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Photos On The Cusp Of Disaster

Naturally Tuskless Elephants Are the Future Due To Years of Ivory Poaching

Lynda Fairchild

Shocking secrets revealed through at-home DNA tests

Closeup brown bear roaring in winter forest

This is the animal most likely to attack you in every state

Animal Frankensteins: 32 Animals That Combined Their Genes to Form Bizarre Hybrids

Caucasian Ovcharka playing with child

Dog breeds that weren’t meant for your home

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie on Oct. 11, 2019, the 2,553rd Martian day, or sol, of its mission.

Incredible photos from the Mars Rover

Bizarre critters that only come out at night, Red-eyed tree frog

10 bizarre nocturnal critters that only come out at night

World of Science

The universe is churning out fresh stories at the speed of light.

Smartphones and Fitbits can spot loneliness in its tracks

Giant catfish endangered species

River Monsters Do Exist, But They’re Disappearing

Found new world with green environment from open wooden door against cityscape background

Nature deficit disorder could be the reason you’re so stressed

CBD oil products

There is a CBD infused product for every problem — but do they really work?

Fritz Vollrath, research leader at the Zoology dept, is heading a team of scientists known as the 'Oxford Silk Project' that is studying the biological, chemical and mechanical properties of silk from spiders webs for use in industry.

Spider silk: Has science’s stickiest mystery been unraveled?

Smartphones and Fitbits can spot loneliness in its tracks

River Monsters Do Exist, But They’re Disappearing

Giant catfish endangered species

Found new world with green environment from open wooden door against cityscape background

Nature deficit disorder could be the reason you’re so stressed

CBD oil products

There is a CBD infused product for every problem — but do they really work?

Fritz Vollrath, research leader at the Zoology dept, is heading a team of scientists known as the 'Oxford Silk Project' that is studying the biological, chemical and mechanical properties of silk from spiders webs for use in industry.

Spider silk: Has science’s stickiest mystery been unraveled?

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We’ve Sent Some Pretty Weird Stuff To Space Over The Years

Cheese wheel sent to space spaceX

A young girls reacts as she is greeted by Juno, a fifteen year old male Beluga Whale, at the viewing window at Mystic Aquarium. Juno is one of two Beluga Whales at Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut. November 28th, 2017

The Whimsical Side Of Wildlife Photography

Human Brain Floating in a Liquid in a Bell Jar with a Dark Foggy Background 3d illustration 3d render

Scientists edge closer to dystopian ‘brain-in-vat’ scenario

Miraculous Ways To Use WD-40 In Your Life So You Can Be MacGyver

Polar bear pet exotic weird

The Weirdest Pets People Have Owned

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Due to thermal expansion, the Eiffel Tower can be up to 15cm taller during the summer.

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The Awesome Benefits Of Upcycling

Side Show Performers and Historical ‘Freak Shows’

Epic Cheerleader Moments

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A Weird Old Skull Turned Out To Be A Unique Hybrid Whale

Geneticists could breed new cows that emit less ozone-destroying methane gas

World War II bomb explodes 75 years after dropped by Allies

Newly identified species of glass frog already found to be at risk of extinction

Scientists discover ‘spaceship’ Cambrian predator

Athletes make performance-enhancing gut microbes