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Star 'Trossed Lovers: Albatrosses, Usually Mates for Life, Are Getting 'Divorced'

"No! You're the one who's not listening!"

Star 'Trossed Lovers: Albatrosses, Usually Mates for Life, Are Getting 'Divorced'

Experience What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole With This 360-Degree VR Video

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman

Experience What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole With This 360-Degree VR Video

Are Zebras Black With White Stripes or White With Black Stripes?

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Are Zebras Black With White Stripes or White With Black Stripes?

Rainbow Disconnection: Why No Two People Can Ever See the Same Rainbow

Two people can, however, look at the same photo of a rainbow.

Rainbow Disconnection: Why No Two People Can Ever See the Same Rainbow

11 Wonderful Winter Weather Terms

Parhelia of "sun dogs" appear over a field in Iowa.

7 Fascinating Facts About the Sun

A coronal mass ejection from the sun

20 of History’s Most Outrageous Scientific Feuds

Nikola Tesla demonstrates alternating current (AC) in his lab in 1901.

Common Misconceptions About Robots and Artificial Intelligence

What do they know?

8 Facts About Insomnia

Sleep isn't always as easy as babies make it look.

People Who Decorate for the Holidays Are Perceived as Friendlier, According to Science

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15 Fun Gifts for an Amateur Naturalist

Storey Publishing, LLC/Athlon/Amazon

Listen: Honeybees Alert Their Pals When Killer Hornets Are Nearby By Letting Out a Horrific ‘Scream’

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10 Electrifying Facts About Michael Faraday

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Can Drinking More Alcohol Cure a Hangover? The Truth Behind the Hair of the Dog

Is this Bloody Mary part of the problem or solution?

12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Taxidermy

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Watch: Scientists Discover What Happens When You Drop an Eyeball From a Five-Story Height

The look of fear when you realize someone's about to drop you, an eyeball, from a great height.