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The Loudest Bird In The World Is ‘Deafening’ And Screams In The Faces Of Potential Mates

The bizarre choreography makes the tune even stranger: The male bird faces away from the female until the loudest final note.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 22, 2019

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The Loudest Bird In The World Is ‘Deafening’ And Screams In The Faces Of Potential Mates

The bizarre choreography makes the tune even stranger: The male bird faces away from the female until the loudest final note.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 22, 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

Laser Scan Of Cambodian Jungle Finds Lost Capital Of Khmer Empire

Archaeologists successfully uncovered the hidden city high in the Cambodian mountains using aerial laser scanning technology.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 18, 2019

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Laser Scan Of Cambodian Jungle Finds Lost Capital Of Khmer Empire

Archaeologists successfully uncovered the hidden city high in the Cambodian mountains using aerial laser scanning technology.

By Natasha Ishak • 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

This Historic D-Day Audio Captured From Inside A Landing Vessel Was Found By Accident In A Basement

When Bruce Campbell moved into his new log cabin in 1994, the basement was littered with mysterious, dusty tapes. He paid them no mind for 15 years before realizing what he'd had on his hands.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 4, 2019

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This Historic D-Day Audio Captured From Inside A Landing Vessel Was Found By Accident In A Basement

When Bruce Campbell moved into his new log cabin in 1994, the basement was littered with mysterious, dusty tapes. He paid them no mind for 15 years before realizing what he'd had on his hands.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 4, 2019

2,000-Year-Old Scrolls From Vesuvius Eruption To Be ‘Virtually Unraveled’ With A.I.

The fragile scrolls from the ancient city of Herculaneum have been destroyed by physical unwrapping, and so scientists plan to use A.I. and machine learning to virtually read their text.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 3, 2019

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2,000-Year-Old Scrolls From Vesuvius Eruption To Be ‘Virtually Unraveled’ With A.I.

The fragile scrolls from the ancient city of Herculaneum have been destroyed by physical unwrapping, and so scientists plan to use A.I. and machine learning to virtually read their text.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 3, 2019

Be One Of The First In History To Witness A Supermassive Black Hole Destroy A Star

Events like this are not only incredibly rare but difficult to capture. NASA managed it with a state-of-the-art satellite and a network of robotic telescopes.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 27, 2019

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Be One Of The First In History To Witness A Supermassive Black Hole Destroy A Star

Events like this are not only incredibly rare but difficult to capture. NASA managed it with a state-of-the-art satellite and a network of robotic telescopes.

By Natasha Ishak • September 27, 2019

Zheng He Was Captured And Castrated — Then Rose To Become A Famous Explorer

Zheng He's fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

By James Burch • Sep 18, 2019

Zheng He Was Captured And Castrated — Then Rose To Become A Famous Explorer

Zheng He's fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

By James Burch • September 18, 2019

Couple Stumbles On Civil War Cannonballs Washed Up On A Beach Following Hurricane Dorian

When the young couple phoned in their discovery, police, fire, and local EOD teams swarmed the beach fearing the cannonballs were still live.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 13, 2019

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Couple Stumbles On Civil War Cannonballs Washed Up On A Beach Following Hurricane Dorian

When the young couple phoned in their discovery, police, fire, and local EOD teams swarmed the beach fearing the cannonballs were still live.

By Natasha Ishak • September 13, 2019