Researchers have figured out how to use microbes to turn plastic bottles into an edible cookie-like snack that could feed people in disaster zones or on deep-space missions

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  ruby_74

  We went from hiding the microplastic in the cookie to hiding the cookie in the plastic.

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Scientists are asking whether an advanced civilization could have existed on Earth millions of years ago and left no trace behind

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  leowright6

  Those lights in the sky are them driving past the old neighborhood, shaking their heads at what we did to the place.

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Scientists have identified a mushroom called Lanmaoa asiatica, found in China and the Philippines, that makes people hallucinate dozens of tiny people, and nobody knows why.

A new study confirms that different mosquito species are genuinely attracted to different people, bringing scientists closer to understanding why some of us get bitten more than others

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  sam.alexander

  I once swatted a mosquito because it bit my friend and had the nerve to ignore me. It got personal.

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SETI researchers are scanning archived telescope data for alien signals in a new frequency range they think could be more promising than traditional targets

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  liam_97

  The aliens have been leaving us signals for decades and we've been checking the wrong inbox like it's a Gmail spam folder.

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A new study found that people who speak multiple languages may have brains that appear up to 13 years younger than those who only speak one language

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  nicolejenkins94

  My brain aged thirteen years the moment I gave up on high school Spanish.

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A former CIA funded researcher is now claiming that the United States has recovered four distinct alien species from crashed UFOs.

NASA's chief says the agency plans to build a permanent base on the moon and have Americans living there within 20 years

CERN's Large Hadron Collider has shut down for a major upgrade that will make it roughly 7 times more powerful when it restarts around 2030

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  steve_watson

  My conspiracy uncle just penciled in 2030 between the Mayan calendar, the blood moon, and that one Tuesday Nostradamus mentioned.

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UC San Diego researchers say dimming the sun by injecting particles into the atmosphere could reduce the effects of a strong El Niño

A new study of 53 countries ranked Germany as the most narcissistic nation, while the US came in at number 16

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  miles.brown

  Poland saw the results and started digging a basement.

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New research finds that baby T. rex hatchlings weighed only about 5.5 pounds but were already capable of crushing bones, just like full-grown adults

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  tim.lewis

  If T. rex ever makes a comeback, KFC is going to have some explaining to do.

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Scientists have updated the official guidelines for what to do if we ever detect a signal from aliens, and the top recommendation is simply not to reply.

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  katie1992

  Our official strategy is leaving aliens on read like a guy who just isn't ready for something serious.

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Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet just 25 light years away that could be one of Earth's closest cosmic neighbors

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  calmforest370

  Mars is about 140 million miles away. This thing is around 147 trillion miles away. Calling it Earth's “Next-door neighbor” is a big stretch. 😂

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Archaeologists have discovered a well preserved lost Maya city hidden deep in the Mexican jungle

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  brittany.butler

  I just want them to find a new Maya calendar so I know whether to renew my gym membership or not.

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers ‘Origin-of-Life’ Molecules Never Before Seen on Mars

Researchers claim intelligent alien life exists out there, and its technology could destroy us in a microsecond

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  ashley1989

  The aliens probably haven't destroyed us yet because they're impressed how well we are destroying ourselves.

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Scientists Tickled Apes and Found Their Laughter Shares a Rhythm With Humans

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  realmaxbell

  The study finally ended when one of the gorillas started tickling back and the scientist found out his rhythm was very different.

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A new study suggests that small, carefully timed cloud-seeding could theoretically nudge hurricanes like Sandy away from land before they cause catastrophic damage

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  boldwolf

  A conspiracy theorist somewhere just took a screenshot of this headline and sent it to every person who's ever blocked them.

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Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of plague in 5,500-year-old teeth

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  axis360

  Between COVID, Hantavirus and Ebola, perhaps now is not the ideal moment to poke around these ancient infected teeth.

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Researchers have created a car paint that absorbs 99.9% of visible light, making the car look almost invisible

Neil deGrasse Tyson is telling the government to just show us the alien already after the latest UFO files were released.

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  paul_barnes

  Imagine Neil gets to finally meet the alien and it claims it's from "Planet" Pluto. Neil would lose it.

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Scientists have identified the largest scorpion ever found, a 3 foot long monster with 6 inch claws that roamed the UK around 415 million years ago

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  thevagabond

  So this is what was chasing the spiders that made them evolve to be huge and terrifying.

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A new study found that reading printed books may help your brain process story details better than reading on a screen.

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  boldcobra392

  Another study found people who read printed books can work it into a conversation about literally anything within 9 seconds.

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A scientist thinks volcanic metal disrupted navigation and may explain the Bermuda Triangle mystery

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  zenstorm

  A century of spooky documentaries undone by the same thing that ruins hotel room keys.

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