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Don't Drink The Ancient Forbidden Mineral Water
We all love a good mineral water. All those tasty particles must be great, right? Well, let's talk about the one kind of mineral water you shouldn't drink, because it's trapped inside crystals
Many Crystals Take Millions of Years to Form, Not These
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Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill Pirovich
Trace the evolution of dog breeds, and find out why their characteristics, behaviors, and personalities vary so widely. -- The immense physical variety of dogs makes them among the world’s
Why fire "season" doesn't end
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One big reason that life on Earth exists - Elise Cutts
Explore the Big Whack theory, and how the event could have created the Moon and given Earth its all-important axial tilt. -- 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was struck by a rock the size of
Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?
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How Japan saved its biggest city from collapse - Roman Krznaric
Dig into Edo, Japan’s circular economy, and how it helped transform the city into a thriving ecological and cultural center. -- 400 years ago, Edo was on the verge of ecological collapse
The surprising way we can cool the planet - Elise Cutts
Dig into the science of enhanced rock weathering, a technology which takes carbon dioxide out of the air and stores it in rocks. -- Mount Teide is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes
Mirror Bacteria Could Destroy All Life As We Know It
In December 2024, 38 scientists teamed up to issue a warning about a potential upcoming global catastrophe. The cause? Mirror bacteria. No, these aren't bacteria with tiny goatees from an evil
All Penguins Are From Australia
When you think of animals of Antarctica, there's nothing more classic than a penguin. But new research suggests that these lovable waddling water birds didn't get their start on the icy continent
Are there really dead wasps in figs? - Carolyn Beans
Dig into the close relationship between figs and wasps, and find out if it's normal and safe for bugs to be in our food. -- In 2023, a US grocer recalled over 10,000 cases of broccoli-cheddar
The Horror of the Slaver Ant
Sources & further reading: Everything changed when the slaver nation attacked. What used to be a thriving colony is now a captured country
