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Dive into a writhing swarm of sardines with this astounding penguin footage

Dive Into a Writhing Swarm of Sardines With This Astounding Penguin Footage

Otherworldly!

3 hours ago

These Ornate 3-Foot-Long Tubes May Be the Oldest Known Straws

These Ornate 3-Foot-Long Tubes May Be The Oldest Known Straws

They even had filters.

6 hours ago

Antarctic 'megaberg' released 152 billion tons of freshwater just before melting

Antarctic 'Megaberg' Released 152 Billion Tons of Freshwater Just Before Melting

What were the effects?

8 hours ago

Even in the depths of sleep, our brains are alert to stranger danger, says new study

Even in The Depths of Sleep, Our Brains Are Alert to Stranger Danger, Says New Study

Faithful sentinels.

11 hours ago

Watch an orca pod free a humpback whale from a coil of rope, possibly saving its life

Watch an Orca Pod Free a Humpback Whale From a Coil of Rope, Possibly Saving Its Life

Did they do it on purpose?

14 hours ago

Special phage therapy clears a patient's resistant infection after 798 days

Special Phage Therapy Clears a Patient's Resistant Infection After 798 Days

A new medical frontier.

16 hours ago

This is how toddlers know if people share a special bond, and it's gross

This Is How Toddlers Know if People Share a Special Bond, And It's Gross

Moist intimacy.

1 day ago

The world's massive need for more solar panels has one shiny catch

The World's Massive Need For More Solar Panels Has One Shiny Catch

Here's what we must do to fix this.

1 day ago

We may finally know why whales don't drown when they gulp down krill

We May Finally Know Why Whales Don't Drown When They Gulp Down Krill

The choking hazard is real.

1 day ago

Two solar flares just erupted on the Sun, bringing coronal mass ejections

Two Solar Flares Just Erupted on The Sun, Bringing Coronal Mass Ejections

Watch for auroras!

1 day ago

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