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Beware the Toxic and Explosive Blue Backpack This Termite Carries

Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 96

Merging Art and Analysis: The Collaborative Efforts Behind NASA Johnson’s Visual Legacy

Elon Musk says he’s ‘definitely going to be dead’ before humans go to Mars — and you probably will be too

Stonehenge Mystery: Scientists Reveal How They Traced The Altar Stone

Scientists Unveil Mysterious Origins of Earth’s Largest Igneous Rocks

These 4 Insights Show The Ancient World Knew a Lot About Mental Health

NASA’s Apollo 15 Captures Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

Revolutionary Quantum Compass Could Soon Make GPS-Free Navigation a Reality

Hordes of Tarantulas Are About to Swarm in The US, And Here's Why