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These toads don’t start as tadpoles
Tree toads likely evolved to give live birth because they don’t live near water. Credit: John Lyarkurwa Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A frog’s lifecycle is likely one of the earliest bits of science that many of us remember learning. They start as eggs, hatch into...
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The Largest and Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Symbolize a Model of the Universe
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Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030
The International Space Station is scheduled to be deorbited over the Pacific Ocean “spacecraft cemetery” in late 2030. (Image credit: NASA) The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered. Sunday (Nov. 2) marked the 25th anniversary of continuous human occupation of the International Space Station (ISS), which has carved...
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Take part in a master-led healing retreat in the Maldives
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). My body is melting into a puddle of gold. In reality, I’m lying on the floor in a timber-clad room suspended over a sparkling Indian Ocean lagoon. Both sound far-fetched, but I’m at a master-led healing retreat in the Maldives, and scenarios like this have become...
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Amazon Users Call This ‘The Best Thermometer Any Parent Could Ever Wish For’
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There’s currently a 17% discount on one of Amazon’s most popular thermometers, the Kinsa QuickCare Bluetooth Smart Thermometer. In under 8 seconds, this $30 thermometer (now down to now $24.98) can give you a temperature reading from the underarm, mouth, or rectum. Because this measurement is done...
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Neanderthals used ‘crayons’ to color
Some of the fragments showed signs of having been resharpened and shaped for reuse. Credit: d’Errico et al. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Neanderthals are getting a well-deserved scientific rewrite. A growing body of paleoarchaeological evidence indicates that our extinct cousins were far from the lumbering...
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These Vampire Deer Have Three-Inch Fangs Instead of Antlers to Fend Off Rivals
If you’re scouting the southern wetlands of the U.K. or roaming marshy habitats in eastern Asia, you might be lucky and come across a rather odd-looking deer, looking all plush and cute until it flashes its scary-looking set of vampire-like tusks, making you question your own safety. But no need to worry, these solitary herbivores...
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Q&A: What are the benefits of seeing drought through a social lens?
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Ancient Roman mass grave shows its army’s ethnic diversity
The soldiers likely died in the Battle of Mursa that took place around 260 CE. Credit: PLOS One Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Among its many feats, Rome featured one of history’s most organized and successful military forces. Its organization and deployment helped solidify the empire’s...