Could the texture of what you chew actually matter for brain health? Science is starting to say yes.

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Here's a urinalysis like none other. In a revelation that might make some gag and others blush, nearly a quarter of Americans admit to regularly pee in the shower, according to an eye-opening new survey.

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James Howells is considering buying a council dump in South Wales after his former partner accidentally threw away a hard drive containing his Bitcoin wallet.

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Ancient Egyptian mummies don't smell the way most people might expect.

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A new species of fungus discovered in British and Irish caves turns spiders into "zombies," forcing them to leave their hiding spots and move into the open before killing them.

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In a study that boldly goes where few surveys have gone before, researchers have mapped out the bathroom behaviors of Americans and Brits.

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The study published in Current Biology documents what researchers call "socially contagious urination" in chimpanzees for the first time in any species.

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While U.S. citizens already face up to 4,000 advertisements daily in their waking hours, new research suggests that even our dreams are no longer safe from commercial messaging.

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News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now.

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Named Bathynomus vaderi after the iconic Star Wars villain, this deep-sea creature earned its moniker from its distinctive head shape, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader's helmet.

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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science designed an ingenious experiment pitting groups of longhorn crazy ants against groups of humans in solving the same geometric puzzle at different scales.

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The death of a spy is rarely newsworthy, due to the secrecy surrounding it. But when a white beluga whale suspected of spying for Moscow was found dead in Norwegian waters in September, the animal soon became a minor celebrity.

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Medical researchers have identified serious health risks faced by beloved characters like Snow White, Cinderella, and Pocahontas - from occupational lung disease to severe sports injuries.

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In the eye-opening study, researchers observed the squirrels actively hunting and eating other mammals, specifically California voles. It marks the first evidence that these supposedly vegetarian animals regularly engage in predatory behavior.

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A researcher explains why the stigma against Friday 13th likely comes from a merging of two different superstitions.

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According to new research from Johns Hopkins University, our intuitive understanding of knots -- specifically, how secure they are -- is remarkably poor, even when the differences should be obvious.

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Could tiny primordial black holes be lurking inside asteroids or even beneath our feet? A provocative new study suggests an innovative way to search for these elusive cosmic objects.

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Why do children stick things like these up their nose? Here’s how natural curiosity, developing motor skills, and a limited understanding of risk can be a dangerous combination.

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The research suggests that the length ratio between your index and ring fingers might predict how much alcohol you're likely to consume.

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A team examined these skull-shaped artifacts, uncovering how the Aztecs may have used sound as a psychological tool during their most sacred and brutal rituals.

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We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal. Before long, they were steering with surprising precision to reach a Froot Loop treat. 

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Imagine a number made up of a vast string of ones: 1111111…111. Specifically, 136,279,841 ones in a row. If we stacked up that many sheets of paper, the resulting tower would stretch into the stratosphere.

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It may not be a revolution of genetically-enhanced apes, but could it be a tiny prequel?

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If first contact with alien life turns out just like in "Independence Day," a new survey has some tips on where to hide!

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Is there anything a dog won't eat when we're not watching?

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Scientists have transformed data from the European Space Agency's Swarm satellite mission into an auditory experience that's both fascinating and slightly unnerving.

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Do you really know what you look like on the inside? Most people do not, and usually it takes surgery or medical imaging to take a look while we are still alive. A case study was published last week where researchers made the rare finding of a man with “triphallia.”…

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Scientists have been puzzled by the mechanics behind static electricity for over 2,000 years. That is, until now.

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At a staggering 3,600 years-old, this Bronze Age dairy product is not only rewriting the history books but also challenging long-held beliefs about the origins of a popular fermented milk drink.

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Researchers describe this new wasp species as a "spectacular example of undescribed biology hidden in plain sight."

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Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque.

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Researchers say the seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in color, revealed how color can change the experience of food.

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The number of people who believe UFO sightings offer likely proof of alien life increased from 20% in 1996 to 34% in 2022. Some 24% of Americans say they’ve seen a UFO.

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This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about how mosquitoes locate their prey.

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Would you eat potatoes grown in human poo? And how would you feel if the marigolds in your local park sprouted from human manure? In the midst of a climate crisis, human manure offers significant environmental benefits. But can we overcome the “yuck factor” to embrace this sustainable solution? The…

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Scientists have derived a protein from parasitic worms that shows the remarkable ability to accelerate healing and promote tissue regeneration in mice.

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Researchers found that the sunflowers' natural swaying movements, which look like a slow dance, help them arrange themselves in a zigzag pattern that reduces mutual shading.

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In the realm of evolutionary biology, an unlikely hero has emerged: the sea lamprey. This ancient, jawless fish, often viewed as a pest in Midwestern fisheries, is helping scientists unlock the secrets of our own evolutionary past.

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Researchers from the University of Bristol have found that butterflies and moths accumulate electric charges as they fly, much like how we build up static when we walk across a carpet.

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In the first Harry Potter novel, Professor Severus Snape hopes to embarrass Harry by quizzing him on the topic of bezoars. According to Snape, they are stony masses found in the stomach of a goat that can act as an antidote for most poisons. Later in the series, bezoars come to the rescue of a poisoned Ron Weasley.

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Over 50,000 years ago, humans started speaking and we’ve not shut up since. Sometimes, though, we struggle to remember the name of an object, a place, or a person we want to talk about. The technical term for this phenomenon is “lethologica.”

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If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some sort of gruesome stabbing or grisly car accident. You’d probably never imagine that something as commonplace and harmless as a sneeze would cause this kind of ghastly injury – but that’s exactly what happened to a Florida man earlier this month.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence has long focused on scanning the skies for signs of life light years away. But what if the aliens are already here, living in secret bases deep underground or beneath the ocean waves? As outlandish as it sounds, that’s the startling possibility…

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FLORENCE, Italy — “There’s just never enough time.” “Where’d the time go?” “Time is flying by.” These common phrases are uttered by busy individuals seemingly all the time. After all, time dictates our daily routines, from the moment our alarms jolt us awake to the second our heads hit the…

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URBANA, Ill. — If you’ve ever kept poison dart frogs as pets, you’ve probably noticed their peculiar habit of tapping their back feet constantly. While this toe-tapping has long puzzled researchers, a new study is finally shedding light on its purpose. Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered that…

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AURORA, Colo. — A shocking study finds organ transplant recipients may end up with a lot more than just a new heart or kidney. According to researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the vast majority of these patients may end up inheriting the personality of their donor! Imagine…

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You’ll be hard-pressed to find a list of the best family movies of all time that doesn’t include E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The Steven Spielberg classic has long captured the hearts and minds of Americans, young and old. But plenty of folks who first saw this movie in childhood were completely frightened…

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SINGAPORE — The next time you call 911 in an emergency, the team that comes to rescue you could be a swarm of cyborg cockroaches! Researchers in Asia are preparing armies of these hybrid insects to act as a strange alternative to first responders. The roaches, controlled by tiny onboard computers,…

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Article written by Bill Sullivan, Indiana University Imagine you’re a police officer. You spot a car that’s swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over, and they’re clearly intoxicated. With slurred speech, they swear that they haven’t had a drop of alcohol all day. Would you believe them?…

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In what seems like it came out of a Marvel movie, scientists say that tomatoes have a "parallel universe."

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