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Close-up of orange corrosion covering weathered metal machinery

Featured discovery13 min read

Why Does Metal Rust?

Barn owl flying low over grass with its pale wings extended

Nature & Wildlife13 min read

How Do Owls Fly So Silently?

Athlete stretching on the floor after a workout

The Human Body & Mind13 min read

Why Do Muscles Feel Sore After Exercise?

Wind-shaped dunes and curved sand ridges in Death Valley

Earth & The Planet13 min read

How Do Sand Dunes Move?

Child demonstrating static electricity as charged hair rises toward a balloon

Science13 min read

Why Does Static Electricity Build Up?

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Several sharks swimming together through clear blue seawater

Nature & Wildlife13 min read

How Do Sharks Sense Electric Fields?

Sharks and rays detect weak electric fields with ampullae of Lorenzini: clusters of sensory cells connected to seawater by gel-filled canals and skin pores,…

Close-up of goosebumps raised across the skin of a human arm

The Human Body & Mind13 min read

Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

Bright white cumulus clouds rising through a deep blue summer sky

Earth & The Planet13 min read

How Do Clouds Stay in the Sky?

Broken sea ice floating beside the snowy Shiretoko Peninsula

Science13 min read

Why Does Ice Float?

Bat flying through a dark abandoned mine shaft

Nature & Wildlife13 min read

How Do Bats Use Echolocation?

Young woman smiling while covering part of her flushed face

The Human Body & Mind13 min read

Why Do We Blush?

Black-and-white view of stalactites and stalagmites inside Carlsbad Caverns

Earth & The Planet12 min read

How Are Caves Formed?

Blue-green ocean waves breaking below a rocky coastal lookout

Earth & The Planet13 min read

What Causes Ocean Waves?

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