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One of Stephen Hawking's Most Famous Theories About Black Holes Just Suffered a Huge Blow

One of Stephen Hawking's Most Famous Theories About Black Holes Just Suffered a Huge Blow

'Beautiful Nightmare' Crab Sported Lobster Shell, Shrimp Mouth and Soccer Ball Eyes

'Beautiful Nightmare' Crab Sported Lobster Shell, Shrimp Mouth and Soccer Ball Eyes

Researchers Just Measured an Atom with a Half-Life of 18 Sextillion Years

Researchers Just Measured an Atom with a Half-Life of 18 Sextillion Years

How Will the Universe End?

How Will the Universe End?

Ancient Greek Murder Victim Died with Weirdly Perfect Circle in Chest

Ancient Greek Murder Victim Died with Weirdly Perfect Circle in Chest

NASA Just Detected the First Marsquake on the Red Planet

NASA Just Detected the First Marsquake on the Red Planet

Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field

Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field

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Stratolaunch, the World's Biggest Aircraft, Makes Historic 1st Flight

Stratolaunch, the World's Biggest Aircraft, Makes Historic 1st Flight

Health

A Common Food Additive Is Linked to Insulin Resistance. Here's What That Means

A Common Food Additive Is Linked to Insulin Resistance. Here's What That Means

Planet Earth

Up to 1 Million Species Are at Risk of Extinction, and It's All Our Fault

Up to 1 Million Species Are at Risk of Extinction, and It's All Our Fault

Space

There's Basically 'No Chance' for Earth-Like Planets to Form an Atmosphere Around Hot Young Stars

There's Basically 'No Chance' for Earth-Like Planets to Form an Atmosphere Around Hot Young Stars

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Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light

Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light

Animals

Great White Shark Chomps Down on Sea Turtle, Chokes to Death

Great White Shark Chomps Down on Sea Turtle, Chokes to Death

History

A Dart in a Boy's Eye May Have Unleashed This Legendary Massacre 350 Years Ago

A Dart in a Boy's Eye May Have Unleashed This Legendary Massacre 350 Years Ago

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Why Is This Viral Image of Unrecognizable Objects So Creepy?

Why Is This Viral Image of Unrecognizable Objects So Creepy?

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Ringtail Cats: Photos of the 'Cutest Animal in North America'

Ringtail Cats: Photos of the 'Cutest Animal in North America'

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How Federal Science Funding Has Changed

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