Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs
Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Category: Science
2024 was the hottest year on record, and the 1st to breach the 1.5 C global warming limit, data reveals
Scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement to limit global warming will likely be breached as data reveals 2024 was the hottest year in human history.
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Antarctica ‘pyramid’: The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory
Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain’s four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes.
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‘The Majoran’ — a bizarre particle that’s its own opposite — could explain the biggest mysteries of the universe, scientists claim
There’s a significant imbalance between matter and antimatter in our universe, but a strange particle called “the Majoran” could finally explain it, an audacious new study suggests.
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‘Red balloon’ sprouts from baby’s back due to birth defect
The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, balloon-like structure.
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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth ‘breathing’ from the moon
An artist’s illustration of Earth’s magnetosphere.
800-mile-long ‘DUNE’ experiment could reveal the hidden dimensions of the universe
A new underground facility called DUNE, which will accelerate particles for 800 miles between Illinois and South Dakota, could reveal the hidden dimensions of the universe, new research suggests.
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Tularemia: The ‘rabbit fever’ that can fatally infect humans
Tularemia, or “rabbit fever,” is an infectious disease that normally affects animals but can spread to humans, sometimes via tick and deer fly bites.
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Woman hospitalized with heat stroke after using sauna for 45 minutes
In a rare medical case, a woman in her 70s was hospitalized with heat stroke after stretching in a sauna for 45 minutes.
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Physicist claims to have solved the infamous ‘grandfather paradox,’ making time travel (theoretically) possible
The grandfather paradox is just one of the thorny logical problems that arise with the concept of time travel. But one physicist says he has resolved them.
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