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We’re Taking a Trip Around Europa
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, set for launch in 2024, aims to investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa as a prime…
The Making of Mount Everest
The Himalayas, once a shallow sea bed, rose due to tectonic collisions, resulting in a dramatic shift in…
The Simplest Yet Unsolvable Math Problem
The Collatz conjecture involves a sequence where a number is divided in half if even or multiplied by…
Beating Odds Over Opponents
A study involving 360 students revealed that humans are predictably irrational in their rock-paper-scissors choices. Winners tend to…
The Principle of Least Action
A foundational principle underlies all of physics, asserting that particles and light move along paths that minimize a…
Understanding Dogs’ Extraordinary Olfactory Sense
U.S. government labs use airflow visualization with mirrors, lights, and lasers to track particles, enabling them to trace…
“False” Horses
In Argentina’s ancient woodlands, animals like Thoatherium, also known as “false horses,” developed unique adaptations like monodactyl limbs…
Ways How Identical Twins are Actually Distinct
While identical twins share the same genetic material, their DNA can diverge due to mutations during cell division…
When Scientists Mistake Dinosaur Identity
The Brontosaurus, once a symbol of massive dinosaurs, was a mistaken identity, confused with Apatosaurus and mismatched with…
Why Ships Keep Sinking in These Treacherous Seas
The world’s oceans have notorious shipwreck graveyards like North Carolina’s “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” Canada’s Sable Island, and…