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- Feb 01 ’20
A colony of 250,000 ants call the average anthill home — here’s what inside their mound
When you look at a fire ants’ mound, it’s hard to believe up to 250,000 ants call it home. But it turns out, that mound is actually just the top of an enormous underground structure -the nest. The nest contains a vast network of tunnels and chambers,…
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- Nov 15 ’19
What if the Earth stopped orbiting the Sun?
It’s a natural cycle: the Earth orbits the sun. But what if something catastrophic happened and we were knocked out of orbit? The sun’s gravity would quickly take hold of Earth and we’d go flying straight toward the sun. Turns out, you’d only have ab…
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- Oct 03 ’19
What’s really going on inside an insect-munching venus flytrap
Venus flytraps rarely catch flies, despite their name. Instead, they mostly catch spiders, ants, and other critters that can’t fly. The trap itself is made of modified leaves containing three trigger hairs. When a spider walks by and brushes against …
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- Oct 02 ’19
Astronomers have their best solution yet to the mysterious alien megastructure star
Since 2015, astronomers have been trying to find the cause of Tabby’s Star’s mysterious behavior. The star keeps dimming in an oddly sporadic pattern, and has overall gotten 10% less bright in just a century. Some scientists have suggested an alien m…
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- Sep 10 ’19
What would happen if you never got out of bed
Laying in bed forever may sound relaxing, but it can lead to serious health issues. Physically, most of your muscles and bones would break down in about six months to a year. You’d also be susceptible to nasty ulcers called bed sores. Your mental hea…
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- Aug 19 ’19
Why mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others
If you’ve ever felt that mosquitoes specifically target you more than you’re friends, you could be right. Female mosquitoes – which are the ones that drink blood – are attracted to some humans more than others. They hunt by both sight and smell, and …
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- Aug 16 ’19
What happens to the human body after 100 years inside a coffin
Your brain is one of the first parts of your body to break down. Just a few minutes after death, its cells collapse and release water. Then other energy-guzzling organs follow. That night, microbes eat through your gut and escape into the rest of you…
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- Aug 02 ’19
Braces hurt so much because they dissolving your jawbone
Misaligned teeth can put you at risk for tooth decay, gum disease, and even tooth loss. Braces shift teeth by applying pressure, which constricts blood flow to the surrounding tissue that holds those teeth in place. That in turn causes special immune…
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- Jul 08 ’19
NASA’s $1 billion Dragonfly drone mission will look for signs of life on Saturn’s moon
NASA announced a $1 billion mission to send an unmanned drone to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. For this mission, NASA created Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered drone the size of a lawn-mower. It will explore Titan’s surface and search for potential life. …
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- Jun 01 ’19
If Godzilla existed in real life, he wouldn’t be able to stand up
Since his debut in 1954, Godzilla has gotten bigger and bigger. In 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, he’s bigger than ever, towering at a whopping 119 meters. At that size, his heart wouldn’t be able to pump blood to his brain. His brain would…
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