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Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate

History & Culture
Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate
Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate

The real science of brain rot

Health
The real science of brain rot
The real science of brain rot

These microbes are waiting for you to drop dead

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These microbes are waiting for you to drop dead
These microbes are waiting for you to drop dead

How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

History & Culture
How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.
How did the Maya choose sacrifice victims? DNA yields new clues.

Would your dog eat you if you died? Get the facts.

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Would your dog eat you if you died? Get the facts.
Would your dog eat you if you died? Get the facts.

These green books are literally poisonous

Science
These green books are literally poisonous
These green books are literally poisonous

This man drowned 5,000 years ago. How do we know that?

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This man drowned 5,000 years ago. How do we know that?
This man drowned 5,000 years ago. How do we know that?

How bodies tell stories centuries after death

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How bodies tell stories centuries after death
How bodies tell stories centuries after death

These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries

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  • Tool Kit
These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries
These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries

Why are feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest?

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Why are feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest?
Why are feet washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest?

Ancient empire collapse seen in violent injuries in nomad graveyard

History & Culture
Ancient empire collapse seen in violent injuries in nomad graveyard
Ancient empire collapse seen in violent injuries in nomad graveyard

The cold cases of Guatemala’s civil war were impossible to identify—until now

Culture
The cold cases of Guatemala’s civil war were impossible to identify—until now
The cold cases of Guatemala’s civil war were impossible to identify—until now

Pangolin scales are not a party drug, say researchers

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Pangolin scales are not a party drug, say researchers
Pangolin scales are not a party drug, say researchers

These facial reconstructions reveal 40,000 years of English ancestry

Culture
These facial reconstructions reveal 40,000 years of English ancestry
These facial reconstructions reveal 40,000 years of English ancestry
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