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Mapping explorers of Wikipedia rabbit holes revealed three different styles of human inquisitiveness: the “busybody,” the “hunter” and the “dancer”

Researchers seeking better bandages are creating extremely thin fibers of starch

The moon may have melted 4.35 billion years ago—explaining a lunar age mystery

The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe. But the thoughts that it outputs putter along at a trifling 10 bits per second, the pace of a conversation

Transport the disks in this math puzzle

There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator

Misfolded proteins may preserve postmortem brains well after other tissues have decayed

High-energy electrons released by storms on Earth can threaten satellites and spacecraft

The ocean’s digestive system is dictated by picky microbes and precise dynamics of drifting debris

From “ouch” to “aïe” to “yakayi,” languages across the world exclaim pain using similar-sounding words, hinting at a common origin

How are these numbers organized?

A unique crystalline compound soaks up CO₂ with great efficiency