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Why does paper tear more easily when it's wet?

Paper gets flimsy when wet due to its chemical structure, primarily its hydrogen bonds.

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Did the ancient Egyptians really marry their siblings and children?

Ramesses II married his daughter and Cleopatra VII married her brother, but how common was marriage within royal and commoner families?

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Newly discovered black hole 'speed limit' hints at new laws of physics

When supermassive black holes barrel toward collision, they can reach speeds of up to 1/10th the speed of light, new research suggests.

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The biggest hunt for the Loch Ness Monster in 50 years is about to begin

A visitor attraction in Scotland is enlisting the help of volunteers to search for Nessie, but it's unlikely to yield a monster discovery.

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The human Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced, 20 years after the 1st draft

One of the smallest chromosomes in humans, the male sex chromosome is the final one to be fully sequenced.

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Blood-red walls of Roman amphitheater unearthed near 'Armageddon' in Israel

Ground-penetrating radar is revealing the secrets of a Roman legion camp near Tel Megiddo, including the ancient camp's amphitheater for combat training.

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Newly discovered black hole 'speed limit' hints at new laws of physics

When supermassive black holes barrel toward collision, they can reach speeds of up to 1/10th the speed of light, new research suggests.

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Rare gold coins and cremated infants were possible sacrificial gifts to the ancient gods of Carthage

Five gold coins unearthed from a temple in ancient Carthage depict the goddess Tanit and were likely left by wealthy worshippers alongside burials as an offering to deities.

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Unknown 'anatomically modern human lineage' discovered from 40,000-year-old hip bone

Fossil found in France is not quite modern human and not quite Neanderthal.

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Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for 1st time

The invasive yellow-legged hornet, which preys on honey bees, has been spotted in Georgia for the first time.

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Should you really pee on a jellyfish sting?

Is it fact or folklore that peeing on a jellyfish sting is a good way to treat it?

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China's rover maps 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon

Scientists were able to visualize the upper 1,000 feet of the moon's surface for the first time. Their results reveal billions of years of previously hidden lunar history.

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Can hot drinks help you cool down?

It may sound counterintuitive, but can a steaming drink cool you down on a scorching day?

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7 rules that explain Earth's most extreme animal shapes and sizes

Nature has a few rules to help explain the extreme shapes and sizes we see in the animal kingdom.

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What is the hottest place in the universe?

The hottest spot in the universe may well be near the edges of a supermassive black hole.

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Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists

A 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé is the earliest known example of plantation slavery.

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Ötzi the Iceman may have been bald and getting fat before his murder 5,300 years ago

A new DNA analysis reveals that Ötzi the Iceman was genetically predisposed to male-pattern baldness, diabetes and obesity.

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Europe's 1st humans were likely wiped out by a sudden freeze 1.1 million years ago

Europe underwent "extreme cooling" about 1.1 million years ago, which coincides with a gap in hominin habitation, a new study finds.

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Gene therapy injection into the brain causes alcohol use disorder to stop — in monkeys

A small, proof-of-concept study in monkeys reveals the potential of a one-off gene therapy to treat people with alcohol use disorder who haven't responded to other treatments.

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Relatives of the 1st mitochondria may be living in geothermal hot springs today

Scientists say they've identified a potential living relative of the ancient microbe that gave rise to the "powerhouse of the cell."

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Why do some animals adopt other animals' young?

Adoptions in the animal kingdom may confer an evolutionary advantage, but other factors — such as empathy, the urge to care for babies and inexperience — could also contribute.

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Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters

A Bronze Age arrowhead found in Switzerland was made using meteoric iron.

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What's the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas?

Previously, researchers thought that humans arrived in North America 13,000 years ago, but now they're finding much older evidence.

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How do rattlesnakes rattle?

The rattlesnake's rattle is nothing like a maraca.

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Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage

Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.

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