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Scientists Discover a Real-Life 'Devil Flower' That Doesn't Need Sunlight to Survive

Scientists Discover a Real-Life 'Devil Flower' That Doesn't Need Sunlight to Survive Nature 6 hours ago

Scientists Found a Material That Gets Better at Conducting Electricity as It Shrinks

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DNA Reveals Cats in Ancient China Were a Different Species Altogether

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A Strange Signal Keeps Turning Up in Earth's Magnetic Field – And No One Knows What It Is Yet

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The Atlantic Has a Hidden 'Heat Valve' Controlling Earth's Temperature – And It's Closing

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Elephants Just Passed a Classic Psychology Test – With More Restraint Than Many Humans

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For The First Time, Watch Cells Communicate Across an Entire Living Body

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