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Moths use acoustic camouflage
Most moth species are active at night. It must be really dangerous to be a moth. Luckily, they've developed a few ways to protect themselves.
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Why do humans like coffee?
Scientists think that animals evolved the ability to detect bitter tastes in order to avoid things that are harmful or even poisonous. So why do we l…
2 years, 6 months ago
What makes swatting a fly so hard?
Where most of us are concerned, the question is not whether we would hurt a fly but whether we could.
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The mysteries of Oumuamua
In October, 2017 astronomers at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii discovered something strange. It was an object, moving through the solar system too f…
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Red cone, green cone
Did you know that compared to creatures such as dogs and cats, humans can distinguish millions more shades of color?
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Tsunamis in the oceans of Mars
There's evidence that the northern lowlands of Mars are the basin of a huge ocean that existed more than 3 billion years ago, and covered about a thi…
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Fighting back against root rot
Root rot is a condition of indoor and outdoor plants. Root rot may be caused by poorly drained or overwatered soil, or soil-borne pathogens and nemat…
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In the atmosphere, microbes are walking on air
Microbes are everywhere, from the deepest ocean to the highest mountaintop. They're also in the air all around, riding the breeze up, up, up into sky.
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The ant with moves like a cheetah
But a cheetah isn’t the fastest animal in the world, even though a lot of people think it is. The animal that can move the fastest is actually a lot …
2 years, 6 months ago
Background noise and sleep quality
Background white noise can help some peoples’ sleep quality by minimizing the length of time it takes them to get to sleep. So, what exactly is white…
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