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Double cicada bloom 2024: Google Doodle celebrates once-in-221-year event with band of bugs
LiveScience· 15 hours agoToday's Google Doodle celebrates the ongoing "cicada-geddon" — where two broods of the insects have...
Canadian 'super pigs' are likely to invade northern US, study warns
LiveScience· 1 day agoFeral "super pigs" in Canada could soon trample across the border and invade the northern U.S., a...
10 surprising things that are made from petroleum
LiveScience· 4 days agoPetrochemicals derived from oil and natural gas are used in more than 6,000 everyday products. From foods to beauty care products, here are 10 things you...
Earth from space: Ethereal algal vortex blooms at the heart of massive Baltic 'dead zone'
LiveScience· 3 days agoWhile the swirling microbes have an ethereal beauty in the image, this belies an unseen danger they...
Crows can count out loud, startling study reveals
LiveScience· 5 days agoCrows can count out loud, a startling new study has revealed, and they may even have the same numeracy skills as human toddlers. Researchers found that...
'When you improve nutrition, you reduce violence': Psychologist Kimberley Wilson on working in...
LiveScience· 4 days agoBritish psychologist Kimberley Wilson has worked with people from all backgrounds following her...
32 fun and random facts about Albert Einstein
LiveScience· 2 days agoAlbert Einstein was arguably the most famous scientist of the 20th century. Einstein proposed that we view light as both a particle and a wave — with the...
Ramesses II's sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphics
LiveScience· 1 day agoA sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of a religious center belongs to Ramesses II,...
Parasitic worms infect 6 after bear meat served at family reunion
LiveScience· 5 days agoSix family members caught a rare parasitic worm infection after sharing a meal that included black...
How do fireflies light up?
LiveScience· 3 days agoFireflies' ability to produce their own light is called bioluminescence, which is found in select animals, bacteria and fungi all over the world. The key...