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STORY OF THE DAY
12-18-2025
Mosasaur tooth found in North Dakota will force a rewrite of the 'sea monster' textbooks
A massive predator’s tooth turned up in North Dakota, a place better known for dinosaurs...
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12-18-2025
Bacteria self-destruct to defeat invading viruses before they spread
12-18-2025
Dominance means less sleep at nights for baboons
12-18-2025
Webb captures the oldest supernova ever discovered
12-17-2025
Science
Famous 'Wow!' signal received by SETI from deep space was even stronger than once believed
In August 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio that was...
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12-17-2025
Science
This geometric puzzle has intrigued mathematicians for 300 years
Take two identical cubes and ask whether one can pass...
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12-17-2025
Plants News
Little-known tree has enormous potential as both food and medicine
Few trees in food science work harder than Hymenaea courbaril,...
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ENVIRONMENT TOP STORIES
12-17-2025
Arrows, skis and frozen mummies: Norway’s melting ice is giving up Viking secrets
12-17-2025
Violent storms help drive carbon deep into the ocean
12-17-2025
3D-printed concrete that mimics human bones absorbs 142% more CO2
12-17-2025
Environment News
Breathing polluted air may be changing your immune system
Tiny particles in polluted air may be quietly nudging the immune system toward autoimmunity, long...
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12-17-2025
Plants News
Biochar reshapes how soil microbes pull carbon from the air
Soil often feels like background material. People walk over it, plant into it, and rarely...
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This invasive ant species is colonizing and destroying entire buildings
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SCIENCE TOP STORIES
12-17-2025
Science
Star in deep space has been transmitting a signal every 22 minutes for 33 years
Somewhere in the Milky Way, a tiny star named GPM...
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12-17-2025
Environment News
Arrows, skis and frozen mummies: Norway’s melting ice is giving up Viking secrets
High in Norway's mountains, patches of ice that once seemed...
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12-17-2025
Science
Microbes long seen as threats may actually help our health
When microbes make the news, they are usually cast as...
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12-17-2025
New images of the 'Holy Grail' treasure from a Spanish shipwreck
12-17-2025
Violent storms help drive carbon deep into the ocean
12-17-2025
Wooden structure discovered that was built 300,000 years before Homo sapiens
12-17-2025
3D-printed concrete that mimics human bones absorbs 142% more CO2
12-17-2025
China discovers something never seen before on the far side of the Moon
ANIMALS TOP STORIES
STORY OF THE DAY
12-17-2025
Mosquitoes track human scent like GPS, which is how they choose bite victims
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes do not fly around aimlessly hoping to find their next meal. A new...
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12-17-2025
Pigeons sense Earth’s magnetic field in an unexpected way
12-17-2025
Radar technology reveals an astonishing number of flying insects over the U.S.
12-17-2025
Living near people can make bears smaller and calmer
LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES
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Microbes long seen as threats may actually help our health
When microbes make the news, they are usually cast as threats. Bacteria and viruses are framed as enemies to eliminate, hazards to control, or risks to fear. But a growing...
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12-17-2025
Breathing polluted air may be changing your immune system
12-17-2025
Can children thrive on plant-based diets? What parents should know
12-17-2025
Scientists finally learn how muscles rebuild and repair themselves
12-17-2025
Dog bacteria has a surprising influence on teen behavior
12-16-2025
Prescriptions of this common drug have increased 123 percent in 14 years
12-16-2025
Why long COVID won’t let go: Scientists uncover its genetic roots
Why long COVID won’t let go: Scientists uncover its genetic roots
Scientists identify a gene that can directly cause mental illness
Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging
Your city looks clean, but the 2025 Global Air Pollution Report says otherwise
Indoor air contains many more toxic chemicals than people realize
PLANTS TOP STORIES
12-17-2025
Plants News
Can children thrive on plant-based diets? What parents should know
Plant-based meals are increasingly part of daily life for many...
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12-17-2025
Plants News
Biochar reshapes how soil microbes pull carbon from the air
Soil often feels like background material. People walk over it,...
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12-16-2025
Plants News
Bamboo plant species that only blooms every 120 years may never bloom again
Across parts of Japan, a bamboo that flowers only once...
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12-15-2025
Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging
12-15-2025
Balanophora: The plant that lives by parasitizing other plants
12-14-2025
Mistletoe is known for killing trees - but is it really harmful?
12-13-2025
Humans transported rice thousands of miles across the sea over 3,500 years ago
12-13-2025
Ancient plants turned up the heat to lure pollinators
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