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Scientists Developed an Ultra-Black Car Paint That Absorbs 99.9% of Light and Looks Like a Hole in Reality
Researchers say the paint absorbs more than 99.9% of visible light, creating a Vantablack-like effect that’s easier to apply.
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Scientists Finally Figured Out How a Venus Flytrap Slams Shut on Its Prey
New research suggests the plant’s trap works less like hydraulics and more like a spring-loaded system powered by rapid cell softening.
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Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images Scientists Finally Know Why Mosquitoes Always Bite Certain People
Researchers say a mix of body odor, carbon dioxide, and skin chemicals may make some people far more attractive to mosquitoes than others.
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There’s an Unfathomably Huge Network of Fungi Lurking Beneath the Earth
The vast underground web helps plants share nutrients and store carbon, but researchers warn it’s under threat.
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Frank Bienewald/Contributor/Getty Images Scientists Just Discovered Why a Species of Butterfly Is One of the Longest-Living Creatures on Earth
Researchers say Heliconius butterflies age unusually slowly, possibly thanks in part to their rare ability to digest pollen as adults.
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Scientists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Victims of the Plague
Ancient DNA from Siberian hunter-gatherers suggests one of history’s deadliest diseases was already spreading and killing people 5,500 years ago.
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Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images Famously Ugly Goblin Sharks Filmed Alive in Their Deep-Sea Habitat for the First Time
This new footage has helped scientists observe much deeper below the surface than previously known.
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Photo: Andrea Pistolesi / Getty Images Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Legendary Giant’s Causeway
Using science to ruin a perfectly good badass story about giant-on-giant violence. What a shame.
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Photo: anyaberkut / Getty Images Antarctica Just Experienced a Winter Heatwave Unlike Anything Scientists Have Seen Before
To clarify, it’s currently the middle of winter in Antarctica.
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Scientists Discovered 31 New Deep-Sea Species, and They’re All Extremely Weird
The new creatures include ghostly worms, glittering comb jellies, mucus-house builders, and giant single-celled organisms.
