A field in the Scottish countryside near the Solway Firth was likely the world’s oldest…
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Strange-looking orange lizards are popping up across Florida. Here’s how they could upend its ecosystems
An invasive lizard species that looks as if its head was dunked in bright orange…
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What the Crypts of the Ca’ Granda Hospital Can Tell Us About 17th-Century Medicine
Between 1637 and 1697, thousands of bodies were buried beneath a historic hospital in Milan. Designed to accommodate the dead as they decomposed, the crypt of the Ospedale Maggiore was used until the limited space and foul smells forced the…
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Over 700 Ancient Chinese Poems Describe the Yangtze Finless Porpoises’ Decline
The Yangtze finless porpoise is both charming and intelligent. It even appears to have a permanent smile on its face. Unfortunately, the porpoise, which is native to China, is critically endangered due to habitat loss. Thanks to over 700 Ancient…
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Ancient Peruvian Hallucinogen Use May Have Cemented Power, Social Order
Farming, crafts, and trade all helped establish the foundation of a South American society known as the Chavin Phenomenon, which predated the Incas by about 2,000 years.
But there was one more ingredient that tied it all together —…
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For Those With Celiac Disease, You May Kiss Your Partner After They Eat Gluten
Great news for partners of celiac sufferers: you can kiss your partner without making them sick to their stomach. Since about 1 percent of the population has celiac disease and the symptoms can be dramatic, concern about inadvertent gluten…
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Survivor of 200 snake bites and a coma gives blood to create the ultimate antivenom
A new scientific breakthrough could reshape how the world responds to deadly snakebites. Thanks to antibodies found in the blood of a man who has spent nearly two decades building immunity to snake venom, the ultimate snake antivenom…
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FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making significant changes to how it will respond to disasters on the ground this season, including ending federal door-to-door canvassing of survivors in disaster areas, WIRED has learned.
A memo…
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Lovestruck! Men are smitten before women are, study finds
Love may be a smoke made with the fume of sighs, according to William Shakespeare….
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These scientists want to grow T. rex leather in a lab
A team of biotech startups has announced a bold new project to develop lab-grown leather inspired by one of the most iconic dinosaurs in natural history, the T. rex.
The initiative is a collaboration between three companies: The Organoid…
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