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Why Some Scientists Believe Humanity Could Vanish Within 17100 Years
For centuries, people have tried to predict the end of humanity. Some looked to religion. Others looked to war, disease, or environmental collapse. Now, a controversial mathematical argument has once again sparked debate after scientists calculated a possible deadline for our species and claimed there is a 95 percent chance humanity will disappear within the…
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The Oldest Hominin Footprints Ever Found Are at Risk of Destruction, Researchers Warn
Some 3.66 million years ago, a group of early human ancestors walked across a stretch of damp volcanic ash in what is now Tanzania, leaving behind their footprints. Those prints hardened, were buried, and survived across an almost unimaginable span of time, eventually becoming one of the most important discoveries in the study of human…
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Conservation Groups Sue to Stop SpaceX From Taking 715 Acres of Texas Refuge
One of the largest land exchanges in the history of the national wildlife refuge system outside Alaska is now moving forward in South Texas, and it has set off a legal fight over who America’s protected public lands are meant to serve. At the center sits a decision by a federal agency to hand hundreds…
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Unprecedented Winter Heatwave Transforms Antarctica’s Frozen Landscape
Antarctica is known as the coldest place on Earth, yet it recently experienced a winter heatwave so severe that it left scientists deeply alarmed. Right in the middle of its freezing season, temperatures spiked high enough to melt established snowpack and bring unseasonal rain to the icy continent. This massive weather anomaly transformed solid, white…
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Nearly Everyone Turns The Same Way When Walking, According To Scientists
Most people assume they make hundreds of tiny decisions while walking without giving them much thought. Which way to move through a crowd, how to avoid another pedestrian, or when to change direction all feel like spontaneous choices made in the moment. But scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting one of those decisions may not be…
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Science Confirms Cats Only Help You When There’s Something In It For Them
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A Diver Coaxes A Tiny Octopus To Swap A Plastic Cup For A Shell In Pixar-Worthy Video
Twenty meters beneath the surface off the coast of Lembeh, Indonesia, a tiny octopus clung to a clear plastic cup, treating it as the one thing standing between itself and the dangers of the open seabed. A group of divers had gathered around the little creature, and they were not in a hurry to leave.…
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Scientists Say New York City Is Gradually Sinking Beneath Its Own Weight
For generations, New York City has been celebrated as a symbol of ambition. Its skyline is one of the most recognizable in the world, built higher and denser with every passing decade. But according to researchers, the very structures that define the city’s identity may also be contributing to a growing environmental threat. New York…
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The Magical Summer Sight Millions Grew Up With Is Slowly Disappearing
For countless people, some of the best childhood memories happened after sunset. Long before smartphones, streaming services, and endless notifications competed for attention, summer evenings often ended with children racing across lawns chasing tiny flashes of light dancing through the darkness. Fireflies transformed ordinary backyards into something that felt almost magical. A simple mason jar…
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Woman Doing Yard Work Spots a Tiny ‘Owl’ in the Leaves, Then Looks Closer
Erin Sullivan had done this same chore a hundred times before. Watering the plants in her Florida backyard counted as routine, the kind of task that asks for little attention and offers little in the way of surprise, until the afternoon her garden hose led her to something she could not explain. As the stream…
