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The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive decay.
A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits of matter that make up everything around you.
The core principle of education is to enable students to become kind, giving and contributing members of their community and the world.
The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for the most recent one. In fact, we’re still in it.
A terrifying sight in ancient waters, the megalodon shark was once the most feared creature in the sea.
This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
The Moon illusion is what makes the Moon look giant when you see it rising over a distant horizon. An astronomer explains what causes this awe-inspiring trick of the mind.
Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep underground for millions of years, those materials changed in important ways.
Historians aren’t sure exactly when the first zoo was built, but it’s clear humans have kept exotic animals for thousands of years.
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and one of our closest neighbors in space. But it’s not a very welcoming place for an Earthling to visit.
With nine brains, blue blood and a talent for camouflage, the octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.
You can’t photograph the inside of a twister, but radar offers some clues.
A computer security expert explains how keys work – and how they are like passwords.
The Earth is a resilient planet, but people are altering it in ways that may take centuries to reverse.
A veterinary ophthalmologist explains what’s going on.
The dwarf planets in our Solar System are cold, dark, far away and full of surprises.
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
It may have had something to do with protecting female purity. No official statute clearly required men to do all the acting back then.
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