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Your native language may shape the wiring of your brain

The connections between different regions of the brain responsible for language processing depend on which language you grew up with.

LiveScience · Mar 24, 2023

Watch 2 megamouth sharks caught on video for the 1st time ever

This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.

LiveScience · Mar 24, 2023

Most powerful solar storm in 6 years caused auroras all over the US. And nobody saw it coming.

A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun's corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. The surprise event sparked auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.

LiveScience · Mar 24, 2023

Punxsutawney Phil predicts a long winter this Groundhog Day — but how much should we trust the prophetic rodent?

The rodent has been predicting the start of spring since 1887. But how good is Phil at his prognostications?

LiveScience · Feb 2, 2023

Mysterious case of woman who vomited 30 times a day and could not stop

The 27-year-old was said to be feeling an 'impending sense of doom' each time she threw-up, because the patient knew she was in for a long ordeal of vomiting

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

Medieval shipwreck discovered at bottom of Norwegian lake in hunt for WWII ammunition

A 700-year-old shipwreck has been discovered by archaeologists during an effort to locate unexploded World War II ammunition that was dumped at the bottom of a lake in Norway

Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022

T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study shows

The largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.

LiveScience · Nov 17, 2022

How to get rid of dust mites

Learn how to get rid of dust mites with these allergist-approved tips.

LiveScience · Nov 6, 2022

Research Finds Ancient Nazca Sacrificial Ceremony Involved Psychedelics

A new research project recently revealed that a child belonging to the Nazca culture in pre-Hispanic Peru ingested a psychoactive plant before being sacrificed as part of a ritual ceremony, reported Live Science magazine.

Benzinga · Nov 2, 2022

Cottonmouth snakes: Facts about water moccasins

Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are venomous snakes found throughout the southeastern U.S. that can be identified by the white color in their mouths.

LiveScience · Nov 2, 2022