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IFLScience chats with Chris Carter about the grisly real-life science that inspired 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' ahead of the director's cut of...

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First Discovery Of Three Supermassive Black Holes In A Galaxy 12.5 Billion Light Years Away Changes Our View On Early Black Hole FormationFinding two supermassive black holes getting close to merging, as depicted in this simulation is not unusual, but a third addition is much more unexpected
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Meteorites From Mars Are Rare. A Meteorite Brought To The Surface From The Planet's Interior 1.27 Billion Years Ago Is Something ElseArtist's impression of the asteroid impact that knocked (NWA) 13441 off Mars so it would eventually reach Earth
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Ever Struggle To Sleep On Your First Night Somewhere New? Be Grateful – Your Brain Is Just Looking Out For You

The “first night effect” is a well-documented scientific phenomenon.

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