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The Longest Month Of The Year Is Not The Same Everywhere On The Planet
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The Longest Month Of The Year Is Not The Same Everywhere On The Planet

It can be by an hour or by one second, depending on where you are and on the year.

Boquila Trifoliolata Is The Only Plant We Know Of Capable Of Mimetic Polymorphism – It Can Disguise Its Leaves Differently, Depending Where It Grows
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Boquila Trifoliolata Is The Only Plant We Know Of Capable Of Mimetic Polymorphism – It Can Disguise Its Leaves Differently, Depending Where It Grows

The “chameleon vine” can mimic the leaves of several plant species at once, in one of the most mysterious mimicry systems known in nature.

More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety
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More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety

DNA from living descendants of relatives have allowed four members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to be identified.

Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago
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Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago

A hiker poked into a hole in the ground and discovered a rare gold scabbard ornament from Norway's Migration period.

Quantum Metallurgy Might Be A New Frontier For Superconducting Materials And Artificial Neurons
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Quantum Metallurgy Might Be A New Frontier For Superconducting Materials And Artificial Neurons

“Technological revolutions like the semiconductor happened because we did basic science on atomic structures.”