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When Roro (not her real name) lost her mother to cancer, the grief felt bottomless. In her mid-20s and working as a content creator in China, she was haunted by the unfinished nature of their relationship. Their bond had always been complicated…

Earthquakes that jiggle Earth’s middle layer may be more widespread than scientists thought.

A new map of these mysterious deep earthquakes shows that they occur all around the world and that they may have a variety of causes. That’s…

Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol, research suggests.

By highlighting the increased risk of cancer that comes with imbibing, and pairing that with counting each and every drink, it’s…

Scientists have used the loudest gravitational wave signal ever recorded to put Albert Einstein’s century-old theory of general relativity to its toughest test yet. This extraordinary signal, known as GW250114, emanated from the merger of…

It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s freshwater is on the surface, where it can be seen and measured with relative ease. But beneath that, measurements vary massively depending on water…

A team of researchers has successfully analyzed ancient air bubbles trapped in 1.4-billion-year-old salt crystals from northern Ontario, Canada. This unprecedented discovery has provided the first direct measurements of atmospheric oxygen…

How often do people fall passionately in love? The answer may be less than you think

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The blind spot, first discovered in the 17th century, is a natural feature of the eye. It appears where the optic nerve enters the eye, and it exists in nearly every animal, with the exception of squids and octopuses. But instead of…