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SpaceX Broke Yet Another World Record Last Weekend With The Launch Of Two More Falcon 9 Rocketsthe first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket returns to Earth.SpaceX Broke Yet Another World Record Last Weekend With The Launch Of Two More Falcon 9 Rocketsthe first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket returns to Earth.

SpaceX Broke Yet Another World Record Last Weekend With The Launch Of Two More Falcon 9 Rockets

SpaceX is pumping out rocket launches like nobody's business.

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A Bomb Is Dropped In The Indonesian Ocean Once Every 62 Minutes, Destroying Coral Reefs. Now New Tech Could Help End “Blast Fishing”the shattered remains of a coral reef are littered across the dead sea floor, very little signs of life
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A Bomb Is Dropped In The Indonesian Ocean Once Every 62 Minutes, Destroying Coral Reefs. Now New Tech Could Help End “Blast Fishing”

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A Fridge-Free Tetanus/Diphtheria Vaccine Inspired By The Desert “Resurrection Plant” Just Completed Its First Ever Human Trialvials of vaccine on a reflective surface, with a spotlight on the front one so that the label "SPVX02" is visible
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A Fridge-Free Tetanus/Diphtheria Vaccine Inspired By The Desert “Resurrection Plant” Just Completed Its First Ever Human Trial

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TikTok Video Leads To The Discovery Of One Of The Least Fish-Like Of Fishes

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World's Largest Electric Aircraft Just Took Its Maiden Flight Using $5 Worth Of Electricity

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Ancient “Influencers” Carrying Art May Have Driven The Greatest Dispersal In Human History

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NASA’s Curiosity Likes Big Buttes – But Only On Mars, As Captured In This Incredible PanoramaNASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be around 6 meters (20 feet) tall, on June 11, 2026.
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NASA’s Curiosity Likes Big Buttes – But Only On Mars, As Captured In This Incredible Panorama

What a fine-looking butte!

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A New Longest-Living Fish? Sturgeon Could Top 400 Years – Far Longer Than Scientists Believed, But Something Indigenous Communities Had Long Understoodtwo adults hold a sturgeon, it's very long and heavy
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A New Longest-Living Fish? Sturgeon Could Top 400 Years – Far Longer Than Scientists Believed, But Something Indigenous Communities Had Long Understood

Some sturgeon alive today were swimming around when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

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There's A Rumor Earth Will Lose Gravity For 7 Seconds On August 12, 2026, Killing Millions Of People – Here's Why It's Total JunkMan diving through the air, appearing to float, with a sunny blue sky background
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There's A Rumor Earth Will Lose Gravity For 7 Seconds On August 12, 2026, Killing Millions Of People – Here's Why It's Total Junk

"NASA knows. They're preparing but won't tell us why," said the TikToker.

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History Professor Catches 32 Out Of 35 Students Cheating On Their Exam By Including One Hidden Line In The QuestionA building with large white pillars at Alcorn State University.
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History Professor Catches 32 Out Of 35 Students Cheating On Their Exam By Including One Hidden Line In The Question

An old trick has gained new life – finding AI users trying to cheat their way through college exams.

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Scientists Have Found A Surprising Number Of “Extraterrestrial Amino Acids” Never Before Seen On Eartha shiny grey jagged rock is visible in this image
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Scientists Have Found A Surprising Number Of “Extraterrestrial Amino Acids” Never Before Seen On Earth

We call them the building blocks of proteins, but only a small fraction actually does that. At least, on Earth!

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It Is Already Time To Get Ready For The Next Eclipse – August 2, 2027 Will See The Longest For The Rest Of The CenturyA spiral progression of 10 images show in the sun progressively more covered by the moon and at the center totality showing the corona and the solar prominence
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It Is Already Time To Get Ready For The Next Eclipse – August 2, 2027 Will See The Longest For The Rest Of The Century

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Physicist Begins Tracking His Hamster's Movements On Strava, And Mollie Might Have Some Of Your Running Records BeatA hamster staring right at the camera.
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Physicist Begins Tracking His Hamster's Movements On Strava, And Mollie Might Have Some Of Your Running Records Beat

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Record-Breaking Year For Florida's Sea Turtle Nests Is Great News – But Looming Trump Administration Reforms Could Threaten ConservationA tiny baby turtle crawls along the sand
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Record-Breaking Year For Florida's Sea Turtle Nests Is Great News – But Looming Trump Administration Reforms Could Threaten Conservation

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These 2,000-Year-Old Painted Murals Were Made With Human Blood, Possibly Spilled During ChildbirthZuojiang Huashan Rock Art
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These 2,000-Year-Old Painted Murals Were Made With Human Blood, Possibly Spilled During Childbirth

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A Rockfall Blocked This Cave Entrance, Preserving A Stone Age Dwelling Exactly As It Was Left 17,000 Years AgoStructures of the Zone IV from the Lower Gallery of La Garma.
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A Rockfall Blocked This Cave Entrance, Preserving A Stone Age Dwelling Exactly As It Was Left 17,000 Years Ago

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The First Ever Leg Bones Of The Mysterious Denisovans Have Been Identified From Fossils Dredged From The Seafloora mysterious abtract human face, with red coloring
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The First Ever Leg Bones Of The Mysterious Denisovans Have Been Identified From Fossils Dredged From The Seafloor

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Why Can’t Everybody Sing Well? Turns Out, There’s Hope For Most Of Us Lousy SingersA pop-art style illustration of a mouth wide opening, teeth and tongue on displaying, singing its heart out, as deomstrated by the sound waves drawn coming from it and distorting the checked background
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Why Can’t Everybody Sing Well? Turns Out, There’s Hope For Most Of Us Lousy Singers

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People Are Buying And Selling Mummies Online, Raising The Possibility They're Spreading The ‘Mummy’s Curse’Ancient Egyptian Mummy
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People Are Buying And Selling Mummies Online, Raising The Possibility They're Spreading The ‘Mummy’s Curse’

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This Professor Was The Only Subject In His Own Aging Study, And Ended Up Reducing His Biological Age By 15 YearsBiological Age and Biomarkers
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This Professor Was The Only Subject In His Own Aging Study, And Ended Up Reducing His Biological Age By 15 Years

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COVID Excess Deaths Study Retracted By Journal For Misinformation Weeks After Author's US Senate Testimony On Vaccinesperson in full protective gear taking a swab for a COVID test
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COVID Excess Deaths Study Retracted By Journal For Misinformation Weeks After Author's US Senate Testimony On Vaccines

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T-Maxxing And A "High-T" US Military – Everywhere You Look, Men Are Being Sold Testosterone And "It's Very Frightening"Muscular male torso and testosterone formula. Concept of hormone increasing methods
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T-Maxxing And A "High-T" US Military – Everywhere You Look, Men Are Being Sold Testosterone And "It's Very Frightening"

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Don’t Shoot The Whales: This Is The Best Way For Yachts To Stop Orca AttacksOrca attacks.
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Don’t Shoot The Whales: This Is The Best Way For Yachts To Stop Orca Attacks

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How Long Can Fungi Live? Some Can Be Thousands Of Years Old, But It’s Surprisingly Hard To Age These “Invisible” Lifeformsa bright blue mushroom on the forest floor
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How Long Can Fungi Live? Some Can Be Thousands Of Years Old, But It’s Surprisingly Hard To Age These “Invisible” Lifeforms

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Early Birds Might Have Used Their Thicc Thighs To Hop Away From Predators Before Taking FlightA artists reconstruction of the ancient dinosaur Archaeopteryx.
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Early Birds Might Have Used Their Thicc Thighs To Hop Away From Predators Before Taking Flight

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For The First Time Ever, A Nurse Shark Has Filmed A Great White Shark Swimming Around A ReefGreat white shark
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For The First Time Ever, A Nurse Shark Has Filmed A Great White Shark Swimming Around A Reef

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A Different POV: Watch A Shadow Crawl Across Earth As The Total Solar Eclipse Is Captured From Spacethe total solar eclipse in Lerma with a frw people watching and taking pictures
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A Different POV: Watch A Shadow Crawl Across Earth As The Total Solar Eclipse Is Captured From Space

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A Particle Made Mostly Of Force And Very Little Matter May Have Finally Been Discovered. Introducing: GlueballsA Circular gradient refracted through ribbed glass with luminous red magenta glow
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A Particle Made Mostly Of Force And Very Little Matter May Have Finally Been Discovered. Introducing: Glueballs

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As An “Eclipse Hunter”, This Was My Third Total Solar Eclipse And I Was Just As In Awe Of This Celestial Spectaclethe sun is completely covered by the Moon and the light is visible only at the edge
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As An “Eclipse Hunter”, This Was My Third Total Solar Eclipse And I Was Just As In Awe Of This Celestial Spectacle

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The Difference Between My Eclipse Photos And My Colleague’s Makes Me Want To CryOn the left: A gorgeous photo of the eclipse, with the Sun glowing red behind the Moon, and a visible solar prominence on the left of the Moon. On the right: A terrible eclipse-shaped shadow, projected onto the inside of a car door.
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The Difference Between My Eclipse Photos And My Colleague’s Makes Me Want To Cry

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AI Fail Of The Week: Farmer Asks Chatbot For Advice, Ends Up Destroying 100,000 Square Meters Of CropsA crop of sesame, ready to harvest.
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AI Fail Of The Week: Farmer Asks Chatbot For Advice, Ends Up Destroying 100,000 Square Meters Of Crops

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The Mullaperiyar Dam Is 130 Years Old, Rapidly Aging, And In An Earthquake Hotspot: What Could Go Wrong?A bridge of diverted water from the Mullaperiyar Dam on the Kollam–Theni Highway in southern India.
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The Mullaperiyar Dam Is 130 Years Old, Rapidly Aging, And In An Earthquake Hotspot: What Could Go Wrong?

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China’s Record-Breaking Maglev Train Can Hit 800 Kilometers Per Hour In The Time It Takes To Read This HeadlineA non-record-breaking Maglev train zips out of a station in Shangai, China
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China’s Record-Breaking Maglev Train Can Hit 800 Kilometers Per Hour In The Time It Takes To Read This Headline

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US Lab Finds A Faster Way To Make Californium-252, A Nuclear Isotope Worth Millions Per Gram Not Found Naturally On EarthTechnicians look into a hot cell in the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center where Cf-252 is produced.
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US Lab Finds A Faster Way To Make Californium-252, A Nuclear Isotope Worth Millions Per Gram Not Found Naturally On Earth

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X-Files Creator Chris Carter On How Real-Life Head Transplants Inspired The Show’s Scariest MovieA still from the movie showing Mulder and Scully looking at a computer monitor
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X-Files Creator Chris Carter On How Real-Life Head Transplants Inspired The Show’s Scariest Movie

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Ever Struggle To Sleep On Your First Night Somewhere New? Be Grateful – Your Brain Is Just Looking Out For Youwoman sitting up in bed in a dark room with some yellow fairy lights in the window
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Ever Struggle To Sleep On Your First Night Somewhere New? Be Grateful – Your Brain Is Just Looking Out For You

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The Mathematical Reason Why No Voting System Can Ever Be Totally Fairan illustration of hands holding voting slips
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The Mathematical Reason Why No Voting System Can Ever Be Totally Fair

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When A Disease Scare Fizzles Out, Did Scientists Just Get It Wrong? What We Can Learn From The Pandemics That Weren'ttwo posters that are ripped at the edges, the one on the left shows an illustration of a pig sneezing with viruses nearby, the other is a biohazard warning poster. A logo in the top right hand corner reads IFLScience Viral Summer.
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When A Disease Scare Fizzles Out, Did Scientists Just Get It Wrong? What We Can Learn From The Pandemics That Weren't

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How To Get More IFLScience: Add Us As A “Preferred Source" On GoogleA logo of IFLScience with a hand pointing towards it
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How To Get More IFLScience: Add Us As A “Preferred Source" On Google

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Unlocking The Future Together: Why IFLScience Is Launching A Membership Modelcollage of images related to science with "iflscience is evolving" written in the centre
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Unlocking The Future Together: Why IFLScience Is Launching A Membership Model

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Opening The Vault: Uncovering A World Of Strange And Intriguing ScienceAn image of the vault doors opening with a screenshot of the IFLScience Vault article.
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Opening The Vault: Uncovering A World Of Strange And Intriguing Science

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AI Offloading: Legitimate Threat To Our Brains Or Overblown Moral Panic? We Asked A Neuroscientist For His Takerepresentation of human with the top of the skull removed and a logo that resembles an AI company or human brain, on a background with nebula-like swirls of blue and orange
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AI Offloading: Legitimate Threat To Our Brains Or Overblown Moral Panic? We Asked A Neuroscientist For His Take

Every generation thinks they are witnessing machines that will endanger how we think, but how valid are these concern when applied to AI?

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In 1638 Galileo Showed Giant Humans Can't Exist, Or At Least Not Without Being Truly MonstrousA silhouette of a giant at the end of a path through a forest (artwork).
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In 1638 Galileo Showed Giant Humans Can't Exist, Or At Least Not Without Being Truly Monstrous

When you write as much as Galileo did, it takes a while before people mention your work on giants.

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How We Remember: The Neuroscience of Memory Explainedblue brain image on a black background to the right of yellow text that reads How Does Memory Work?
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How We Remember: The Neuroscience of Memory Explained

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AI Consciousness Explained: Science vs Philosophya robot
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AI Consciousness Explained: Science vs Philosophy

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Unethical Experiments That Shook The WorldThe Tuskegee syphilis study
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Unethical Experiments That Shook The World

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