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Astrophysicists Are Selling Lab-Made Martian Dirt to Researchers for $20 a Kilogram
The Kennedy Space Center has already ordered half a ton of the stuff.
All of Your Nemeses Probably Share This 'Dark' Personality Type
Researchers have summed up everything you can't stand about certain people in one sentence.
World's First Fully Automated Indoor Farm Is Being Built in Ohio
Forget everything you thought you knew about life on a farm.
Advanced CT Scans Reveal Blood Vessels and Skin Layers in a Mummy's Hand
Researchers can look at the inside of a mummy on the cellular level without ever slicing into it.
A Fungus Could Be One Key to Solving Our Plastic Waste Crisis
An important use for the fungus among us.
10 Lustrous Facts About Gold
All the gold on Earth may have come from outer space.
A Popular Weed Killer Could Be Partly Responsible for Declining Bee Populations
The common herbicide could harm bees' gut bacteria, making them vulnerable to deadly infections.
12 Facts About Belly Buttons
The ins and outs.
How Maggots Could Lead to More Sustainable Agriculture
The stomach-turning larvae are an unsurprisingly untapped protein source.
People Really Do Feel For Dogs More Than Humans
In one study, puppies in peril drew more empathy than stories of human suffering.
Archaeologists Uncover World's Oldest Known Brewery in Israel
The beer probably didn't taste great.
Newly Uncovered Galileo Letter Details How He Tried to Avoid the Inquisition
The letter may solve a centuries-long mystery.
The Most Influential Parasite in History
By some estimates, malaria has killed half of everyone who has ever lived—and it almost took down one former president.
Watch a Gulper Eel Inflate Like a Terrifying Balloon
It acts like a cross between a python and a pufferfish.
10 Electrifying Facts About Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday's formal schooling was limited, but his work as a bookbinder allowed him to learn about chemistry, physics, and a mysterious force called "electricity."
Autumn Equinox: The Science Behind the First Day of Fall
Happy first day of fall! The season of colorful foliage, frosty mornings, and pumpkin-spice everything is upon us, thanks to the autumn or fall equinox.
Fossilized Fat Shows 550-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature May Have Been the World's First Animal
Organisms called 'Dickinsonia' defied classification for decades.
NASA's New Exoplanet-Hunting Satellite Has Made Its First Big Discovery
Pi Mensae c is about 60 light years away from our solar system.
The Weird, Disturbing World of Snail Sex
It involves something called a "love dart," and it's less romantic than it sounds.
10 Facts About Rosacea
A recent study found that an estimated 415 million people worldwide suffer from the disorder.
Endeavour, Captain Cook's Lost Ship, Might Have Been Found—Solving a Centuries-Old Mystery
But only a full excavation will prove its identity for sure.
Italian Scientists Created a Robot Toddler and It's Kind of Terrifying
To call iCub unsettling would be an understatement.
Scientists Can Tell If Great White Sharks Are Around by Testing DNA in Seawater
Good news for sharks AND beachgoers.