Science Archives

Is Dubai Creating Rain to Battle the Heat? Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates have been soaring.

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Was Schmidt Pain Index Created by Man Who Let Insects Sting Him on Purpose? And you thought your office life was rough.

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Can You Replace Your Grass with Red Creeping Thyme? Arguments in favor of the practice claim it is a better-for-the-planet alternative.

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Was the Largest Dinosaur Tibia on Record Found in Illinois? A TikTok video claimed the fossil was discovered when construction workers were building a foundation...

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Does Uranus Smell Like Farts? Uranus is always the butt of the joke.

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Will a Company Turn Human ‘Cremains’ into Artificial Ocean Reef? It’s described as an “urn, ash scattering, and burial at sea” all in one.

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Did an Unidentified Bidder Spend $28 Million in Auction to Join Jeff Bezos’ Flight into Space? The space-bound flight is expected to launch July 20, 2021.

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Are the ‘Pink Lakes’ of Australia Real? Cotton candy and bubble gum aren’t the only pink treats one might find down under.

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The reservoir of Three Gorges Dam in China can retain an amount of water voluminous enough to slow and change the rotation of the Earth.

Could China’s Three Gorges Dam Slow Rotation of Earth? Construction of the dam was rumored to also alter the length of days.

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Is Corcoran, California, Sinking? The town of Corcoran in California is facing an unusual but growing problem.

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Did Scientists Find Mushrooms on Mars? Let us review again the difference between a preprint study and peer-reviewed study.

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A fungus called Massospora circadian could infect Brood X cicadas as they were set to emerge in May 2021.

Could Fungus ‘Full of Psychedelic Drugs’ Cause Brood X Cicadas Butts to Fall Off? The fungus has been compared to a sexually transmitted disease for an insect.

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