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When Camels Roamed the Arctic
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The oldest DNA ever recovered revealed an ecosystem unlike anything that exists today.
How to watch the eclipse without burning your eyes
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A total solar eclipse is coming. If you want to check it out, you need eye protection.
The Mystery and Physics of the Spiral Football Pass
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The way the spiral football pass travels through the air baffled physicists for years.
These Ancient Stones Helped Track the Seasons
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Mysterious stone arrangements reveal Senegal’s ancient connections to astronomy.
Sharks Are Showing Up Earlier—and Staying Longer
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Tiger sharks are showing up off the coast of New England earlier. What’s going on?
Do Plants Know Math?
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Evolution seems to favor these numbers.
These Smart Glasses Know Who You Are, and Much More
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Two students created glasses that can identify people on the street, without them knowing.
The World’s First Combat Submarine
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Its nickname was the “Turtle”.
How Deadly Was the Musket?
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A team of experts put an 18th-century musket to the test — revealing how deadly it really was.
How Storm Surges Work—and Why They’re So Deadly
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The deadliest part of a hurricane isn’t the wind–it’s water.
Watch the DART Spacecraft Smash into an Asteroid
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Could we deflect an asteroid barreling toward Earth? DART offers a first test.
Why Just Planting Trees Won’t Save the Planet
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Could restoring lost forests help slow climate change?
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