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300 Million Years Ago, Insects Were Enormous. That Stopped – And We’re Probably Wrong About Why
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300 Million Years Ago, Insects Were Enormous. That Stopped – And We’re Probably Wrong About Why

Dragonflies could probably still be huge if they believed in themselves enough.

NASA Conducted The First Artificial Gravity Experiment In Space In 1966, And Generated 0.00015 g
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NASA Conducted The First Artificial Gravity Experiment In Space In 1966, And Generated 0.00015 g

Though spacecraft with artificial gravity are still a distant dream, we had proof of concept way back in September 1966.

How Many Purple Dots Do You See In This New Illusion?
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How Many Purple Dots Do You See In This New Illusion?

Nine purple dots, or one and eight blue dots?

16,000-Year-Old Dog From Türkiye Is World’s Oldest Domesticated Canine
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16,000-Year-Old Dog From Türkiye Is World’s Oldest Domesticated Canine

Modern dog breeds can now trace their ancestry all the way back to the Paleolithic.

Ambitious Project Aims To Name 1,000 New Deep-Sea Species In The Clarion-Clipperton Zone Before 2030
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Ambitious Project Aims To Name 1,000 New Deep-Sea Species In The Clarion-Clipperton Zone Before 2030

And they just added 24 new amphipods to the list!