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Prosopometamorphopsia.
Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) is a rare disorder causing facial distortions where features like mouths, noses, and eyes appear stretched…
Can We Predict How Many Aliens Are Out There?
Introduced in 1961 by Frank Drake, the Drake equation estimates the number of advanced alien civilizations in our…
A rhino died after a volcano erupted. Something remarkable was left behind.
A rhino-shaped cavity in pillow basalt near Blue Lake formed when lava cooled around a rhino carcass 15…
What’s Up With Pandas?
Pandas have faced criticism regarding their breeding abilities and dietary choices. Still, recent studies show that wild giant…
Remember the Water and Carbon Cycles? Well,We’ve Found a New One
Scientists recently discovered the salt cycle, which, like the water and carbon cycles, involves the movement of salts…
There Might Have Been a Second “Big Bang”
Some scientists propose a “Dark Big Bang,” a separate event following the Big Bang, which created dark matter…
Measuring the Size of the Milky Way Galaxy
Determining the Milky Way’s size is challenging because we’re inside it. Estimates have varied greatly, from 100,000 to…
Is it a small T-rex cousin, or is it just a baby T-rex?
Found in Montana’s Hell Creek formation, the Cleveland skull was originally classified as Gorgosaurus but later proposed as…
What’s So Bad About Asbestos?
The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned chrysotile asbestos in the US as of March 2024,…
The Elements In Your Body
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur are the primary elements essential for life, forming the basis of…