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If offered, rats will use cannabis to deal with stress
11 December 2025 @ 7:50 pm
Corticosterone is to rodents as cortisol is to humans.
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Wireless power grids head to the moon
11 December 2025 @ 6:08 pm
Private companies are testing new power systems for longer rover missions and future human lunar habitats.
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Roman generals gifted kittens and piglets to their pet monkeys
11 December 2025 @ 4:55 pm
The macaques were status symbols all the way from India.
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Asexual parasitic plants break biology’s rules
11 December 2025 @ 4:03 pm
Mushroom-looking ‘Balanophora’ plants mostly live underground feeding off of tree roots.
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Biscotti once fed Roman navies and Christopher Columbus’s expeditions
11 December 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Long before it met espresso, this crunchy pastry kept sailors fed.
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Wolfbox dropped the prices on its auto accessories by up to 30%: Save on dash cams, jump starters, and more
10 December 2025 @ 9:50 pm
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19 hilarious and delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Award winners
10 December 2025 @ 9:38 pm
Eating boogers is funny no matter your species.
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NASA astronaut comes home after circling Earth 3,920 times
10 December 2025 @ 8:31 pm
Jonny Kim returned after eight months aboard the International Space Station.
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Tumbleweeds inspire this rolling, resilient robot
10 December 2025 @ 7:27 pm
HERMES is more energy efficient than a solid sphere.
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Who built Scandinavia’s oldest wooden plank boat? An ancient fingerprint offers clues.
10 December 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Archeologists are closer to solving the Hjortspring Boat's mysteries.
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