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Squid are covered in little hairs like the ones in your ear
Studying their plentiful hair cells could help us better understand our own hearing.
Ancient Romans thought drinking gladiator blood could cure epilepsy
But ‘noble’ blood from the decapitated could work in a pinch.
Giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles
About 183,000 individual Aldabra giant tortoises are living on the African atoll, after their numbers dwindled to only 1,000.
20,000-pound mosasaurs ambushed prey with sneak attacks
T. rex ruled the land. These Cretaceous Era apex predators had the sea.
NASA shares Artemis II astronauts’ handwritten mission notes
Even astronauts need to jot down their thoughts.
Chernobyl particles look remarkably similar to explosion day in 1986
Fuel particles embedded in the dirt aren’t changing much, and that’s actually a good thing.
2,000-year-old marble torso symbolizes the dawn of ancient Rome
‘This is Rome becoming Rome in a sculpture.’
Rare red bat rescued in Maine gobbles up mealworms
She was found at the beach struggling in the surf, but is now ‘feisty and active.’
The best last-minute audio deals for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
Grab deep, all-time-low discounts on audio gear from Sony, Apple, JBL, and more during this two-day event.
Amazon Prime Day ends soon. These are the best deals you can still buy.
AirPods Pro 3, a KitchenAid stand mixer and a self-emptying Shark robot vacuum lead the list, and we checked every price this morning.
Your cells keep a record of every workout you’ve ever done
And those gains persist even after a break from exercise.
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