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Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood
Note· No. 3042

Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood

Unlike the vast majority of animals, the octopus doesn't have just one heart but three, an anatomical quirk that reflects the astonishing

DID YOU KNOW your gut microbiome weighs nearly as much as your brain
Note· No. 3034

DID YOU KNOW your gut microbiome weighs nearly as much as your brain

Every human being carries, inside their digestive tract, a microbial community so dense that it nearly rivals the weight of an entire

Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer May Be Almost Its Own Disease
Note· No. 3026

Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer May Be Almost Its Own Disease

For several years now, doctors have observed a notable increase in cases of colorectal cancer among patients under 50, an age group

Mercury Has Been Slowly Shrinking for Billions of Years
Note· No. 3018

Mercury Has Been Slowly Shrinking for Billions of Years

Among all the planets in the solar system, Mercury hides a fascinating geological secret: it is shrinking. According to data gathered by

A black hole is growing seven times faster than science predicted
Note· No. 3010

A black hole is growing seven times faster than science predicted

Did you know that a supermassive black hole observed recently is growing at a rate that exceeds current theoretical models by a

Parts of the Atacama Desert have never seen a drop of rain
Note· No. 3002

Parts of the Atacama Desert have never seen a drop of rain

When people think of the driest places on Earth, they naturally picture the Sahara or the polar regions. Yet the title of

Some mole-rats actually farm their own food underground
Note· No. 2994

Some mole-rats actually farm their own food underground

When we think of agriculture, we picture fields, tractors, and humans bent over the soil for roughly ten thousand years. Yet certain

DID YOU KNOW your body has a molecular clock accurate to the quarter hour
Note· No. 2986

DID YOU KNOW your body has a molecular clock accurate to the quarter hour

There is something almost poetic about knowing that every one of your cells carries an invisible clock, capable of measuring time with

DID YOU KNOW a Uniquely Human Gene May Be Tied to the Origin of Spoken Language
Note· No. 2978

DID YOU KNOW a Uniquely Human Gene May Be Tied to the Origin of Spoken Language

Why do humans speak, when no other species on Earth has developed a spoken language anywhere near as complex? This question has