The Birth of Light – Nautilus
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The Surprising Benefits of Yo-Yo Dieting
Explore Dieting to slim down can be a demoralizing slog. Whether you count calories, cut out carbs, or…
Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots
Explore Scorpion stings can cause searing pain, grievous bodily harm, and potentially even death, with scorpion-linked fatalities numbering…
Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
Explore The largest snakes in the world, pythons, are found in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Australia, and…
New Smart Underwear Unlocks the Serious Science of Human Flatulence
Explore We’ve got smart rings, smart watches, and now … smart underwear. It was developed by a team…
How the Gila Monster Gave the World Ozempic
Explore Throughout his career in the 1970s and ’80s, Democratic Senator William Proxmire, a deficit hawk from Wisconsin,…
The Dying Children Who Suddenly Wake Up
Explore For centuries, across cultures, those attending the dying have noted flashes of sudden mental clarity and physical…
The Monstrous Appetite of Japanese Giant Salamanders
Explore There are monsters lurking in the rivers of southern Japan—giant salamanders that can grow up to five…
Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions?
Explore Not long after upending federal diet guidelines in order to prioritize “real food” on our plates, United…
How Gambling Addiction Is Changing in a Polymarket World
Explore In the last couple of years, the world has become a kind of 24-hour casino. Anyone can…
The Geomagnetic Storm That Sparked Panic Across a Continent
Explore Our star has sent out a series of intense flares over the past day, including the strongest…
What Would Richard Feynman Make of AI Today?
Explore The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool,”…