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 10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024By Ben Turner Published 
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 The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024By Sascha Pare Published 
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 Middle children are more agreeable, humble and honest than siblings, new study suggests. The baby of the family would like a word.By Stephanie Pappas Published 
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 Quiz QuizConspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard peopleBy Lydia Smith Published 
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 38 best science books for kids and young adultsBy Ben Biggs Last updated 
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 What are 'attachment styles,' and is there science to back them up?By Stephanie Pappas Published 
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 24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study findsBy Jennifer Zieba Published 
 
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 Science news quiz Science news quizDo you know your meteor showers from your massive millipedes?By Alexander McNamara Published 
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 Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'By Harry Baker Published 
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 Live Science x HowTheLightGetsIn — Get discounted tickets to the world’s largest ideas and music festivalBy Alexander McNamara Published 
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 'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can help boost diversity in STEM, says MIT's Ritu RamanBy Alexander McNamara Published 
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 Best movies about famous scientists that aren't OppenheimerBy Erin Macdonald Last updated 
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 Deal DealSave over 40% on this amazing LEGO Ideas setBy Lloyd Coombes Published 
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 Best Lego sets for adults 2024: Science, nature & engineering sets for curious mindsBy Kimberley Snaith Last updated 
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 Lego LegoLego Ideas Motorized Lighthouse reviewBy Kimberley Snaith Published 
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 Board game deals 2023: Save on science-themed games and family classicsBy Jordan Middler Last updated 
 
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Conspiracies & Paranormal
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 Quiz QuizConspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard peopleBy Lydia Smith Published 
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 What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?By Patrick Pester Published 
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 21 of the best conspiracy theoriesBy Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 'Yeti hair' found in Himalayas is actually from a horse, BBC series revealsBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans revealBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Are ghosts real?By Benjamin Radford Last updated 
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 The biggest hunt for the Loch Ness Monster in 50 years is about to beginBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Most methods for squashing conspiracy theories don't work, study finds. Here's what does.By Anna Demming Published 
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 How do flat-Earthers explain the equinox? We investigated.By Brandon Specktor Last updated 
 
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Education
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 STEM toys STEM toysSave 15% on this National Geographic Rock Tumbler kit at AmazonBy Lloyd Coombes Published 
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 Why are kids such fast learners?By Joe Phelan Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat is STEM Education?By Elaine J. Hom Last updated 
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 Best science books 2024: Popular science books to feed your imaginationBy Mihaela Bozukova Published 
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 Deal DealSave $400 on this Dell XPS 13 laptop deal at Best Buy - perfect for studentsBy Ian Stokes Published 
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 Meet Elliott Tanner, the 13-year-old who just got his college degree in physicsBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Reference ReferenceBest free museums in London and the UKBy Daisy Dobrijevic Published 
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 Your pupils can count … sort ofBy Yasemin Saplakoglu Published 
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 Best coding toys for kids 2024By Jesse Emspak Published 
 
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Politics
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 Reference ReferenceWhen did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms?By Natalie Wolchover Published 
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 What are the nuclear codes?By Stephanie Pappas Published 
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 Reference Reference10 biggest protests in historyBy June Woolerton Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWomen's suffrage timeline: How American women won the voteBy Ailsa Harvey Published 
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 The 'Gates of Hell' may finally be closed, Turkmenistan's president announcesBy Brandon Specktor Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat is fascism?By Mindy Weisberger Published 
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 What does the president do all day?By Paula Schaap Published 
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 Who was Karl Marx?By Tom Garner Published 
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 Conservatives aren't more fearful than liberals, study findsBy Stephanie Pappas Published 
 
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Religion
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 Science 'supersedes' creationism, Einstein tells religious students in newly revealed letterBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Did Noah's flood really happen?By Patrick Pester Published 
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 Why does the date of Easter change every year?By Tom Metcalfe Published 
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 Why is Hanukkah 8 days?By Tom Metcalfe Published 
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 Why is Christmas celebrated on Dec. 25?By Owen Jarus Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat does the devil look like? Historical depictions of SatanBy All About History Published 
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 Texas Sect Earns Cult StatusBy Jeanna Bryner Last updated 
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 Americans Muddled on Obama's ReligionBy Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 What is genocide?By Tom Metcalfe Published 
 
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Warfare
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 How many nuclear bombs have been used?By Sierra Bouchér Published 
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 Why did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima leave shadows of people etched on sidewalks?By Stacy Kish Last updated 
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 What happens when a nuclear bomb explodes?By Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 'The night turned into day': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb testBy Alexander McNamara Published 
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 What is Juneteenth?By Mindy Weisberger Last updated 
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 World War II 'horror bunker' run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in ChinaBy Ben Turner Published 
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 What stops nuclear weapons from accidentally detonating?By Joe Phelan Published 
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 Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secretsBy Denise Chow Published 
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 30 incredible sunken wrecks from WWI and WWIIBy Tom Metcalfe Published 
 
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