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If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.
Math is more than memorizing times tables and doing homework problems. It is woven into more aspects of your life than you might think.
Some people incorrectly say the Moon landings didn’t happen. But the evidence – and logic – isn’t on their side.
Your brains can perceive some electromagnetic waves – but not without your body’s help.
The United States has a two-party political system because of single-winner plurality voting.
An expert in high-end collectibles explains why certain items can become valuable – and also how they can lose worth.
You can squash small bugs by stepping on them, but can you crush even tinier microorganisms like viruses and bacteria? It turns out that you’d need to apply a lot of pressure.
Humans have figured out how to season their food with virtually every part of plants.
Maybe it was a nuclear war, devastating climate change, or a killer virus. But if something caused people to disappear, imagine what would happen afterward.
From fluffy crabs that wear sea sponge hats to worms that glow in the dark, scientists are constantly finding amazing new life forms in the ocean.
Rubbish can be reused or recycled – or it may end up in a dumpsite.
There was one central reason the Civil War happened.
To answer this question, we’ll need to look at some different parts of the brain and what they do.
Hundreds of years ago, people spoke Old English – but it is very different to English today.
A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using a loop: cue, routine, reward.
Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.
Called your ‘inner voice,’ it develops along with your reading skills.
Unlike our toilets at home, plane toilets have to ‘suck’ the waste with a vacuum system. But don’t worry, it doesn’t get released into the air.
As they shape the Earth, volcanoes inspire and terrify humans.
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