could Store 2 Million Books of Data For 10,000 Years Tech2 days ago

California's Death Cap Mushrooms Are Making New Compounds, Scientists Discover

California's Death Cap Mushrooms Are Making New Compounds, Scientists Discover Nature2 days ago

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Astronomers Say They've Found Their Strongest Dark Galaxy Candidate Yet Space2 days ago

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