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How far apart are stars?
Scientists have calculated the average distance between stars, but there's much more to star distribution than meets the eye.
Historic space photo of the week: Voyager 2 spies a storm...
With the ringed planet currently perfectly positioned for observation with a small telescope, relive Voyager 2's landmark 1981 visit.
How wealthy UFO fans helped fuel fringe beliefs
There is a long U.S. legacy of plutocrat-funded pseudoscience. Congress just embraced it.
Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap?
Here's the science behind why some people hate eating cilantro, which is also known as coriander.
Maned wolf: A strikingly beautiful South American canid
The maned wolf, a gorgeous canine from South America, is neither a wolf nor a fox, despite resembling both.
Mathematicians find 12,000 new solutions to 'unsolvable'...
Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky — but a new study may reveal 12,000 new ways to make it work.
Beats Fit Pro review
The Beats Fit Pro are the closest you’ll get to AirPods for workouts.
New mothers more likely to experience pareidolia, when...
Oxytocin may be responsible for new mothers' heightened ability to see faces in inanimate objects, but more research is needed.