Why do we get goosebumps if we lost our fur? The reflex is not the useless leftover it gets called – and a 2020 study found what that muscle is really for.
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Why Is Yawning Contagious? It Depends Who You’re With
Why is yawning contagious? Researchers watched real yawns for a whole year and found the trigger isn’t tiredness – it’s how close you are to the person.
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Tonga Volcano Methane: The Cleanup Nobody Could Explain
Satellites watched the Tonga volcano destroy part of its own methane pollution in the stratosphere, by a chemical route that nobody can fully explain yet.
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Antarctic Krill Were Found at Hydrothermal Vents 1,100 Metres Down — and All Four Were Mothers
Antarctic krill were filmed at hydrothermal vents 1,100 metres below the Southern Ocean. All four collected were egg-laden females — and nobody knows why.
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The Rocky Steps: In the First Film, He Loses the Fight
Millions run the Rocky steps every year. But in the 1976 film, that famous climb comes in the middle of the story – and Rocky loses the fight at the end.
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What Is the Unforgivable Sin? Mark 3 Gives the Reason
What is the unforgivable sin? Mark 3 states the reason out loud, and places a near-miss just one verse earlier that almost every reader walks straight past.
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Smelling Chocolate Before a Workout Added 18 Reps
Smelling chocolate before a workout helped 23 men do 18 more reps without the effort feeling harder. Here is what the study found – and what it cannot prove.
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The New World Screwworm Is Back in Texas. The Thing That Beat It Never Actually Killed It.
The New World screwworm is back in Texas after 40 years. What beat it the first time never killed it – and the way it worked is stranger than you think.
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Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? It’s the Shape
Why do songs get stuck in your head? Researchers compared 100 earworms with 100 ordinary tunes and found three shared traits – plus one popular fix that fails.
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Why Did Jesus Call Himself the Son of Man? Mortal and King
Why did Jesus call himself the Son of Man? In Ezekiel it means plain mortal. In Daniel it comes on the clouds of heaven. Jesus chose the name that meant both.