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Why do clouds disappear during a solar eclipse?
Shallow cumulus clouds tend to disappear early on in a solar eclipse. Scientists think they now know why.
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Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it's confusion, not fatal attraction
Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. But a new study suggests that’s not exactly what’s going on. Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects’ innate navigational systems. This cause them to flutter in confusion around porch lamps, street...
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Billions of cicadas will emerge in the US this year in a rare double-brood event
Billions of cicadas will make an appearance across the Midwest and the Southeast, beginning in some places in late April.
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Billions of cicadas will emerge in the US this year in a rare double-brood event
This year’s dual emergence is a rare, synchronized event that last occurred in 1803.
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What is a leap year and why do we have them?
A leap year occurs when one day is added to the calendar every four years.
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Scientists discover two deep-sea coral reefs off the Galapagos Islands
Scientists with the Schmidt Ocean Institute believe the reefs are thousands of years old.
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Can your sweat turn blue?
Chromhidrosis is a disorder of the sweat glands that manifests with colored sweat on the face, in the underarms, or on the areola of the breasts.
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Study says climate change and rising temperatures may increase drug and alcohol disorders
Researchers at Columbia University studied data from alcohol-related and substance-related hospital visits in New York State over 20 years.
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How ancient DNA analysis is unraveling our shared history with other kinds of humans
Scientists started to realize all these hominins weren’t our direct ancestors. Instead, they were more like our cousins: lineages that split off from a common source and headed in different directions
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From cyborg spiders to licking rocks, here's what topped this year's Ig Nobels for weirdest scientific feats
Among the winners was Jan Zalasiewicz of Poland who earned the chemistry and geology prize for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks.
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Study says a sedentary lifestyle can raise dementia risk
Researchers found a link between sedentary lifestyles and chronic illnesses that are linked with increased dementia risk.
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WATCH: Boogie boarders catch waves in bioluminescence
Boogie boarders caught some waves in bioluminescence at Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 5.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The balloon came equipped with a GoPro camera to record the journey, as well as some snacks — but not for eating on the way.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.
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Where is Barbie Land? Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks he's solved it
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that he’s calculated where life in plastic exists.
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What is the Lion's Gate Portal? Astrologers consider August 8 a lucky day
Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky.
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NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence from interstellar space
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.
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Hammerhead Flatworms: Are these invasive species found in Illinois?
Hammerhead flatworms, invasive pests resembling a cross between a hammerhead shark and a leech, are now found across the US, including the Midwest. Dr. Peter Ducey, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, tells us more about the unique worm.
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Humans' Impact on Earth Began a New Epoch in the 1950s Called the Anthropocene, Scientists Say
Humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that scientists says a new geologic epoch began then. Called the Anthropocene — and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” — this epoch started sometime between 1950 and 1954. While there is evidence worldwide that captures the impact...
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Paralyzed Man Helped With Brain and Spine Implants
A 40-year-old man whose legs are paralyzed can now climbs and walk following implants in his brain and spinal cord that pair with external devices.