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Photo: Nzoka John / Getty Images This Asteroid Created a Cosmic Hiking Trail to Mars (and Scientists Want to Follow It)
Wouldn’t it be great if we had a shortcut to Mars?
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Photo: Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images Scientists Just Discovered a Surprising New Talent in Bees
Wouldn’t it be so embarrassing if a bee smoked you in the SATs
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Photo: Mimi Haddon / Getty Images You Have More Control Over Your Dreams Than You Think
Your waking personality, your relationship with your own mind, and the world you’re living in all leave fingerprints on what happens when you close your eyes.
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Photo: stock_colors / Getty Images Scientists Found Another Disturbing Thing Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Body
You may not be able to balance out your diet, no matter how hard you try.
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Photo: Phynart Studio / Getty Images Air Purifiers Do Something Cool to Your Brain After 40
Good news, they’re not just moving air around.
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Photo: Halfpoint Images / Getty Images How Birdwatching Changes Your Brain, According to Science
If you can’t take meditation, maybe try staring at birds for a while.
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Photo: master1305 / Getty Images There Are More Redheads Than Ever Thanks to an Unexpected Evolutionary Twist
Someone send this to my high school biology teacher who thought gingers were going extinct.
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Photo: JazzLove / Getty Images Farming for Millennia Has Done Something Strange to Human Noses
If our fight for survival sharpened our senses, what is our cushier, less threatening modern lifestyle doing to us?
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Photo: DOUGBERRY / Getty Images Archaeologists Just Found Out What Neanderthal Kids Did When They Were Bored
Bicycles and video games hadn’t been invented yet, after all.
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Photo: Justin Paget / Getty Images Scientists Say This Solo Outdoor Habit Can Cure Your Loneliness
Finally, a solution that doesn’t end with a supplement recommendation or a 27-step routine.
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