All that magician chitchat? It’s not fooling your brain.
Many seemingly complex magic tricks rely on a simple mix of old-fashioned slight-of-hand and misdirection. Some magicians talk to the audience as a form of misdirection, which sounds like a…
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First female ‘beast-huntress’ gladiator depiction uncovered in lost mosaic
A third century mosaic lost during World War I likely depicted a gladiatorial scene that challenges widespread assumptions about gender dynamics in ancient Rome. After reexamining notes first compiled in…
500-million-year-old spider relative has claws where it shouldn’t
The fossil was completely unremarkable. That’s what Harvard University paleontologist Rudy Lerosey-Aubril initially thought while examining an arthropod fossil dating back to the Cambrian period (538.8 million to 485.4 million…
Do water picks really work? Dentists weigh in.
Perhaps you are one of the many Americans who have a small boxy tank balanced precariously on their bathroom sink. Or maybe you’ve seen one at a friend’s house—the appliances…
March of the Harmattan
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Baby squirrels are here! Here’s what to do if you find one.
While it might not always feel like it, spring has finally sprung for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. At the New England Wildlife Center in Massachusetts, the arrival…
Skull vibrations could be your next password
Modern life requires lots of logging into apps and websites. Even with a password manager, remembering all of that log in information can be difficult. Using a fingerprint, eye, or…
Godspeed, Artemis II!
NASA/Jessica Meir NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026,…
New crustacean named after its unique butt
Only 80 to 90 percent of Earth’s vast oceans have been explored, leaving countless species just waiting to be discovered. That’s where the Sustainable Seabed Knowledge Initiative: One Thousand Reasons…
Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry
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