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Study found women have more sensitive hearing than men. People in forest environments hear better than those in cities or ...

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As a wildlife specimen, the gila monster is as off-putting as they come. This lizard’s head seems too big for its body, its legs are short, it’s slow and sluggish, and its venom is fatally toxic. It’s ...

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.