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Why Are There Seven Days In A Week? Turns Out, There Often Haven't Been
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Why Are There Seven Days In A Week? Turns Out, There Often Haven't Been

It's sextidi, 16 Floréal, CCXXXIV, and the time is 5.2 o'clock.

First-Ever Transplant Of Testicular Tissue Frozen For Nearly 20 Years Found To Produce Sperm
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First-Ever Transplant Of Testicular Tissue Frozen For Nearly 20 Years Found To Produce Sperm

The man’s tissue was frozen as a child before he underwent chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant.

This Is What Makes You Irresistible to Mosquitoes
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This Is What Makes You Irresistible to Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes aren’t chasing each other—they’re all drawn to the same invisible signals that lead straight to you. After observing hundreds of mosquitoes circling a human subject and analyzing roughly 20 million data points, researchers from Georgia Tech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a mathematical model that predicts how female mosquitoes locate and approach [...]

Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space
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Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space

A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.

Drones Scanning Earth's Glaciers Are Paving the Way for Future Mars Helicopters
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Drones Scanning Earth's Glaciers Are Paving the Way for Future Mars Helicopters

Mars has lots of glaciers located along its mid-latitudes. We’ve known this for years thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO’s) SHARAD sounder. But, despite all of the excellent data it’s managed to gather, SHARAD doesn’t have high enough resolution to accurately measure the boundary between the glacier itself and the rocky material that has been deposited on top of it over the course of billions of years. A new study, published in the journal JGR Planets, details a potential method of finding that boundary—by using a drone.