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Renaissance Painting May Show Animal Behavior Only Recently "Discovered", A 10-Kilometer Comet Is About To Make A Return, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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Renaissance Painting May Show Animal Behavior Only Recently "Discovered", A 10-Kilometer Comet Is About To Make A Return, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.
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Renaissance Painting May Show Animal Behavior Only Recently "Discovered", A 10-Kilometer Comet Is About To Make A Return, And Much More This Week

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We Use “Birdbrain” As An Insult – But That’s Not Only Unfair, It’s Scientifically Inaccurategouldian finches, extremely colourful little birds, sitting on a branch

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We Use “Birdbrain” As An Insult – But That’s Not Only Unfair, It’s Scientifically Inaccurategouldian finches, extremely colourful little birds, sitting on a branch
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We Use “Birdbrain” As An Insult – But That’s Not Only Unfair, It’s Scientifically Inaccurate

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How Did Prehistoric Humans Protect Themselves From The Sun? And Did They Get Skin Cancer?Woman wearing ochre as sunscreen

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How Did Prehistoric Humans Protect Themselves From The Sun? And Did They Get Skin Cancer?Woman wearing ochre as sunscreen
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How Did Prehistoric Humans Protect Themselves From The Sun? And Did They Get Skin Cancer?

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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 YearsA satellite image of northeastern Afghanistan, close to the border of Tajikistan, shows the outline of Ai-Khanoum in 2018.

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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 YearsA satellite image of northeastern Afghanistan, close to the border of Tajikistan, shows the outline of Ai-Khanoum in 2018.
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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 Years

clock-iconJuly 10, 2026

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At The Monte Carlo Casino On August 18, 1913, Patrons Witnessed A 1 in 67 Million Event, And Lost Millions In The ProcessThe Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco, at night.

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At The Monte Carlo Casino On August 18, 1913, Patrons Witnessed A 1 in 67 Million Event, And Lost Millions In The ProcessThe Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco, at night.
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At The Monte Carlo Casino On August 18, 1913, Patrons Witnessed A 1 in 67 Million Event, And Lost Millions In The Process

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One Simple Idea Has Quietly Saved Millions Of Lives Over The Last 70 Yearssection of road with with line down the middle and at either edge, bordered by grass and bushes with a clear blue sky

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One Simple Idea Has Quietly Saved Millions Of Lives Over The Last 70 Yearssection of road with with line down the middle and at either edge, bordered by grass and bushes with a clear blue sky
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One Simple Idea Has Quietly Saved Millions Of Lives Over The Last 70 Years

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Hegelochus: The Ancient Greek Actor We Only Know About Because He Really, Really Fluffed Up His LineThe ancient Theater of Dionysus seen from above.

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Hegelochus: The Ancient Greek Actor We Only Know About Because He Really, Really Fluffed Up His LineThe ancient Theater of Dionysus seen from above.
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Hegelochus: The Ancient Greek Actor We Only Know About Because He Really, Really Fluffed Up His Line

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Back In 2021, Scientists Added A Human "Fat Gene" Into A Potato. What Happened Next Surprised EverybodyA gloved hand with tweezers holding a strand of DNA, with and arrow points from the DNA to a potato.

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Back In 2021, Scientists Added A Human "Fat Gene" Into A Potato. What Happened Next Surprised EverybodyA gloved hand with tweezers holding a strand of DNA, with and arrow points from the DNA to a potato.
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Back In 2021, Scientists Added A Human "Fat Gene" Into A Potato. What Happened Next Surprised Everybody

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The Strange Science Of Whether We Could Clone A NeanderthalNeanderthal cloning

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The Strange Science Of Whether We Could Clone A NeanderthalNeanderthal cloning
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The Strange Science Of Whether We Could Clone A Neanderthal

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From Death-Ball Sponges To Bald Parrots, Take A Look At These Ridiculously Weird Creatures You've Probably Never Heard OfA very grump and cross looking potoo with big yellow eyes and a sour expression.

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From Death-Ball Sponges To Bald Parrots, Take A Look At These Ridiculously Weird Creatures You've Probably Never Heard OfA very grump and cross looking potoo with big yellow eyes and a sour expression.
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From Death-Ball Sponges To Bald Parrots, Take A Look At These Ridiculously Weird Creatures You've Probably Never Heard Of

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Hector The Convector Is One Of The World's Strangest Natural PhenomenonHector, as seen from Gunn Point in Northern Territory, Australia

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Hector The Convector Is One Of The World's Strangest Natural PhenomenonHector, as seen from Gunn Point in Northern Territory, Australia
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Hector The Convector Is One Of The World's Strangest Natural Phenomenon

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There’s An Ingenious Reason Why Oranges Are Sold In Those Red Net BagsOranges are almost always sound in red nets, just like this.

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There’s An Ingenious Reason Why Oranges Are Sold In Those Red Net BagsOranges are almost always sound in red nets, just like this.
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There’s An Ingenious Reason Why Oranges Are Sold In Those Red Net Bags

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Meet The Stargazer Fish: Ugly, Dangerous, Venomous, And Sometimes Even ElectricA stargazer fish mostly hidden in the sand with just its horrible looking mouth and eyes showing.

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Meet The Stargazer Fish: Ugly, Dangerous, Venomous, And Sometimes Even ElectricA stargazer fish mostly hidden in the sand with just its horrible looking mouth and eyes showing.
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Meet The Stargazer Fish: Ugly, Dangerous, Venomous, And Sometimes Even Electric

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For A Few Short Minutes Today, 99 Percent Of Humanity Will Be Bathed In Sunlight. If You Miss It, You Will Get Another Chance Tomorrow.Artist impression of the Earth in space.

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For A Few Short Minutes Today, 99 Percent Of Humanity Will Be Bathed In Sunlight. If You Miss It, You Will Get Another Chance Tomorrow.Artist impression of the Earth in space.
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For A Few Short Minutes Today, 99 Percent Of Humanity Will Be Bathed In Sunlight. If You Miss It, You Will Get Another Chance Tomorrow.

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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?A small brownish pink dove sits on the edge of a basket in a small tree.

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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?A small brownish pink dove sits on the edge of a basket in a small tree.
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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?

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