Most of us have heard the one about if you cross your arms over your chest you’re feeling defensive or if you’re fiddling with your hair while talking you feel nervous – but is...
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Beetles Hydrate by Drinking Through Their Butt Holes. Here’s How They Do It : ScienceAlert
All life on Earth depends on water, including us. Some of us consume water the old-fashioned way by drinking it with our mouths, others more creatively. Beetles can rehydrate themselves by opening their rectums...
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Entire Planets Made of Dark Matter May Exist. Here’s How We Can Find Them. : ScienceAlert
We may not have found many planetary systems like our own Solar System. Still, there’s one thing they do seem to have in common: They appear to be made out of good ol’ ordinary...
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Here’s How to Rewire Your Brain So You Actually Look Forward to Mondays : ScienceAlert
If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties. You may even have dread...
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Drinking a Bottle of Water Past Its Expiration Date? Here’s What to Know : ScienceAlert
During a road trip, you take a big swig of a water bottle you bought at the last gas station. Despite the label’s promise of a natural taste, a chemical flavor bathes your tongue....
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AI Could Be Our Best Chance of Finding Life on Mars. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
It’s all well and good to talk big about finding traces of life on Mars, but we also need to know where to look. Getting to Mars is hard – we want to make...
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Satellites Pose ‘Unprecedented Global Threat’, Scientists Warn. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an “unprecedented global threat to nature”. The number of satellites in low Earth orbit have more...
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Rare Cosmic Event Will See 5 Planets Align in The Sky. Here’s How to Watch. : ScienceAlert
Don’t miss the planet parade taking place at the end of March. Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars are set to align in an arc formation on the nights of March 25 through 30,...
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Scientists Say The Moon Needs Its Own Lunar Time Zone. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong took that first fateful step onto the Moon. The exact moment occurred just as our planet’s standard universal time hit 2.56 am. But what time was it for...
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Here’s Why The Northern Lights Drifted South to The UK This Week : ScienceAlert
People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently. But what causes...
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