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Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace Jun 14, 2023

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In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she’s an urban legend. But who was she?

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MDMA Moves from Party Drug Back to Therapy Tool Jun 12, 2023

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The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.

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Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now Jun 09, 2023

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Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air?

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These Predators Had a Face like an Axe and Will Haunt Your Nightmares Jun 07, 2023

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Terror birds were the grizzly bears of birds, the great white sharks of the land, Jack the Ripper but with feathers. They were also truly fascinating.

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This Thunderous Goose Relative Was Built like a Tank with the Wings of a Songbird Jun 05, 2023

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Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds—and for good reason.

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This Gargantuan Bird Weighed as Much as a Sports Car Jun 02, 2023

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The elephant bird was the heaviest bird to ever walk the earth. Also, its eggs were 150 times the size of a chicken egg and thick as a dinner plate.

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This Massive Scientific Discovery Sat Hidden in a Museum Drawer for Decades May 31, 2023

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The fossil was a prehistoric bird called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.

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The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding the Machinery of the Cell [Sponsored] May 30, 2023

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James Rothman shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2010 for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release. How did a biochemist come to win such a prestigious prize in neuroscience?

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What the End of the COVID Emergency Means for You May 24, 2023

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What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change

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Heat Waves Are Breaking Records. Here's What You Need to Know May 22, 2023

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From North America to South Asia, summer heat waves are becoming longer, stronger and more frequent with climate change.

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