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Finally! Physicists Create an Exotic Quantum State of Matter That Works at Room Temperature Physics 6 hours ago

A Massive Brain-Scan Study Just Complicated a Popular Theory About Emotional Control

A Massive Brain-Scan Study Just Complicated a Popular Theory About Emotional Control Humans 9 hours ago

Scientists Identified a Biological Signature of Tinnitus, And It's in Your Blood

Scientists Identified a Biological Signature of Tinnitus, And It's in Your Blood Health 11 hours ago

This Robotic Hand Walks on Its Fingers Like Thing From The Addams Family, And It's Creepy as Heck

This Robotic Hand Walks on Its Fingers Like Thing From The Addams Family, And It's Creepy as Heck Tech 12 hours ago

Meet The 'Hell Chicken', a Dinosaur With an Extremely Rare Type of Diet

Meet The 'Hell Chicken', a Dinosaur With an Extremely Rare Type of Diet Nature13 hours ago

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Scientists Identified 10 Healthy Diets Linked to Slower Biological Aging Health20 hours ago

Humans Are Still Evolving Right Before Our Eyes. Here Are 5 Signs on Our Bodies

Humans Are Still Evolving Right Before Our Eyes. Here Are 5 Signs on Our Bodies Humans22 hours ago

A Mysterious Asteroid Is Accelerating in Space, And We're Running Out of Explanations

A Mysterious Asteroid Is Accelerating in Space, And We're Running Out of Explanations Space1 day ago

Less Than 42 Minutes of Bright Light Daily Is a Stronger Predictor of Dementia Than Obesity, Study Finds

Less Than 42 Minutes of Bright Light Daily Is a Stronger Predictor of Dementia Than Obesity, Study Finds Health1 day ago

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Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran Nature1 day ago

Belief in Magic Is Not Disappearing in The Modern World, Study Shows

Belief in Magic Is Not Disappearing in The Modern World, Study Shows Humans1 day ago

Treating Sleep Apnea Could Improve Sperm Quality, Study Finds

Treating Sleep Apnea Could Improve Sperm Quality, Study Finds Health2 days ago

A Stinky Gas Seeping From The Bowels of Mars May Reveal The Planet Is Still Volcanically Active

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A Cheap Daily Vitamin Shows Promise For People at Risk of Leukemia, Early Trial Finds Health2 days ago

University Exams Produce a Distinct Chemical Signature in Sewage, Study Suggests

University Exams Produce a Distinct Chemical Signature in Sewage, Study Suggests Health2 days ago

Scientists Used a 'Psychomanteum' to Summon Ghostly Encounters. Then It Got Weird.

Scientists Used a 'Psychomanteum' to Summon Ghostly Encounters. Then It Got Weird. Humans2 days ago

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