This Bizarre Marsupial Lion Once Roamed Australia
Australia is a weird place. Because of its location and that fact that life there has evolved in a vacuum — isolated from much of…
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There's So Much Junk Floating In Earth Orbit That The ISS Just Added A Debris Sensor
When you look up at the night sky all you see is stars and maybe a distant planet or two, but there's actually a whole…
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A Fireball Streaked Across The Night Sky In Florida, And NASA Saw It, Too
When it comes to unexpected skywatching opportunities, fireballs are one of the most exciting. Pieces of various types of space debris flying through Earth's atmosphere…
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These Photos Show Just How Badly Staring At The Solar Eclipse Will Mess Up Your Eyes
Before the solar eclipse earlier this year, scientists had one warning: Don't stare directly at a partial eclipse, or the sun will scortch your retinas.…
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Newly Discovered Duck Dinosaur Is So Weird That Its Discoverers Couldn't Believe It Was Real
When you hear the word "dinosaur" you mind probably paints a picture of the mighty tyrannosaurus or something similar, but not all of the long-lost…
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Here's What Your Cat Is Telling You When It Shows You Its Butt
If you were to walk up to a friend in public and show each other your bare butts, you'd probably get a lot of very…
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Astronomers Just Spotted A New 'Super Earth' Planet That Feels A Whole Lot Like Home
Humans originated here on planet Earth and, all things considered, it's a mighty nice place to be, but we won't be able to stay here…
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How An All-New Spacesuit Could Save Astronauts From Being Lost In Space
If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut, the thought of accidentally drifting away from the safety of a spacecraft or space station has likely…
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Scientists Reveal The Most Complete Skeleton Of A 3.6 Million Year Old Human Ancestor Ever Found
Archaeologists have found many, many examples of ancient human ancestors over the past few centuries, and while most of the time the skeletal remains are…
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The International Space Station Is Just As Gross As Your Own Home
When you think of the International Space Station — that huge floating laboratory cruising through Earth's atmosphere that has housed dozens of different astronauts and…
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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tools That Actually Came From Space
We may still be looking for proof that aliens exist, but new research into some very curious ancient tools now reveals that humans were using…
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Why Did NASA's Rover Just Find A Cannonball On Mars?
Humanity has still yet to find real, concrete, scientifically-supported evidence of extraterrestrial life. We've gotten pretty close, and discovered some chemical markers and other indications…
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Scientists Are Using Dogs Instead Of Traps To Study Rare Endangered Species, And It's Working
Scientists studying hard-to-find endangered species are often left with a difficult choice when it comes to locating specimens to research. They can attempt to find…
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Humans, Say Hello To Your Oldest Relative: A Big, Mushy Blob Of Sponge
Planet Earth is teeming with interesting creatures of all shapes and sizes, but life on our little blue marble wasn't always so diverse. Science tells…
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NASA Raises Possibility Of Life On Pluto, Says The Dwarf Planet May Be Hiding A Vast Ocean
It's been a rough couple of decades for Pluto. After over a decade of discussion about whether or not it should be considered a planet,…
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This Incredibly Gorgeous Photo Of Jupiter Will Mesmerize You
To say that 2017 has been weird would be a huge understatement. It's been a year packed with political unrest, tech gaffes and security breaches,…
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How To Watch The Supermoon This Weekend
There are interesting skywatching events every year, but 2017 has been particularly generous, with the eclipse drawing millions to peer skyward and plenty of cool…
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Brilliant Moron Uses Empty Snack Bags To Block His Employer's GPS Tracking, Gets Fired Anyway
It doesn't matter how hard of a worker you are or how much you adore your job, sometimes we all just need a day off.…
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Man Diagnosed With Eye-Eating Parasite Claims He Got It From A Water Park
Amusement parks are supposed to be a fun break from sweaty summer days, letting you kick back and enjoy yourself before returning to the real…
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Glitter Is Messy, Annoying, And It's Apparently Also Destroying The Oceans
Anyone who's ever been on the receiving end of a glitter-filled birthday card or spent more than an hour in an arts-and-crafts shop knows just…
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Incredibly Creepy 'Ghost Ship' With 8 Dead Crew Members Just Showed Up In Japan
Halloween is now weeks back in our rear view mirror, but something just happened in Japan that sounds like the plot of a horror movie.…
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You Can Now Buy The NASA Audio Record That We Sent To Aliens
In the late 1970s NASA sent a pair of probes on a one-way mission into the depths of space. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent…
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Russians Claim They've Found The First Extraterrestrial Life, And It Was Right Under Our Noses
Science fiction has taught us to expect our first contact with alien life to be a momentous event, with radio signals from another civilization filling…
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Madman Creates Thermic Lance 'Lightsaber,' And You Wouldn't Want To Fight It
If there's one science fiction weapon that geeks truly long for a real-world representation of more than any other, it has to be the iconic…
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Flat Earth Believer Conveniently Cancels Homemade Rocket Launch
The man whose plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket to draw more attention to the round earth "conspiracy" went viral has now announced…
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NASA's New Titanium Tires Can Never Get A Flat
Ever since man started thinking about putting things on other planetary bodies, transport has been a concern. Wheels are the obvious means of getting around,…
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Massive Mile-Wide Asteroid Will Pass Earth In Just A Few Weeks, But Its Next Visit Will Be Much Closer
A colossal three-mile-wide space rock named after a Greek god who almost destroyed the Earth is going to cruise past our planet on December 16th,…
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