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Health A study says you're more likely to die if you're discharged during festive times. For most of us, holiday laziness just means slacking off at work—but being less regimented around Christmas and New Year’s is literally de...

Environment Viruses, bacteria, methane, and more. Permafrost isn’t just cold dirt, it’s Earth’s natural cold storage.

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Nexus Media News This crustacean could help produce biofuels at lower cost and with less energy. The gribble—a small, wood-eating critter—offers clues to developing sustainable biofuels....

Space The proof is out there. Anyone who's spent time on the internet knows that some folks doubt the veracity of the moon landing, but the evidence is all around us....

Science Next time you're watching a sunset on the beach, think about the amazing physics that's bringing you the view. Gaze up at the sky one evening and you’re likely to see the crisp blue sky of the afternoon replaced with a re...

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Environment Here's everything you need to know about COP24. World leaders are meeting this week and next for COP24, a key United Nations climate change conference being held this year in Katowice, Poland....

Space It's now one of two working spacecraft in interstellar space. Voyager 2 has become the second active spacecraft to enter interstellar space, and the first to measure the interstellar plasma....

Technology Tumblr's AI is on the search for nipples. So, how about that Avengers trailer?...