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Thankfully, This Creature Without An Anus Is Not Our Earliest Known Ancestor

Front and side view of Saccorhytus, once thought to be the first representative of the deuterostomes, which include vertebrates, it is now considered just another early ecdysoszoan

Thankfully, This Creature Without An Anus Is Not Our Earliest Known Ancestor

Front and side view of Saccorhytus, once thought to be the first representative of the deuterostomes, which include vertebrates, it is now considered just another early ecdysoszoan

Thankfully, This Creature Without An Anus Is Not Our Earliest Known Ancestor

Saccorhytus, despite the absence of a hole for excretion, has been found to have other descendants instead.

Aug 17 2022

Well, It Seems Monkeypox Could Spread Asymptomatically, So What Now?

A visualisation of the monkeypox virus

Well, It Seems Monkeypox Could Spread Asymptomatically, So What Now?

Aug 17 2022

What Are "Hunger Stones" And Why Did They Terrify People In Europe?

The famous hunger stone found in the Elbe river near the northern Czech town of Decin

What Are "Hunger Stones" And Why Did They Terrify People In Europe?

Aug 17 2022

Millions Of Americans Can Soon Benefit From Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids

Aug 17 2022

Black Hole Collisions Could Be Key To Determining The Universe’s Expansion

Aug 17 2022

Pesticides Kill Bees’ Brain Cells And Impair Their Ability To Walk Straight

Aug 17 2022

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The City That Aimed To Solve Some Of The World’s Problems

Clouds hanging in a sky on a wire. In a warehouse with colourful beams and words above the clouds. IKEA

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The City That Aimed To Solve Some Of The World’s Problems

The H22 City Expo, located in Helsingborg, was an initiative to solve the pressures of city living.

Jul 28 2022

The Most Spectacular Meteor Shower Of The Northern Summer Is Peaking Today

Perseid seen in Spain. Image Credit: Eduardo Estellez/Shutterstock.com

The Most Spectacular Meteor Shower Of The Northern Summer Is Peaking Today

The dazzling spectacle needs to contend with the brightness of the Moon, which was full yesterday.

Aug 12 2022

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The Three Types Of Female Orgasm, According To Science

A woman in bed, either snoring really badly or having an orgasm.

The Three Types Of Female Orgasm, According To Science

According to the research, you will only experience one of the three.

Aug 10 2022

Shark Filmed Strolling On Land Like It’s No Big Deal

A small brown and white shark uses its fins to pull itself over some coral that is above the water level,so the shark is effectively walking

Shark Filmed Strolling On Land Like It’s No Big Deal

Footage released for Discovery's Shark Week brings the sight of an epaulette shark walking in shallow water and on land to an amazed world.

Aug 4 2022