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The James Webb Space Telescope looks like some weird, honeycomb, spaceship...thing. What gives? Well, this brilliant machine has a few tricks up its sleeve.

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New evidence reveals that a monk in medieval England figured out the 76-year cycle of Halley's comet 600 years before Halley made his discovery.

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We're still learning amazing new things about the brain even after more than 2,000 years of study.

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Rainforests are more than just lush, green jungles—they’re packed with wild facts that might surprise you. From hidden animal species to the air we breathe, these forests are full of secrets worth knowing.

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A Titan Of PhysicsWhen Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease at a young age, it could have been a tragic story of a brilliant mind dealt a bad hand, who simply gave...

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In 1983, scientists found a rock containing fossilized microbes that had come to Earth from Mars.

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“History isn’t just the story of bad people doing bad things. It’s quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But somehow, something goes wrong.” —C.S. LewisThere are certain events which...

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Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the evolutionary category (clade) Dinosauria that first appeared during the late Triassic period (approximately 250 million years ago). Dinosaurs dominated Earth for nearly 200 million years. Though...

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Over the decades, astronauts have broken barriers, set records, and redefined what humans are capable of.

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Imagine your ashes orbiting Earth like a tiny satellite, or resting quietly on the Moon’s surface. Some people have chosen exactly that. It's called a Space Funeral, and its absolutely incredible.

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Scientists used baby giraffes to help uncover a solution to re-acclimatizing returning astronauts.

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“It’s a great thing about being pregnant – you don’t need excuses to pee or to eat.”- Angelina JoliePregnancy still creates an aura of mystery and wonder for some. After all, how many people were...



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