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This Week's Total Solar Eclipse Will Occur On The Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – For The First Time In Recorded Science Historythe image of a total solar eclipse next to the perseids falling over a lakeThis Week's Total Solar Eclipse Will Occur On The Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – For The First Time In Recorded Science Historythe image of a total solar eclipse next to the perseids falling over a lake
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This Week's Total Solar Eclipse Will Occur On The Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – For The First Time In Recorded Science History

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Watch Delightful Footage Of A Group Of Wild Young Gorillas Fascinated By A Tiny ChameleonA young gorilla in the forest looks shocked/
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Watch Delightful Footage Of A Group Of Wild Young Gorillas Fascinated By A Tiny Chameleon

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There’s Something Odd About This Year’s Solar Eclipses: Why Flat Maps Are To BlameThe 2024 solar eclipse, like and others moved from west to east across the Earth, during which this photo was taken, but on maps of this year's eclipses it looks like it is doing the opposite
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There’s Something Odd About This Year’s Solar Eclipses: Why Flat Maps Are To Blame

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Monkeys Are Creeped Out By The "Uncanny Valley", Just Like We Are

Non-human primates may possess the same social perception mechanisms as us.

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Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial ExpansionHieroglyphics and cuneiform tablets
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Humans Once Spoke Tens Of Thousands Of Languages, But Now They’re Mostly Extinct Thanks To Colonialism And Imperial Expansion

Linguistic diversity is currently greater than it was at the end of the Ice Age, but this may not be the case for much longer.

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Meet Simon And Garfunkel: Rare Two-Headed Gecko Doing Well At 1 Month Old, Even If "The Left Head Is A Bit More Grumpy"

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World's Tiniest Buffalo Species Just Welcomed A New Baby – And She's Already A Total Heartbreaker A rare anoa calf has been stepped outside for its first outdoor adventure after being born at Chester Zoo.
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World's Tiniest Buffalo Species Just Welcomed A New Baby – And She's Already A Total Heartbreaker

Cutest buffalo you'll see this week, guaranteed.

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Incredibly Complete 30-Million-Year-Old Dog Fossil Found In The US Revealed To Be A Very Good BoyIllustration of prehistoric canid Mesocyon chasing prey.
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Incredibly Complete 30-Million-Year-Old Dog Fossil Found In The US Revealed To Be A Very Good Boy

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US Lab Finds A Faster Way To Make Californium-252, A Nuclear Isotope Worth Millions Per Gram Not Found Naturally On EarthTechnicians look into a hot cell in the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center where Cf-252 is produced.
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US Lab Finds A Faster Way To Make Californium-252, A Nuclear Isotope Worth Millions Per Gram Not Found Naturally On Earth

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This Year's Super El Niño Is Far Beyond Anything Scientists Have Seen Before: “We're In Uncharted Territory"Aerial view of wildfires and smoke across the landscape
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55,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones Showing Signs Of Butchery May Hint At Repeated Episodes Of CannibalismNeanderthal skull
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55,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones Showing Signs Of Butchery May Hint At Repeated Episodes Of Cannibalism

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Men Evolved A Unique Pelvis That Puts A Spring In Their Step, But Women Have The Same Pelvis As NeanderthalsHuman pelvis
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Linear Structures Found Near The Red Pyramid Hint At How Ancient Egyptians Built These Colossal Monuments Over 4,500 Years Agoancient Egyptian pyramids viewed from the side
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Over 600 New Cancer Models Unveiled After 10-Year Project With Help From 2,800 Patients – And They're Publicly Available Too

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A Deadly Fungal Superbug Spreading In Over 20 US States Hides In Hair Follicles To Evade Immune Systems

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First-Ever mRNA Flu Vaccine Finally Approved By FDA In Time For 2026 Season – After They Initially Refused To Review It

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The Average Person Carries Between 8 And 12 Dormant Viruses In Their Body. Now It Seems COVID-19 Can Wake Them Up Again

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World’s First Dogs Genetically Engineered To Remove Allergy-Causing Protein Celebrate Their Second BirthdayNon-allergenic puppies Alfie and Bailey
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World’s First Dogs Genetically Engineered To Remove Allergy-Causing Protein Celebrate Their Second Birthday

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Orangutans’ Urgent Appeal As Wildfires Sweep Within 1 Kilometer Of Rescue Center. A Horrifying New Normal Under “Super El Niño”?

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Anyone For Meat Lettuce? Plants Genetically Engineered To Produce Pig Protein By Adding Animal Gene To Their Cells

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Astronaut Snaps Absolutely Wild Photo Of Swirling Typhoon Dolphin On His iPhone From The ISS“the Pacific Ocean this morning from the cupola with an iPhone.”
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Astronaut Snaps Absolutely Wild Photo Of Swirling Typhoon Dolphin On His iPhone From The ISS

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NASA Pulls Off Smart Move To Prolong Lifespan Of Aging Voyager 2 As It Flies 21.37 Billion Kilometers From EarthIllustration of Voyager spacecraft in space
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NASA Pulls Off Smart Move To Prolong Lifespan Of Aging Voyager 2 As It Flies 21.37 Billion Kilometers From Earth

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We Finally Have The First Pictures Of The SpaceX Rocket Crash Site On The Moon – And It Did In Fact Leave A Markan inset show a dark splotch on the surface of the Moon the impact traces of the SpaceX falcon 9 rocket
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We Finally Have The First Pictures Of The SpaceX Rocket Crash Site On The Moon – And It Did In Fact Leave A Mark

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NASA’s Curiosity Likes Big Buttes – But Only On Mars, As Captured In This Incredible PanoramaNASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be around 6 meters (20 feet) tall, on June 11, 2026.
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NASA’s Curiosity Likes Big Buttes – But Only On Mars, As Captured In This Incredible Panorama

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For The First Time Ever We've Photographed Earth Being Hidden Behind A Martian MoonThe Perseverance rover was designed to look down and ahead, but when it looks up, sometimes it sees amazing things
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For The First Time Ever We've Photographed Earth Being Hidden Behind A Martian Moon

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In A World First, Scientists Used AI To Generate A Genome And Produced A Functional, Bacteria-Killing VirusBiotech and DNA analysis technology concept with glowing digital double helix structure connected to circuit board on dark blue background. Futuristic low poly style, abstract vector illustration.
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In A World First, Scientists Used AI To Generate A Genome And Produced A Functional, Bacteria-Killing Virus

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Sam Altman Suggested A New Use For ChatGPT And It Has People Saying "Jesus This Is Bleak"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in front of a sign which reads "OpenAI".
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Sam Altman Suggested A New Use For ChatGPT And It Has People Saying "Jesus This Is Bleak"

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History Professor Catches 32 Out Of 35 Students Cheating On Their Exam By Including One Hidden Line In The QuestionA building with large white pillars at Alcorn State University.
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History Professor Catches 32 Out Of 35 Students Cheating On Their Exam By Including One Hidden Line In The Question

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The Wreck Of A Plane That Changed Aviation Forever Has Been Found At The Bottom Of The Sea After 74 YearsAn archival image of Clipper Endeavor, highlighting features that were seen on the Atlantic seabed during this latest expedition.
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The Wreck Of A Plane That Changed Aviation Forever Has Been Found At The Bottom Of The Sea After 74 Years

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The Mathematical Reason Why No Voting System Can Ever Be Totally Fair

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When A Disease Scare Fizzles Out, Did Scientists Just Get It Wrong? What We Can Learn From The Pandemics That Weren't

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Your Personality Isn't As Stable As You Think: This Is How You Will Change As You AgeHeraclitus in his river, thinking about how correct he is.
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Your Personality Isn't As Stable As You Think: This Is How You Will Change As You Age

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People Are More Likely To Be Your Friend If You Seem Like A Good Hunter-GathererGroup of friends
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People Are More Likely To Be Your Friend If You Seem Like A Good Hunter-Gatherer

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How To Get More IFLScience: Add Us As A “Preferred Source" On GoogleA logo of IFLScience with a hand pointing towards it
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How To Get More IFLScience: Add Us As A “Preferred Source" On Google

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Unlocking The Future Together: Why IFLScience Is Launching A Membership Model

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Opening The Vault: Uncovering A World Of Strange And Intriguing ScienceAn image of the vault doors opening with a screenshot of the IFLScience Vault article.
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Opening The Vault: Uncovering A World Of Strange And Intriguing Science

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Meteorites Have Hit Houses, Cows, And Maybe Even A Dog. But Over The Years They’ve Also Hit A Number Of CarsA picture of the night sky with a meteor streaking across it.
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Meteorites Have Hit Houses, Cows, And Maybe Even A Dog. But Over The Years They’ve Also Hit A Number Of Cars

The Earth is being continually bathed in space dust, rock, and debris. So far, only three of those have managed to hit a car (that we know of).

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Should You Rescue A Baby Turtle Or Leave It Alone? The Rules To FollowA tiny baby turtle in someones very sandy cupped hands.
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Should You Rescue A Baby Turtle Or Leave It Alone? The Rules To Follow

Most of the time even little baby turtles can take care of themselves.

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How We Remember: The Neuroscience of Memory Explained

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AI Consciousness Explained: Science vs Philosophya robot
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AI Consciousness Explained: Science vs Philosophy

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Unethical Experiments That Shook The WorldThe Tuskegee syphilis study
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Unethical Experiments That Shook The World

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