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A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth conditionA doctor who had a genetic condition that prevents teeth from forming searched for the DNA mutation that had affected his family for over 150 years.
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3 rivers merge into striking half-and-half waterway in GuyanaEarth from space A 2023 satellite photo highlights the point where a trio of rivers converges in Guyana. One of the waterways has been significantly altered by mining waste, creating a striking color contrast.
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Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious 'highborn' woman from pre-Roman SpainAstonishing artifacts The mysterious Lady of Elche was crafted from a large limestone block before the Romans ruled Spain.
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NASA telescope spots first alien 'astrosphere' around a sun-like star: Space photo of the weekThe first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.
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Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down?Your weight doesn't change because of gravity but because the floor pushes back. Physicists explain why elevators briefly make you feel heavier or lighter.
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Science history: Stephen Hawking writes a tiny paper — and turns our understanding of black holes inside out — March 1, 1974In 1974, physicist Stephen Hawking described the potential for tiny, primordial black holes that existed at the dawn of time to explode — and reshaped what we knew about these cosmic behemoths.
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'We're starting to find a lot more weirdness': These strange animals can control their body heatSome creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, floods and predators.
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Did the Vikings reach Maine?An 11th-century Norse coin found in Maine raises the question of whether the Vikings landed there.
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60 mind-blowing science facts about our incredible worldLife's Little Mysteries If you're looking for weird facts about animals, gross human body facts or just something a bit random, get ready to geek out with these fascinating bits of trivia.
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