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Shen Junfeng/VCG/Getty Images How to Harness the Chaotic Healing Energy of Tonight’s Scorpio Full Moon
Expect big feelings, weird impulses, and the sudden urge to cancel every plan that doesn’t spiritually nourish you.
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Ralf Geithe/Getty Images Parasocial Relationships Have Us Acting Like Toxic Exes Towards People We’ve Never Met
Parasocial relationships can feel comforting, but they can also turn fandom into fixation, entitlement, and online pile-ons.
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Михаил Руденко/Getty Images Why You Can’t Stop Fantisizing About Your Ex, Even Though You’re Married
Your brain may be replaying an old relationship because of attachment, nostalgia, or something missing in your present life.
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Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images Scorpions Are Basically Tiny X-Men, Scientists Say
New research found zinc, iron, and manganese reinforcing scorpion stingers and claws like tiny biological weapons.
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SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES Scientists Made the First-Ever ‘Smell Map,’ and It’s Oddly Beautiful
Two new studies suggest the brain processes odors through a structured system, not the random sensory spaghetti researchers once assumed.
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Why Texas A&M Built the World’s Largest Science Lab for Blowing Stuff Up Real Good
Researchers will use controlled detonations to study industrial disasters, supernova physics, and hypersonic flight.
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Hadynyah/Getty Images Scientists Used Extremely Stressed Out Physics Students to Find the Cure for Stress
Researchers found that mindfulness training didn’t make physics easier, but it did help students feel more capable of handling the stress.
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Hadynyah/Getty Images Scientists Finally Gave ‘Well-being’ a Definition So It Stops Meaning Absolutely Everything
The study found that financial stability and physical health can influence well-being, but they do not define it.
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Hari Matsumoto The Japanese Idol Who Lets Fans Smell Her Armpits After Shows
This viral fan-service stunt has sparked debate about consent, desperation, and the brutal economics of Japan’s underground idol scene.
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Hampden County Sheriff’s Department Beekeeper Filmed Unleashing a Swarm of Bees on the Cops Trying to Evict Her
A Massachusetts beekeeper was convicted after unleashing hives during an eviction attempt at a $1.9 million home.
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Brian Scantlebury/Getty Images Why Scientists Think Chimpanzees Can Predict the Weather
New research suggests chimps build warmer, sturdier nests when bad weather is on the way, because even apes know when the vibes are stormy.
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Mike Kemp/Contributor/Getty Images Scientists Figured Out How Smart Neanderthals Were (We Were All Wrong)
A new study suggests the supposed cognitive gap between Neanderthals and modern humans may have been wildly overstated.
