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Life On Earth May Once Have Been Purple, Researchers Say

The "Purple Earth" hypothesis suggests that retinal, a purple-pigmented molecule, once dominated plant life before chlorophyll— making for some not-so-green foliage.

By Caroline Redmond • Oct 18, 2018

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Life On Earth May Once Have Been Purple, Researchers Say

The "Purple Earth" hypothesis suggests that retinal, a purple-pigmented molecule, once dominated plant life before chlorophyll— making for some not-so-green foliage.

By Caroline Redmond • October 18, 2018

A Moon Can Have Its Own Moon And The Internet Wants Them To Be Called Moonmoons

While moonmoon is the Internet's favorite title, other names like "submoon," "moonlet," and "moonito" have all been suggested.

By Caroline Redmond • Oct 12, 2018

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A Moon Can Have Its Own Moon And The Internet Wants Them To Be Called Moonmoons

While moonmoon is the Internet's favorite title, other names like "submoon," "moonlet," and "moonito" have all been suggested.

By Caroline Redmond • October 12, 2018

30-Year-Old Doorstop Turns Out To Be Meteorite Valued At $100,000

A Michigan family had been using the 22-pound rock as a doorstop for the last 30 years when it occurred to them to bring it to the local university for analysis.

By Leah Silverman • Oct 5, 2018

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30-Year-Old Doorstop Turns Out To Be Meteorite Valued At $100,000

A Michigan family had been using the 22-pound rock as a doorstop for the last 30 years when it occurred to them to bring it to the local university for analysis.

By Leah Silverman • October 5, 2018

Astronomers Just Discovered The Real-Life Star Trek Planet Vulcan

Creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, identified a real-life star as the planet Vulcan's would-be sun. As it turns out, there actually is a "Vulcan" orbiting that star.

By Bernadette Deron • Sep 19, 2018

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Astronomers Just Discovered The Real-Life Star Trek Planet Vulcan

Creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, identified a real-life star as the planet Vulcan's would-be sun. As it turns out, there actually is a "Vulcan" orbiting that star.

By Bernadette Deron • September 19, 2018

Olympus Mons: The Tallest Mountain In The Solar System

Experience the awesome size of Martian volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system, three times the height of Everest.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 20, 2018

Olympus Mons: The Tallest Mountain In The Solar System

Experience the awesome size of Martian volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system, three times the height of Everest.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 20, 2018

New Scientific Theory For Origin Of Octopuses: They’re Aliens

Octopuses are weird looking. But that's not the only reason these 33 scientists believe they came from outer space.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 17, 2018

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New Scientific Theory For Origin Of Octopuses: They’re Aliens

Octopuses are weird looking. But that's not the only reason these 33 scientists believe they came from outer space.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 17, 2018

Scientists Have Figured Out What Will Happen When The Sun Dies

The sun only has a finite amount of energy, and when it's gone, it's going out in a blaze of glory.

By Katie Serena • May 8, 2018

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Scientists Have Figured Out What Will Happen When The Sun Dies

The sun only has a finite amount of energy, and when it's gone, it's going out in a blaze of glory.

By Katie Serena • May 8, 2018

Meet Ann Hodges, The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

In 1954, geologists came across the first recorded case of a meteorite colliding with a human being. Ann Hodges had the unfortunate luck of being that person.

By Katie Serena • Apr 23, 2018

Meet Ann Hodges, The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

In 1954, geologists came across the first recorded case of a meteorite colliding with a human being. Ann Hodges had the unfortunate luck of being that person.

By Katie Serena • April 23, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • Feb 28, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • February 28, 2018

The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts

In 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the Soviets reached the cosmos on an earlier mission but covered it up because they lost cosmonauts.

By Wyatt Redd • Jan 28, 2018

The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts

In 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the Soviets reached the cosmos on an earlier mission but covered it up because they lost cosmonauts.

By Wyatt Redd • January 28, 2018