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This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the ...

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...

Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured ...

Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights.

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The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, ...