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The Most Iconic Aussie Food Ever Just Got a Controversial Recipe Change
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The Most Iconic Aussie Food Ever Just Got a Controversial Recipe Change

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Scientists Say the “Backrooms” Have Become a New Kind of Tourist Destination
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Scientists Say the “Backrooms” Have Become a New Kind of Tourist Destination

A new study examines why eerie online worlds like the “Backrooms” have become so captivating. Millions of people are willingly exploring eerie, empty hallways that don’t exist. From endless office corridors to abandoned-looking basements, online worlds such as the “Backrooms” have become a viral internet phenomenon, blurring the line between fiction and immersive experience. Now, [...]

Scientists Challenge a Fundamental Assumption About Consciousness
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Scientists Challenge a Fundamental Assumption About Consciousness

A new philosophical study challenges the idea that consciousness requires human-like biology. What if consciousness has nothing to do with flesh and blood? The possibility may sound like science fiction, but it is becoming an increasingly serious philosophical question as scientists search for alien life and artificial intelligence grows more sophisticated. A new analysis argues [...]

A Giant Scorpion the Size of a Coffee Table Is Forcing Scientists To Rethink Evolution
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A Giant Scorpion the Size of a Coffee Table Is Forcing Scientists To Rethink Evolution

Praearcturus gigas was a meter-long Devonian scorpion whose size may reflect a world with few large competitors rather than high oxygen alone. Long before forests covered the land and when animals were only beginning to venture out of the oceans, a giant scorpion the size of a small coffee table prowled ancient landscapes. Now, researchers [...]

Astronomers Spot a Possible Supernova Remnant Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
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Astronomers Spot a Possible Supernova Remnant Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton may have found a supernova remnant near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed as a supernova remnant, the ejected material is moving at about two million miles per hour and is about 1,700 years old.