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The United States came out of the Revolutionary War victorious. But building a new nation was very different from fighting a war.
It might seem like a weird thing to do, but more than two-thirds of people have talked in their sleep at some point.
Some stars turn into black holes at the end of their lifespans, once they stop burning the fuel in their cores.
Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
Computers break examples of human speech into small bits of sound, then put them together to sound like people do.
Turns out, changing the way atoms and molecules are arranged in a substance can give it new and fascinating properties.
It takes an entire team of electricity, calcium, energy and proteins all working together to move your muscles.
Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.
Venus and Earth share some atmospheric quirks – but how did Venus get so unbearably hot, while Earth is mild and temperate?
Your fingers’ lengths are just one feature of many that let your hands grasp, press, pull and otherwise interact with the world.
An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.
As one piece of more than a century of baseball traditions, eye black is part science experiment, part routine and part uniform.
There is evidence of people who crossed gender boundaries even in ancient civilizations, though the terms naming them have evolved over time.
There’s a separate justice system for people under 18 because their brains are still developing. Treating them as adults can turn them into repeat offenders.
Whether or not there’s a will, the results are the same.
Centuries-old habits shaped today’s fashion standards.
Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.
If humans had the same arm proportions as a T. rex, a 6-foot-tall person would have arms about 11 inches long.
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