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Turns Out Insects Can Be Trapped In Opals, Not Just Amber
Remember how in the original Jurassic Park, the scientists are able to obtain dinosaur blood from prehistoric mosquitoes trapped in amber? Amber fossils are one of…
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Does Honey Ever Go Bad?
You’re looking for something in your cupboards and come across an old container of honey. It’s looking a little cloudy and clumpy, but it’s still sealed…
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The Nation of Georgia Gave Us Wine; Now They Want To Bring It To Mars
In an early episode of the future-set television show The Expanse (which recently moved from SYFY to Amazon), a character describes his vineyard on Mars and…
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What’s The Link Between The Appendix and Parkinson’s?
For years, we didn’t really know what the appendix did. A person can survive without it, but it isn’t useless. It’s most likely plays some part…
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In 2019, Stop Drinking Diet Soda
Do you drink diet soda? What about other drinks with artificial sweeteners? This year, it might be a good idea to resolve to drink less or…
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YouTuber Succeeds at Flat-Earth Challenge, Won’t Get Paid
The fact that the earth is round seems so obvious, it’s hard to believe that flat-earthers still exist. We have pictures, after all! However, there are…
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Wax On, Wax Off: What Whale Earwax Teaches Us
If you’ve ever been to a museum, you know that they often have odd collections, like pinned insects, broken pieces of pottery, and so on. However,…
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Drinking Coffee Makes You Live Longer
Coffee drinkers rejoice! According to science, drinking coffee actually makes you live longer than people who don’t. Many people claim that they need the popular roasted…
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Depressed? Taking A Hot Bath Could Help
Depression is a tragically common experience for many people. According to the World Health Organization, almost 7% of American adults struggled with a “major depressive episode”…
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The Human Cell Atlas Tackles 37 Trillion Cells
What is a human? We are more complex than just the chemicals and cells in our bodies, but decoding all of our genes can answer a…