The moon is one of the visible features of the night sky. Little wonder humans have blamed it for almost everything they…
Marjorie Mackintosh
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Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. We all inherit a mix of genes from our parents, some of…
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The biology of the human is well-studied. But the organ’s abilities continue to surprise even the experts. Adults can no longer see…
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Math is, understandably, a complicated subject to get a hang of. Most of us are simply not wired to do anything with…
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China is ancient and beautiful. But cherry blossoms and the Great Wall aside, the country’s freakiest issues could harm its own population,…
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The moon has been associated with a wide variety of superstitions across cultures, even if there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about it; far…
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Scientists simplify things to help us laypeople understand volcanoes. The reality, of course, is more complicated. Every volcano is unique. Volcanologists must…
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The last decade may have been amazing for scientific progress – as we made unimaginable strides in fields like bionics, space exploration…
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Estimates suggest that up to a billion animals perished. The human lives lost are steadily climbing to 30. Millions of hectares. Countless…
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The human body is a magnificent machine. Our anatomy is the result of millennia of adaptation to Earth’s changing environment, which has…