Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; that adorable baby pygmy hippo in Thailand; Mr. Bean makes a guest appearance in a TikTok by Khaby Lame. From […]
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Human Evolution exhibition at the Natural History Museum in January, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Humans once had a way smaller footprint. “Homo Sapiens,
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Engineer Matt Gwin puts a piece of aerogel material inside a metal frame and ignites it. After a minute or two, the material is intact and only feels warm. Aspen Aerogels hide caption toggle caption Aspen Aerogels Electric vehicles (EVs)
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An Ethiopian wolf and a red hot poker flower. Danielle Rubens hide caption toggle caption Danielle Rubens The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia. “For now, the population is more or less
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The ray spider is about the size of a grain of sand, yet it weaves a web with a twist to help it catch its prey. Sarah Han hide caption toggle caption Sarah Han Entomologist Sarah Han has always been
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Scientists found that the little windows in the heart cockle shells stream more than twice as much useful sunlight into their interiors for their algal tenants than harmful UV radiation. Ruiqi Li/Dakota McCoy hide caption toggle caption Ruiqi Li/Dakota McCoy
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Dr. Erin McCullough collecting dung beetles in Massachusetts, July, 2024. STEVEN_KING/STEVEN_KING, Clark University hide caption toggle caption STEVEN_KING/STEVEN_KING, Clark University On an unseasonably warm fall morning in early November, Erin McCullough strides through Hadwen Arboretum — a small patch of
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Navaornis in hand. Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known
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Two complete skeletons of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus from one of the sites analyzed by the research team. Some scientists say these fossils show evidence of preservation due to their burrows collapsing. Liu Jun hide caption toggle caption Liu Jun For
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Rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) are small parrots that are common and colorful household pets. Parrots such as these use unique yellow and red pigments whose expression researchers now show can be modulated through the action of a single enzyme. Pedro
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