Meet the vampire moths hiding in plain sight
At dusk in a riverside orchard, a drab brown moth lands on an overripe plum and does something unexpected. It…
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The Voice Behind Pink Floyd’s Wordless Masterpiece Finally Recognized
On a winter Sunday in 1973, a young session singer stepped into a small room at Abbey Road Studios and…
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Jirishanca and Mituraju: Twin Spires of Peru’s Huayhuash
They rise like serrated cathedrals above a chain of turquoise lakes, their ice flutings catching the first light in a…
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Fact-Checking New Zealand’s Cannibalism Myths And First Contacts
Few episodes in Pacific history attract more heat than the claim that early encounters between Europeans and Māori involved cannibalism….
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The Five-Second Spat Hidden Inside a Global Pop Hit
A single throwaway couplet can hide a sly punch line. In the middle of Tears for Fears’ gleaming 1985 hit…
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Should You Rinse After Brushing? What Science Really Says
You brush, you spit, you turn on the tap. For generations, rinsing after brushing has felt as automatic as tying…
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The Fish Time Forgot: Coelacanths, Lost and Found Again
On a sweltering December morning in 1938, a young museum curator in South Africa tugged a blue-flecked giant from a…
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Inside tumors, microbes may shape diagnosis and treatment
Tiny passengers may be hitching a ride inside tumors, shaping how cancers grow, spread, and even respond to drugs. A…
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Inside the Eye of a Firenado: Science, Heat, Fury
It looks like a portal torn open in the sky: a twisting column of flame clawing upward, devouring air with…
