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The lighter side of science.
Neanderthals possibly had a secret ingredient in their kitchen that provided them with the fatty protein they needed to survive: Maggots 🤢 iflscience.com/neanderthals-m…
If you have heard of a dramatic celestial spectacle or an apocalyptic scenario happening next week, let us reassure you that it won’t happen. 🔭 iflscience.com/earth-will-not…
This unexpected pattern, which defies current cosmological models, has led the study's authors to propose a bold possibility: that our universe might exist inside a black hole. 🔭 iflscience.com/surprising-jws…
A synthetic substitute for THC has been found to produce very similar psychoactive responses to the chemical it is meant to replace, raising questions about its regulation. iflscience.com/common-cannabi…
The more we learn about the enigmatic Iceman, the more questions we have. 🧬 iflscience.com/otzi-the-icema…
One of the biggest challenges in modern physics is uniting quantum mechanics and general relativity. A new experiment may finally provide some answers. iflscience.com/entangled-atom…
One scientist has suggested that we may have already found life on Mars, almost 50 years ago. And then, in what would not be an all-time great first impression, we destroyed it. 🙃 iflscience.com/nasas-viking-p…
The BASE collaboration within the Antimatter Factory at CERN is having an exciting year! 👏 iflscience.com/first-antiprot…
Watch as part of the Earth slides away from the other in a dramatic shake-up. iflscience.com/strike-slip-fa…
Every step counts, but the benefits begin to decrease once you surpass a certain number. iflscience.com/heres-the-actu…
Contrary to popular belief, dogs may not be overly good at forming judgments of people. iflscience.com/your-dog-is-no…
This proto-sub-Neptune might be at a fork in the road when it comes to planet formation. 🔭 iflscience.com/missing-link-p…
Excellent news! Aardwolves, your new favorite animal, are thriving. iflscience.com/meet-the-aardw…
When you've just been drowned by an alien robot, you don't tend to be all that hungry. iflscience.com/nasas-viking-p…
According to reports the glowing object “hovered over the city in the form of a jellyfish sending down a multitude of fine beams". iflscience.com/the-petrozavod…
While a neat idea, there's a small catch; the gold would not be useable for over a decade. iflscience.com/marathon-fusio…
By combining aerial imagery with modeling, researchers have counted over 41,000 giant South American river turtles, representing the largest turtle nesting site in the world. 🐢 iflscience.com/stunning-drone…
For five months, a toxic algal bloom off South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula has been killing marine life and making swimming and surfing unsafe. iflscience.com/australias-lar…
Ufology has always been a fringe field divided between those curious about UFOs and those who believe in cover-ups, but now the beliefs of the former have made their way into wider political views. Explore more in The Vault. 👽 iflscience.com/a-growing-numb…
A new drug forces fat cells to produce more energy and doesn't impact appetite or muscle mass, unlike some existing treatments. iflscience.com/groundbreaking…