Why do cats throw up so much?

What you think is cat vomit may actually be something else, like a fur ball or regurgitation. | Continue reading


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How 10 animals evolved their iconic features

Why are whales so big? Why are giraffe's necks so long? Here are the origins of 10 iconic features in the animal kingdom. | Continue reading


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Why does the moon sometimes have a 'halo'?

The moon's halo is always 22 degrees wide in the night sky when it appears. So what causes it? | Continue reading


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2nd tuberculosis outbreak linked to bone grafts in the US

Following two recent outbreaks, health officials have issued new guidance around how to screen donated tissues for tuberculosis. | Continue reading


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Scientists have a new way to find oceans — and possible alien life — on distant planets

Scientists have proposed a new technique to help researchers identify oceans on exoplanets — a key step to finding life outside our planet. | Continue reading


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Dinosaur finger bone from Lesotho rock shelter suggests Africans discovered fossils centuries before British did

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'paleontology' existed | Continue reading


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Electric pulses to the brain may make people easier to hypnotize

In a new clinical trial, short bursts of brain stimulation briefly made patients with chronic pain more susceptible to hypnosis. | Continue reading


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Satellite images reveal just how much cities on the US East Coast are sinking

"Continuous unmitigated subsidence on the U.S. East Coast should cause concern." | Continue reading


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Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?

We have just entered a leap year, meaning we will get an extra day this year. But why do we need these extended years and how did they come about? | Continue reading


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Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it

A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus. | Continue reading


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$420 off this HP Envy 2-in1 makes it an excellent choice for students

This laptop is perfect for students, and reduced by almost 50%. | Continue reading


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2,500-year-old burials of 3 people discovered in a cave in Mexico

Archaeologists found the remains of two adolescents and one baby in the chamber of a cave, but it's not yet clear how they died. | Continue reading


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Megalodon tooth found on unexplored seamount 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface

A remotely operated submersible was deep in a never-before-studied part of the ocean when it extracted the megalodon tooth. | Continue reading


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'Terror beast' fossils unearthed in Greenland are more than half a billion years old

Enormous for its time period, this newly discovered marine worm likely ruled the seas at the top of the food chain. | Continue reading


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Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan cult

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic thought they'd found a unique object, but they have since learned of at least three more. | Continue reading


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Save $230 on the Surface Pro 7+ at Best Buy

This versatile tablet-laptop hybrid is heavily discounted and now ideal for students. | Continue reading


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1st partial-heart transplant growing with baby 1 year later

Heart valves transplanted as part of the first partial-heart transplant in a human are now growing along with the infant who received them. | Continue reading


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Finally, we know why pee is yellow

Scientists finally resolved a mystery you may not have known needed solving — we now know why urine is yellow. | Continue reading


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Black-eyed squid dragging thousands of eggs like a cape captured in video off Costa Rica

Scientists have filmed one of the only squids known to brood their eggs — the black-eyed squid — swimming with thousands of unhatched offspring suspended from hooks on its arms. | Continue reading


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Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals

An ancient Egyptian mummy with a fetus tucked between its legs and another lodged inside the chest cavity — the first known of its kind — shows the mother died while giving birth to twins. | Continue reading


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Get into the grove of your New Year's fitness goals with 25% off the PowerBeats Pro

This excellent pair of running headphones can be snapped up for under $150 at Best Buy. | Continue reading


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One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals

New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one. | Continue reading


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180-foot early medieval carving of naked bald man with club is probably Hercules, new study suggests

The huge chalk carving in the English countryside was likely a meeting place for local forces rallying against the Vikings. | Continue reading


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Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024

Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead. | Continue reading


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Total solar eclipse April 2024: The 10 biggest cities within the path of totality

On April 8, 2024, more than 31 million people in North America will witness a total solar eclipse, around a third of them in just 10 cities. | Continue reading


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Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery

When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there. | Continue reading


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Nanotyrannus vs. T. rex saga continues: Controversial study 'doesn't settle the question at all'

A new study of long-debated dinosaur fossils has found growth patterns inconsistent with those of T. rex, suggesting the bones belong to a distinct species, but other experts aren't convinced. | Continue reading


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How long can the brain survive without oxygen?

When the brain's supply of oxygen is reduced or eliminated, damage can set in very quickly. | Continue reading


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Watch a Chinese rocket booster fall from space and explode near a house in southern China

Two rocket boosters used in a Chinese satellite launch on Dec. 25 fell back to Earth and exploded near inhabited areas, chilling videos show. | Continue reading


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1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan

The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth century. | Continue reading


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Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonight

In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies. | Continue reading


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'Eyes coming straight for me': Huge crocodile launches itself into boat with jaws wide open in strange attack

Queensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water. | Continue reading


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Why is it called 'morning sickness' if it can happen any time of day?

Pregnancy sickness can happen at any time of day or night, but its symptoms can often be worse in the morning. | Continue reading


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Full moons of 2024: Names, dates and everything you need to know

Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2024, including dates for supermoons and a two lunar eclipses. | Continue reading


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5 blockbuster archaeology discoveries that may come in 2024

From AI deciphering lost texts to a secret about our human relatives, here are some of the new breakthroughs in archaeology we may see in 2024. | Continue reading


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The 10 best stargazing events of 2024

The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know. | Continue reading


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Quadrantid meteor shower 2024: The year's 1st meteor shower blazes over North America on Jan. 3

Up to 120 shooting stars per hour could be visible during a brief peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — the year's first meteor shower, coming to North America Jan. 3 and 4. | Continue reading


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What's the farthest place the Vikings reached?

The Vikings reached as far west as Newfoundland, but did they also venture into Africa, the Middle East and Asia? | Continue reading


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Space photo of the week: Uranus 'rings' in the New Year in stunning James Webb telescope image

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a stunning new portrait of ice giant Uranus, featuring its frigid rings and 14 of 27 moons. | Continue reading


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3 scary breakthroughs AI will make in 2024

Although 2023 was a game-changing year for artificial intelligence, it was only the beginning, with 2024 set to usher in a host of scary advancements that may include artificial general intelligence and even more realistic deepfakes. | Continue reading


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Why was the name 'Brontosaurus' brought back from the dead?

The dinosaur Brontosaurus was canceled but then resurrected. What happened? | Continue reading


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Save $70 on the fantastic AirPods Max at Best Buy

Apple headphones don't come cheap, but you can grab a pair for just under $480 thanks to Best Buy. | Continue reading


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The biggest technology breakthroughs of 2023

2023 was a breakout year for artificial intelligence, quantum computing and augmented reality. | Continue reading


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Paradoxical frog: The giant tadpole that turns into a little frog

Paradoxical frogs — also known as shrinking frogs — are about three times bigger as tadpoles as they are when adults. | Continue reading


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Did humans cross the Bering Strait after the land bridge disappeared?

Evidence suggests that people likely boated across the narrow passage between Russia and Alaska when the crossing was submerged. | Continue reading


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Living fossils: 12 creatures that look the same now as they did millions of years ago

From the coelacanth to the cockroach, these "living fossil" creatures haven't changed much in millions or even hundreds of millions of years. | Continue reading


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The most extraordinary archaeological findings of 2023

2023 was an outstanding year for finding ancient hoards, creating reconstructions and discovering burial. | Continue reading


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8 asteroid discoveries that rocked our world in 2023

This year was one of the biggest ever for asteroid science, with NASA's triumphant return from asteroid Bennu, the grand reveal of organic molecules from asteroid Ryugu, a close look at the gory aftermath of an asteroid collision, and more. | Continue reading


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