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Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time?
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Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time?

A biological anthropologist explains why humans can't wiggle their toes in the same way they can wiggle their fingers.

The Interstellar Comet That’s Spilling Its Secrets
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The Interstellar Comet That’s Spilling Its Secrets

Astronomers have measured water streaming from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time since it passed closest to the Sun. Using a spacecraft that’s been watching the Sun for nearly three decades, scientists detected hydrogen glowing around the comet and calculated that it was producing water at extraordinary rates. These measurements not only confirm that interstellar comets behave remarkably like our own Solar System’s icy wanderers, but also provide crucial clues about what comets looked like in the early universe.

Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation
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Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation

This is changing what we know about early humans.

Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought
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Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.

Swearing Provides Health Benefits (Especially if It's Not a Habit)
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Swearing Provides Health Benefits (Especially if It's Not a Habit)

Wtf?