A new study found that people who speak multiple languages may have brains that appear up to 13 years younger than those who only speak one language

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  nicolejenkins94

  My brain aged thirteen years the moment I gave up on high school Spanish.

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A former CIA funded researcher is now claiming that the United States has recovered four distinct alien species from crashed UFOs.

NASA's chief says the agency plans to build a permanent base on the moon and have Americans living there within 20 years

CERN's Large Hadron Collider has shut down for a major upgrade that will make it roughly 7 times more powerful when it restarts around 2030

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  steve_watson

  My conspiracy uncle just penciled in 2030 between the Mayan calendar, the blood moon, and that one Tuesday Nostradamus mentioned.

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UC San Diego researchers say dimming the sun by injecting particles into the atmosphere could reduce the effects of a strong El Niño

A new study of 53 countries ranked Germany as the most narcissistic nation, while the US came in at number 16

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  miles.brown

  Poland saw the results and started digging a basement.

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New research finds that baby T. rex hatchlings weighed only about 5.5 pounds but were already capable of crushing bones, just like full-grown adults

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  tim.lewis

  If T. rex ever makes a comeback, KFC is going to have some explaining to do.

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Scientists have updated the official guidelines for what to do if we ever detect a signal from aliens, and the top recommendation is simply not to reply.

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  katie1992

  Our official strategy is leaving aliens on read like a guy who just isn't ready for something serious.

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Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet just 25 light years away that could be one of Earth's closest cosmic neighbors

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  calmforest370

  Mars is about 140 million miles away. This thing is around 147 trillion miles away. Calling it Earth's “Next-door neighbor” is a big stretch. 😂

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Archaeologists have discovered a well preserved lost Maya city hidden deep in the Mexican jungle

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  brittany.butler

  I just want them to find a new Maya calendar so I know whether to renew my gym membership or not.

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers ‘Origin-of-Life’ Molecules Never Before Seen on Mars

Researchers claim intelligent alien life exists out there, and its technology could destroy us in a microsecond

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  ashley1989

  The aliens probably haven't destroyed us yet because they're impressed how well we are destroying ourselves.

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Scientists Tickled Apes and Found Their Laughter Shares a Rhythm With Humans

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  realmaxbell

  The study finally ended when one of the gorillas started tickling back and the scientist found out his rhythm was very different.

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A new study suggests that small, carefully timed cloud-seeding could theoretically nudge hurricanes like Sandy away from land before they cause catastrophic damage

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  boldwolf

  A conspiracy theorist somewhere just took a screenshot of this headline and sent it to every person who's ever blocked them.

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Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of plague in 5,500-year-old teeth

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  axis360

  Between COVID, Hantavirus and Ebola, perhaps now is not the ideal moment to poke around these ancient infected teeth.

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Researchers have created a car paint that absorbs 99.9% of visible light, making the car look almost invisible

Neil deGrasse Tyson is telling the government to just show us the alien already after the latest UFO files were released.

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  paul_barnes

  Imagine Neil gets to finally meet the alien and it claims it's from "Planet" Pluto. Neil would lose it.

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Scientists have identified the largest scorpion ever found, a 3 foot long monster with 6 inch claws that roamed the UK around 415 million years ago

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  thevagabond

  So this is what was chasing the spiders that made them evolve to be huge and terrifying.

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A new study found that reading printed books may help your brain process story details better than reading on a screen.

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  boldcobra392

  Another study found people who read printed books can work it into a conversation about literally anything within 9 seconds.

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A scientist thinks volcanic metal disrupted navigation and may explain the Bermuda Triangle mystery

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  zenstorm

  A century of spooky documentaries undone by the same thing that ruins hotel room keys.

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A Japanese company raised $5.3 million to advance human trials of a drug that could regrow real teeth

NASA astronauts may soon be wearing Prada after the luxury brand unveiled new gear for the Artemis IV mission.

Scientists detected unusual methane coming from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, and a Harvard scientist says it could be a sign of alien life

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  finn_patterson

  Somewhere out there, an alien civilization is mastering interstellar travel and still can't crack the science of holding it in.

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A new study found that sperm can't find their way in microgravity, raising concerns about reproduction in future space colonies

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  beth_75

  NASA spent millions to confirm that men's sense of direction is genetic down to the cellular level.

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A new study finds that mosquitoes can learn to associate DEET with a blood meal, which could turn the repellent into an attractant.

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  laura.brooks

  My bug spray is now basically a dinner bell with a citrus scent.

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