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This Woman's Kidney Fell into Her Pelvis Whenever She Stood Up: Here's Why

This Woman's Kidney Fell into Her Pelvis Whenever She Stood Up: Here's Why

Watch the Sky Fall Before the World 'Ends' on Monday

Watch the Sky Fall Before the World 'Ends' on Monday

Famed Doctor Hans Asperger Helped with Nazi Child Euthanasia, Notes Reveal

Famed Doctor Hans Asperger Helped with Nazi Child Euthanasia, Notes Reveal

This Is Your Brain on Drugs (Really)

This Is Your Brain on Drugs (Really)

Quantum Radar Could Make Stealth Technology Obsolete

Quantum Radar Could Make Stealth Technology Obsolete

These 'Dirty' Thunderstorms Fill the Sky with As Much Smoke As a Volcanic Eruption

These 'Dirty' Thunderstorms Fill the Sky with As Much Smoke As a Volcanic Eruption

'Alice in Wonderland' Dodo Was Murdered in Cold Blood

'Alice in Wonderland' Dodo Was Murdered in Cold Blood

Exploding Ants Kill Foes, and Themselves, with a Blast of Toxic Goo

Exploding Ants Kill Foes, and Themselves, with a Blast of Toxic Goo

There Is Evidence That a Planet in Our Solar System Was Destroyed

There Is Evidence That a Planet in Our Solar System Was Destroyed

Why Is a Train Filled with Human Poop Stuck Outside This Alabama Town?

Why Is a Train Filled with Human Poop Stuck Outside This Alabama Town?

Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They're Doomed

Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They're Doomed

Mushroom Clouds Burst Through Neutron Stars, and NASA Can Watch It Happen

Mushroom Clouds Burst Through Neutron Stars, and NASA Can Watch It Happen

Hurricane Irma Turned the Everglades into a Tree 'Graveyard,' NASA Lasers Reveal

Hurricane Irma Turned the Everglades into a Tree 'Graveyard,' NASA Lasers Reveal

The Weird Pit of Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Still a Mystery

The Weird Pit of Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Still a Mystery

Sharks Lay Eggs. Here's Some Creepy Footage of What That Looks Like.

Sharks Lay Eggs. Here's Some Creepy Footage of What That Looks Like.

Teenager Finds King Bluetooth's Lost Treasures, Including a Thor's Hammer

Teenager Finds King Bluetooth's Lost Treasures, Including a Thor's Hammer

Punk-Rock Turtle Has 'Green Hair,' Will Probably Die Alone

Punk-Rock Turtle Has 'Green Hair,' Will Probably Die Alone

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Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'

Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'

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What Is CRISPR?

What Is CRISPR?

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A Bunch of Rich Guys Want to Watch the Earth at All Times from Space

A Bunch of Rich Guys Want to Watch the Earth at All Times from Space

Space

Here's How We Know the Big Bang Happened

Here's How We Know the Big Bang Happened

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This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on Earth

This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on Earth

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This Contorted Mystery Squid May Be the 'Most Bizarre' Ever Seen

This Contorted Mystery Squid May Be the 'Most Bizarre' Ever Seen

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Humans Probably Practiced Brain Surgery on This Cow 5,000 Years Ago

Humans Probably Practiced Brain Surgery on This Cow 5,000 Years Ago

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