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After 30 Years Of Hard Work Saving His Species, Diego The Tortoise Is Retiring From Mating

Following decades of captive breeding, 130-year-old Diego — once just one of three living males left of his species — will finally be getting some rest.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 13, 2020

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After 30 Years Of Hard Work Saving His Species, Diego The Tortoise Is Retiring From Mating

Following decades of captive breeding, 130-year-old Diego — once just one of three living males left of his species — will finally be getting some rest.

By Natasha Ishak • January 13, 2020

ISS Astronauts Baked History’s First-Ever Batch Of Space Cookies Using Zero-Gravity Oven

Sadly, the astronauts weren't allowed to taste the cookies before the batch was sent down to Earth for further research.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 9, 2020

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ISS Astronauts Baked History’s First-Ever Batch Of Space Cookies Using Zero-Gravity Oven

Sadly, the astronauts weren't allowed to taste the cookies before the batch was sent down to Earth for further research.

By Natasha Ishak • January 9, 2020

Scientist Creates Tiny ‘Gingerbread House’ 10 Times Smaller Than The Width Of A Human Hair

"Compared to the size of a typical gingerbread house that you might buy in a grocery store kit, mine is 20,000 times smaller."

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 20, 2019

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Scientist Creates Tiny ‘Gingerbread House’ 10 Times Smaller Than The Width Of A Human Hair

"Compared to the size of a typical gingerbread house that you might buy in a grocery store kit, mine is 20,000 times smaller."

By Natasha Ishak • December 20, 2019

Scientists Measure The Biggest Black Hole In The Local Universe

At 40 billion times the weight of the Sun, this black hole accounts for 2.5 percent of the mass of the entire Milky Way galaxy.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 6, 2019

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Scientists Measure The Biggest Black Hole In The Local Universe

At 40 billion times the weight of the Sun, this black hole accounts for 2.5 percent of the mass of the entire Milky Way galaxy.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 6, 2019

How Long Would Humanity Last In A Vampire Apocalypse? A Physicist Built A Calculator To Find Out

"I love it when we can apply mathematical models to even the most surprising things."

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 31, 2019

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How Long Would Humanity Last In A Vampire Apocalypse? A Physicist Built A Calculator To Find Out

"I love it when we can apply mathematical models to even the most surprising things."

By Natasha Ishak • October 31, 2019

Watch Rats Drive Tiny Cars In A New Behavioral Experiment

"I do believe that rats are smarter than most people perceive them to be, and that most animals are smarter in unique ways than we think."

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 23, 2019

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Watch Rats Drive Tiny Cars In A New Behavioral Experiment

"I do believe that rats are smarter than most people perceive them to be, and that most animals are smarter in unique ways than we think."

By Natasha Ishak • October 23, 2019

Man Unwittingly Got Drunk After His Gut Brewed Alcohol Due To ‘Auto-Brewery Syndrome’

"For years, no one believed him... The police, doctors, nurses, and even his family told him he wasn't telling the truth, that he must be a closet-drinker."

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 21, 2019

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Man Unwittingly Got Drunk After His Gut Brewed Alcohol Due To ‘Auto-Brewery Syndrome’

"For years, no one believed him... The police, doctors, nurses, and even his family told him he wasn't telling the truth, that he must be a closet-drinker."

By Natasha Ishak • October 21, 2019

Mysterious ‘Blob’ With 720 Sexes And Ability To Learn To Be Unveiled At Paris Zoo

Named after the 1950s sci-fi classic, this organism is challenging scientists to reassess what we know about biological intelligence. It's set to be unveiled to the public in Paris this weekend.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 18, 2019

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Mysterious ‘Blob’ With 720 Sexes And Ability To Learn To Be Unveiled At Paris Zoo

Named after the 1950s sci-fi classic, this organism is challenging scientists to reassess what we know about biological intelligence. It's set to be unveiled to the public in Paris this weekend.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 18, 2019

Monkeys Are Better At Problem-Solving Than Humans, Study Finds

Researchers wonder if the heavy rewarding of habit-based solutions in Western educational systems are destroying our ability to creatively problem-solve.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 17, 2019

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Monkeys Are Better At Problem-Solving Than Humans, Study Finds

Researchers wonder if the heavy rewarding of habit-based solutions in Western educational systems are destroying our ability to creatively problem-solve.

By Natasha Ishak • October 17, 2019

Former NASA Scientist Says We Found Life On Mars — In The 1970s

"What is the evidence against the possibility of life on Mars? The astonishing fact is that there is none."

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 16, 2019

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Former NASA Scientist Says We Found Life On Mars — In The 1970s

"What is the evidence against the possibility of life on Mars? The astonishing fact is that there is none."

By Natasha Ishak • October 16, 2019