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8–12 minutesThe Cosmic Void So Large It Challenges Everything We Know About the Universe
There is a place in the universe 330 million light-years wide where almost nothing exists. No stars, no galaxies, no dark matter — just space. It is called the Boötes cosmic void, and its existence, according to our best models of how the universe works, should be essentially impossible. Here is what it means that… Read more
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6–9 minutesNASA Found a Planet That Rains Glass — Sideways
Sixty-three light-years from Earth sits a planet that looks exactly like home — deep cobalt blue, almost peaceful. But its atmosphere burns at 1,000 degrees, its winds move at seven times the speed of sound, and every single day it rains molten glass. Sideways. This is the glass rain planet — and it will change… Read more
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5–8 minutesLab-Grown Blood Is Here — And It Could End Donor Shortages Forever
For centuries, there has been only one way to get blood into someone who needed it — find a willing donor and hope. Now, for the first time in history, scientists have grown red blood cells in a laboratory and transfused them into a living human being. Lab grown blood is no longer a theory.… Read more
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6–9 minutesThe Fungus That Controls Animal Brains
It doesn’t kill its host. It takes control. Zombie fungus mind control is one of the most extraordinary and disturbing phenomena in all of biology — and the more scientists study it, the more unsettling the picture becomes. Read more
