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The one letter missing from the periodic table
The alphabet gets plenty of representation in chemistry, but one letter was brutally ostracized from the club. You can find unusual letters like Z (Zinc) and…
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Why farts can catch fire
Your middle school humor is deeply validated by cold, hard chemistry. The bacteria in your intestines digesting food produce a cocktail of gases, primarily…
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Pigeons are one of the exceptionally rare species of birds that produce a nutrient-dense substance known as crop milk to feed their young, which is secreted from the lining of…
Pigeons are one of the exceptionally rare species of birds that produce a nutrient-dense substance known as crop milk to feed their young, which is secreted…
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European eels have one of the most baffling reproductive cycles on earth, as every single one of them travels thousands of miles to the Sargasso Sea to breed, yet no human has ever actually seen them mating in the wild.
European eels have one of the most baffling reproductive cycles on earth, as every single one of them travels thousands of miles to the Sargasso Sea to breed,…
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Male deep-sea anglerfish are drastically smaller than the terrifying, glowing-lured females, and exist solely as swimming sperm donors desperately searching for a mate.
Male deep-sea anglerfish are drastically smaller than the terrifying, glowing-lured females, and exist solely as swimming sperm donors desperately searching…
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Cicadas spend up to seventeen entire years living completely underground as nymphs, quietly sucking fluids out of tree roots in total darkness, only to emerge simultaneously in a massive, apocalyptic swarm.
Cicadas spend up to seventeen entire years living completely underground as nymphs, quietly sucking fluids out of tree roots in total darkness, only to emerge…
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Strawberries are octoploid organisms, meaning they contain eight complete sets of chromosomes in each of their tiny cells, making them the absolute perfect candidate for highly simplistic DNA extraction experiments.
Strawberries are octoploid organisms, meaning they contain eight complete sets of chromosomes in each of their tiny cells, making them the absolute perfect…
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Human skin is completely covered in invisible, alternating stripes and swirling patterns known as Blaschko's lines, which follow the paths of our embryonic cell migration.
Human skin is completely covered in invisible, alternating stripes and swirling patterns known as Blaschko's lines, which follow the paths of our embryonic…
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Naked mole rats are virtually immune to cancer and can survive for almost twenty minutes without oxygen by metabolizing fructose just like a plant.
Naked mole rats are virtually immune to cancer and can survive for almost twenty minutes without oxygen by metabolizing fructose just like a plant. These…
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Human DNA is comprised of roughly eight percent ancient viral fragments, left over from infections that plagued our evolutionary ancestors millions of years ago.
Human DNA is comprised of roughly eight percent ancient viral fragments, left over from infections that plagued our evolutionary ancestors millions of years…
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Sperm whales play a critical role in combating climate change purely by defecating massive, nutrient-rich plumes near the surface of the ocean, an elegant process marine biologists call the whale pump.
Sperm whales play a critical role in combating climate change purely by defecating massive, nutrient-rich plumes near the surface of the ocean, an elegant…
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Scientists still do not fundamentally understand exactly why we need to sleep, despite it being a biological imperative that consumes roughly a third of our entire lives.
Scientists still do not fundamentally understand exactly why we need to sleep, despite it being a biological imperative that consumes roughly a third of our…
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Whippoorwills time their egg-hatching to align with the lunar cycle, ensuring the chicks emerge when the moon is at least half full; this strategic timing provides maximum…
Whippoorwills time their egg-hatching to align with the lunar cycle, ensuring the chicks emerge when the moon is at least half full; this strategic timing…
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Sea otters hold hands while they sleep to keep from drifting apart, which sounds incredibly adorable until you learn they are also notorious for highly aggressive mating…
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep to keep from drifting apart, which sounds incredibly adorable until you learn they are also notorious for highly…
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Wombats are completely immune to the venom of the deadly funnel-web spider, though scientists still do not fully understand the biological mechanism behind it; while a single…
Wombats are completely immune to the venom of the deadly funnel-web spider, though scientists still do not fully understand the biological mechanism behind…
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Ticks can survive for up to two years without feeding, waiting patiently in the brush for a warm-blooded host to wander past; their extremely low metabolic rate allows them to…
Ticks can survive for up to two years without feeding, waiting patiently in the brush for a warm-blooded host to wander past; their extremely low metabolic…
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Modern birds are not merely related to the extinct dinosaurs but are literally classified by evolutionary biologists as living, breathing avian dinosaurs that somehow managed to…
Modern birds are not merely related to the extinct dinosaurs but are literally classified by evolutionary biologists as living, breathing avian dinosaurs that…
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Maple trees have aggressively bioengineered their seeds into aerodynamic marvels known as samaras that perfectly mimic the complex physical mechanics of modern helicopter blades,…
Maple trees have aggressively bioengineered their seeds into aerodynamic marvels known as samaras that perfectly mimic the complex physical mechanics of…
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Alkali metals like pure sodium and potassium possess a genuinely psychotic atomic desire to violently shed their singular outer electron, making them so incredibly unstable that…
Alkali metals like pure sodium and potassium possess a genuinely psychotic atomic desire to violently shed their singular outer electron, making them so…
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Deoxyribonucleic acid, universally known as DNA, contains all the biological instructions needed to build and maintain living organisms, but researchers have also discovered that…
Deoxyribonucleic acid, universally known as DNA, contains all the biological instructions needed to build and maintain living organisms, but researchers have…
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Solar mass is so unfathomably huge that the Sun accounts for exactly ninety-nine point eight percent of all the matter in our entire solar system, effectively reducing everything…
Solar mass is so unfathomably huge that the Sun accounts for exactly ninety-nine point eight percent of all the matter in our entire solar system, effectively…
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Goats have rectangular pupils that provide them with a spectacular 320-degree field of vision, allowing these grazing prey animals to spot approaching predators from almost any…
Goats have rectangular pupils that provide them with a spectacular 320-degree field of vision, allowing these grazing prey animals to spot approaching…
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Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, with a lifespan that can exceed 400 years due to their incredibly slow metabolism and the freezing temperatures of their deep ocean habitat.
Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, with a lifespan that can exceed 400 years due to their incredibly slow metabolism and the…
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Glass frogs have highly translucent skin on their undersides, allowing you to easily see their beating hearts, pumping intestines, and developing eggs without having to dissect them at all.
Glass frogs have highly translucent skin on their undersides, allowing you to easily see their beating hearts, pumping intestines, and developing eggs without…
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