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Women Experience Longer Lasting Pain Than Men and Scientists Think They Finally Know the Reason Why
New study links testosterone-tuned monocytes to an anti-pain signal after injury.
3/1/2026, 9:58:36 AM PST
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Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Energy Lasts for 100,000 Years but Particle Accelerators Could Slash That Timeline to a Few Centuries
A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous nuclear waste.
3/1/2026, 9:51:57 AM PST
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An Alaskan Brown Bear Receives the World’s Biggest Dental Crown
This 800-pound carnivore now flashes titanium after a daring dental fix inside a zoo operating room.
2/28/2026, 9:59:01 AM PST
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An Australian Wildlife Smuggler is Headed to Prison For a Record 8-Year Sentence After Packing 100 Lizards into Popcorn Bags
Australia is home to 10% of the world’s reptile species, and 90% can be found nowhere else in the world.
2/27/2026, 12:02:35 PM PST
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Mosquitoes Have Been Bugging Humans Since Homo Erectus, 1.8 Million Years Ago
Mosquitoes evolved a taste for human blood over a million years earlier than previously thought.
2/27/2026, 10:40:42 AM PST
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Why Do Caribou Females Grow Antlers? So They Can Have a Timely Motherhood Snack
Moms munch antlers to fuel calves in the mineral-starved Arctic wild.
2/27/2026, 10:31:18 AM PST
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New DNA Study Reveals Who Was Actually Interbreeding in the Stone Age: Neanderthal Men and Homo Sapiens Women
Ancient hookups weren't as random as we thought.
2/27/2026, 10:19:03 AM PST
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Gruesome Iron Age Massacre May Have Intentionally Targeted Only Women and Children
It may have been an extreme act meant to destroy rival bloodlines.
2/26/2026, 12:46:23 PM PST
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Astronomers Find Galaxy That’s Made Up Almost Entirely of Dark Matter
It shouldn't really exist, but it does.
2/26/2026, 12:23:54 PM PST
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Venting Doesn’t Actually Help You Reduce Anger. Here’s What Does
The science backs up what people always say. Don't go jogging or punch a bag when angry. "You need to calm down"
2/26/2026, 11:39:57 AM PST
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World’s Leading AIs Were Given Nuclear Codes and Pitted Each Other in a War Game Simulation. It Went Exactly As You Expected
When frontier AIs had to play a nuclear standoff game, the machines chose nuclear war.
2/26/2026, 7:29:05 AM PST
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Your headphones may be leaking endocrine disruptors into your skin
Scientists found toxins in nearly every pair tested
2/26/2026, 7:21:08 AM PST
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Humans Tried to Leave Africa Many Times, But Most Attempts Failed
New research reveals why early migrations vanished without a trace.
2/26/2026, 6:52:10 AM PST
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Can Microorganisms Mine Asteroids? It Might Just Work, Space Experiment Finds
The future of space colonies could rely on giant vats of metal extracting bacteria.
2/26/2026, 4:54:06 AM PST
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Why French Bulldogs and Pugs are No Longer the Only Flat Faced Dogs You Need to Worry About
New data show breathing trouble is widespread—and wildly uneven—across popular short-faced breeds.
2/26/2026, 3:36:53 AM PST
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Chinese Scientists Are Turning Desert Dunes into Soil Using Ancient Microbes
Researchers analyzed 59 years of data to show that adding bacteria to desert sand can rapidly create new soil.
2/25/2026, 9:48:58 PM PST
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DIY Engineer Turned a 3D Printer Into a Tattoo Machine and the Results Are Wild
How one amazing YouTuber turned a 3D printer into an automated tattoo machine.
2/25/2026, 1:37:19 PM PST
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Are 1 in 200 Men Really Descended from Genghis Khan? Ancient DNA Shows We Were Probably Wrong
You probably are not related to Genghis Khan.
2/25/2026, 12:58:06 PM PST
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A Hobbyist Accidentally Hacked 7000 DJI Robot Vacuums Using a PlayStation Controller
The event raises massive issues about the security of "smart devices".
2/25/2026, 12:27:06 PM PST