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You’re Carrying “Ghost DNA” From Extinct Hominins

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The Bizarre Life Cycle of “Zombie-Ant” Fungus Gets a New Twist

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Which Fish Species Will Invade the Mediterranean Next?

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High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Is Rising Across the Country

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More Testosterone Won’t Make a Better Soldier or a Tougher Man—Aggression and Strength Drive T Levels, Not the Other Way Around

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A “Hellish Cloud” Descended on Los Angeles in 1943

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Microfossils Help Crack Mystery More Than 100 Million Years in the Making

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NASA Just Spotted a Wandering Black Hole Devouring a Star

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Curiosity Rover Finds “Sea of Polygons” on Martian Surface

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The Odyssey of the Stone Age Maltese

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Did Ancient Humans Prefer Hunting Female Mammoths?

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Earth Is Lumpy as Hell

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For the First Time, a Look at the Arctic Bobtail Squid in Its Natural Habitat

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Mothers and Fathers Experience Dramatically Different Health Consequences

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How Celebrities Became America’s Unregulated Drug Pushers

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Does Having a Pet Really Improve Our Health?

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Even Owning a Cell Phone Is Bad for Kids’ Test Scores

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Why We Think We Know More Than We Do

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Dinosaurs May Have Been Literally Charbroiled After the Asteroid Impact

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This Time-Lapse Video from the Psyche Spacecraft Shows Mars As You’ve Never Seen It Before

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Anthony Fauci’s Diary Reveals a Human at the Helm

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Pre-Roman Necropolis Reveals Secrets of Iron Age Mediterranean Diets

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Omniscient Tree Networks and Immortal Amoebas: 9 Books We’re Excited to Read This August

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The Humble Amoeba Is Smarter Than You Think

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Why We Stopped Burying Our Dead at Home

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An Abandoned SpaceX Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon. The Real Problem Comes Next

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Where Was Your Backyard 145 Million Years Ago?

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Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought

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Frequent Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Morning Stress Hormone Levels

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Why Do Psychiatric Disorders Persist in Humans?

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Why an Icy Hummingbird Has Emerged in Antarctica

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Koalas Are Getting a Vaccine to Help With Their STD Problem

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Jimothy the Raccoon Survived Against the Odds, a Testament to Sophisticated Brains and Devoted Mothers

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Psychedelics Might Not Have Evolved to Get Humans High

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How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise

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When Stupid Was a Diagnosis

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Does This Photo from the Curiosity Rover Prove an Intense Sandstorm on Mars?

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A Forgotten Literary Window Into the Personal Life of Alan Turing

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How Do Sperm Whales Keep Their Massive, Wax-Filled Heads Beneath the Waves as They Sleep?

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The Amazing Photos from NASA’s First-Ever Mars Lander

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Mole Rat Queens Stink Their Way to Power

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Does Watching TV Really Rot Your Brain?

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Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?

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Watch Orcas Play With (Read: Obliterate) Their Food

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Your Dementia Risk Is Higher If Your Spouse Has It—But It’s More Than Shared Lifestyle

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Australia’s Greater Gliders Fly Majestically From Tree to Tree—And Now We Know Exactly How Far

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How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea

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The Avocados That May Save Us from a Guacamole Apocalypse

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Plants and Their Ants: When Flora and Fauna Team Up

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Why Are We Using Machines to Study Our Inner Lives?

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