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5 of the Biggest Extraterrestrial Impacts That Moved Oceans and Made Moons
What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is important to know today.
Watch How Male Fiddler Crabs Beat Sand Like a Drum to Attract Mates
Learn more about the courtship songs of male fiddler crabs, which communicate important information about their size and their fitness as mates.
Sleep’s Surprising Role in Strengthening Long-Term Memory
Learn how getting a good night’s sleep may be the key to enhanced and longer-lasting memories.
ChatGPT4.5 Crosses The Turing Test Threshold
Machines have never been able to pass as humans in Turing’s famous test of intelligence. That has finally changed.
The Mysterious Source Behind the Monkeypox Virus Is a Squirrel
Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.
The Upcoming Pink Moon Will Rise as a Micromoon — Here’s What To Know
Learn about the unique aspects of the Pink Moon, the upcoming full moon that will illuminate the night sky as a micromoon on April 12, 2025.
Jawbone Found Off the Coast of Thailand Connects Denisovans to Southeast Asia
Finding shows that the mysterious human ancestor could have lived in a variety of climates and was more widely distributed than previously thought.
20,000-Year-Old Tools Show How Paleolithic Humans Learned From Each Other
Similarities in fabrication techniques suggest that Paleolithic people passed on their methods — and may have shared them with other groups.
The Woolly Mammoth’s Evolutionary History Over a Million Years Was a Complex Web
Genetic analysis of the giant woolly mammoth reveals a surprising amount of genetic diversity over a million years.