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Why do dogs and other animals lick their wounds?
Here's the science behind why pet cats and dogs and some wild animals lick their wounds.
Plant-based diet for beginners: How to change your diet...
Are you looking to switch to a plant-based diet for beginners? Here, we look at how to transition away from animal products safely
What's the tallest wave ever recorded on Earth?
In 1958, an earthquake in Alaska triggered the largest wave ever recorded on Earth, which reached a maximum height greater than the...
A dozen squirming fly larvae cause man's 'itchy eye'
Doctors discovered "more than a dozen mobile, translucent larvae" on the man's eye.
What's the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race and ethnicity are terms that are sometimes used sloppily, almost interchangeably. But race and ethnicity are not the same thing.
Dark matter could be a cosmic relic from extra dimensions
Massive gravitons may have formed a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, in abundances great enough to account for dark matter.
Where did the unicorn myth come from?
The unicorn is one of the most famous mythical creatures, but where did the myth originate?
Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light
A spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket,...
