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https://www.iflscience.com/latestScience articles Latest[email protected] (Johannes Van Zijl)Science30whale-calves-are-born-on-humpback-highway-changing-what-we-knew-about-migration-79292https://www.iflscience.com/whale-calves-are-born-on-humpback-highway-changing-what-we-knew-about-migration-79292There™s no maternity leave for whale mothers who give birth early “ they just have to keep swimming with their calves until they reach the tropics.2025-05-20T15:53:53Znever-seen-before-bacterium-discovered-on-chinas-tiangong-space-station-79291https://www.iflscience.com/never-seen-before-bacterium-discovered-on-chinas-tiangong-space-station-79291It seems that orbital laboratories are great places for mutating microbes. 2025-05-20T15:28:03Zthe-longest-predatory-dinosaur-known-to-science-was-probably-a-great-dad-too-79282https://www.iflscience.com/the-longest-predatory-dinosaur-known-to-science-was-probably-a-great-dad-too-79282From the silent strut of T. rex to a bobble-headed sauropod, Walking With Dinosaurs is full of scientific surprises, so we delved behind the scenes to find out more.2025-05-20T15:09:27Zwhats-your-chronotype-and-why-should-you-care-79283https://www.iflscience.com/whats-your-chronotype-and-why-should-you-care-79283Justice for night owls!2025-05-20T14:55:47Zhaving-an-aha-moment-when-solving-a-puzzle-almost-doubles-your-memory-79284https://www.iflscience.com/having-an-aha-moment-when-solving-a-puzzle-almost-doubles-your-memory-79284œWe can now actually observe how brain activity shifts as a person moves from confusion to clarity.”2025-05-20T14:30:38Zwhat-happened-in-the-first-human-to-human-heart-transplant-79278https://www.iflscience.com/what-happened-in-the-first-human-to-human-heart-transplant-79278The outcomes improved remarkably by attempts five and six.2025-05-20T13:36:33Zperfect-sphere-of-plasma-discovered-in-space-is-a-conundrum-waiting-to-be-solved-79285https://www.iflscience.com/perfect-sphere-of-plasma-discovered-in-space-is-a-conundrum-waiting-to-be-solved-79285We think we know what it is, but how it formed? That’s a puzzle. 2025-05-20T13:16:02Zwestern-diamondback-rattlesnake-found-with-more-of-a-leopard-spot-pattern-than-diamonds-79279https://www.iflscience.com/western-diamondback-rattlesnake-found-with-more-of-a-leopard-spot-pattern-than-diamonds-79279The unusual pattern is likely the result of a genetic mutation. 2025-05-20T14:54:26Za-giant-white-light-beam-cuts-through-the-skies-over-us-amid-aurora-storm-79281https://www.iflscience.com/a-giant-white-light-beam-cuts-through-the-skies-over-us-amid-aurora-storm-79281Aliens? Is it aliens? Sorry, but it’s probably not aliens. 2025-05-20T11:55:04Z140000-year-old-homo-erectus-remains-discovered-alongside-other-animals-in-drowned-sundaland-79277https://www.iflscience.com/140000-year-old-homo-erectus-remains-discovered-alongside-other-animals-in-drowned-sundaland-79277This might be the closest thing to a true Atlantis, a giant plane once occupied by humans now lost beneath the oceans.2025-05-20T11:56:28Zanother-one-of-colorados-reintroduced-wolves-has-died-marking-fourth-death-in-2025-alone-79275https://www.iflscience.com/another-one-of-colorados-reintroduced-wolves-has-died-marking-fourth-death-in-2025-alone-79275The plan was highly controversial and divisive from the get-go. 2025-05-19T16:33:46Zorcas-spotted-hanging-out-with-pilot-whale-calves-whats-going-on-79276https://www.iflscience.com/orcas-spotted-hanging-out-with-pilot-whale-calves-whats-going-on-79276Are they playing, eating, or nurturing a juvenile of a different species?2025-05-20T07:37:45Zplease-dont-shave-off-your-eyelashes-people-you-need-them-79272https://www.iflscience.com/please-dont-shave-off-your-eyelashes-people-you-need-them-79272Pretty please, they’re very useful.2025-05-19T16:26:47Zsupermassive-black-holes-storm-throws-gas-bullets-at-30-percent-of-the-speed-of-light-79271https://www.iflscience.com/supermassive-black-holes-storm-throws-gas-bullets-at-30-percent-of-the-speed-of-light-79271The center of a quasar is experiencing a real rough time!2025-05-19T15:10:00Zthis-disgusting-smelling-tree-is-taking-over-the-us-and-some-states-want-it-gone-79269https://www.iflscience.com/this-disgusting-smelling-tree-is-taking-over-the-us-and-some-states-want-it-gone-79269If you see this tree in your neighborhood during spring, hold your nose.2025-05-20T07:38:02Zstealing-baby-howler-monkeys-is-suddenly-all-the-rage-among-capuchins-on-jicaron-island-79264https://www.iflscience.com/stealing-baby-howler-monkeys-is-suddenly-all-the-rage-among-capuchins-on-jicaron-island-79264Sometimes all it takes is one monkey to start a trend, but that™s not always a good thing.2025-05-20T07:31:25Zbeing-sane-in-insane-places-the-rosenhan-experiment-changed-psychiatry-but-was-it-all-it-seemed-79115https://www.iflscience.com/being-sane-in-insane-places-the-rosenhan-experiment-changed-psychiatry-but-was-it-all-it-seemed-79115The experiment shook the field of psychiatry in the early 1970s, but some have questioned its validity.2025-05-16T07:47:41Zformer-us-president-joe-biden-has-grade-group-5-prostate-cancer-heres-what-that-means-79270https://www.iflscience.com/former-us-president-joe-biden-has-grade-group-5-prostate-cancer-heres-what-that-means-79270A statement from his personal office called it œa more aggressive form of the disease”.2025-05-19T14:13:05Zself-boosting-vaccines-trap-doses-in-microparticles-for-later-release-inside-the-body-79268https://www.iflscience.com/self-boosting-vaccines-trap-doses-in-microparticles-for-later-release-inside-the-body-79268This could turn multidose childhood vaccines into a one-and-done situation. 2025-05-19T14:50:57Zfamous-dark-streaks-on-mars-might-not-be-what-we-were-hoping-for-79266https://www.iflscience.com/famous-dark-streaks-on-mars-might-not-be-what-we-were-hoping-for-79266Big data analysis of half a million of them reveals global connections to the dust cycle.2025-05-19T14:51:36Zunique-facial-tattoos-found-on-800-year-old-andean-mummy-are-unlike-any-other-known-79267https://www.iflscience.com/unique-facial-tattoos-found-on-800-year-old-andean-mummy-are-unlike-any-other-known-79267A surprising design was also found on the mummy’s wrist.2025-05-19T12:09:48Zworld-first-as-us-surgeons-perform-successful-human-bladder-transplant-79265https://www.iflscience.com/world-first-as-us-surgeons-perform-successful-human-bladder-transplant-79265A pioneering new technique could help usher in improved treatments for bladder disease and dysfunction.2025-05-19T11:53:24Zthink-the-great-pyramid-of-giza-has-four-sides-think-again-79263https://www.iflscience.com/think-the-great-pyramid-of-giza-has-four-sides-think-again-79263Those extra sides may be the reason the pyramid has lasted 4,500 years.2025-05-18T12:36:36Zchinas-terra-cotta-warriors-what-you-might-not-know-79262https://www.iflscience.com/chinas-terra-cotta-warriors-what-you-might-not-know-79262Qin Shi Huang™s underground palace is one of the largest imperial mausoleums built for a single individual.2025-05-19T07:54:13Zwhy-are-car-tires-black-if-rubber-is-naturally-white-79261https://www.iflscience.com/why-are-car-tires-black-if-rubber-is-naturally-white-79261They weren™t always.2025-05-19T07:54:54Zbat-cave-adventure-turns-hazardous-12-infected-with-histoplasmosis-79260https://www.iflscience.com/bat-cave-adventure-turns-hazardous-12-infected-with-histoplasmosis-79260Histoplasmosis is a potentially life-threatening condition triggered by exposure to bat droppings.2025-05-17T13:16:22Zwhat-is-the-2-2-2-rule-and-can-it-save-your-relationship-79259https://www.iflscience.com/what-is-the-2-2-2-rule-and-can-it-save-your-relationship-79259Take note. 2025-05-17T12:28:29Zthe-real-reasons-we-dont-eat-turkey-eggs-79258https://www.iflscience.com/the-real-reasons-we-dont-eat-turkey-eggs-79258Quail, chicken, duck? All good, and then a mysterious line is drawn.
2025-05-17T19:50:21Zinside-denisova-cave-the-meeting-point-of-neanderthals-denisovans-and-us-79257https://www.iflscience.com/inside-denisova-cave-the-meeting-point-of-neanderthals-denisovans-and-us-79257The Denisovans are the most mysterious of our close human relatives.
2025-05-17T09:55:27Zthere-is-something-odd-going-on-inside-the-moon-watch-these-snails-lay-eggs-through-their-necks-and-much-more-this-week-79240https://www.iflscience.com/there-is-something-odd-going-on-inside-the-moon-watch-these-snails-lay-eggs-through-their-necks-and-much-more-this-week-79240All the biggest science news stories of the week.2025-05-17T09:32:25Zdo-people-really-not-know-what-paprika-is-made-from-79256https://www.iflscience.com/do-people-really-not-know-what-paprika-is-made-from-79256“Why am I only learning this now??!”
2025-05-17T09:26:42Zpush-one-end-of-a-long-pole-when-does-the-other-end-move-79255https://www.iflscience.com/push-one-end-of-a-long-pole-when-does-the-other-end-move-79255It™s not instant, and it™s definitely not as fast as light.2025-05-17T08:58:07Zphysics-offers-a-way-to-avoid-tears-when-cutting-onions-the-method-can-stop-pathogens-being-spread-too-79254https://www.iflscience.com/physics-offers-a-way-to-avoid-tears-when-cutting-onions-the-method-can-stop-pathogens-being-spread-too-79254Like so many things in life, it comes down to the knives you have. 2025-05-20T13:07:00Zhow-bright-is-the-earth-from-the-moon-and-could-you-read-by-it-79252https://www.iflscience.com/how-bright-is-the-earth-from-the-moon-and-could-you-read-by-it-79252We’ve even been asked if you could run solar cells during the long lunar night on reflected earthlight, so we decided to investigate.2025-05-16T16:40:22Zearths-strongest-solar-storm-ever-hit-in-12350-bce-could-it-have-been-a-fabled-super-solar-storm-79251https://www.iflscience.com/earths-strongest-solar-storm-ever-hit-in-12350-bce-could-it-have-been-a-fabled-super-solar-storm-79251Researchers were able to find evidence of a solar event from almost 15,000 years ago. 2025-05-16T16:19:47Zdecapitated-dolphin-found-on-remote-us-island-and-noaa-wants-to-know-whos-to-blame-79253https://www.iflscience.com/decapitated-dolphin-found-on-remote-us-island-and-noaa-wants-to-know-whos-to-blame-79253They’re offering up to $20,000 as a reward for information.2025-05-16T16:10:37Zthis-view-of-the-pacific-will-change-the-way-you-see-planet-earth-79248https://www.iflscience.com/this-view-of-the-pacific-will-change-the-way-you-see-planet-earth-79248This giant blue orb isn’t Uranus or Neptune “ this is here.2025-05-16T16:05:05Zwhat-happened-when-scientists-exposed-human-cells-to-5g-absolutely-nothing-79247https://www.iflscience.com/what-happened-when-scientists-exposed-human-cells-to-5g-absolutely-nothing-79247A recent study exposed human cells to electromagnetic frequencies well beyond those of 5G towers, and nothing happened. 2025-05-16T15:51:43Zhow-many-supernovae-are-happening-in-the-universe-every-second-more-than-you-think-79246https://www.iflscience.com/how-many-supernovae-are-happening-in-the-universe-every-second-more-than-you-think-79246Supernovae are rare, but the universe is big and filled with stuff. 2025-05-16T15:51:56Zwatch-spellbinding-footage-of-a-fog-tsunami-rolling-over-lake-michigan-79249https://www.iflscience.com/watch-spellbinding-footage-of-a-fog-tsunami-rolling-over-lake-michigan-79249It really can’t be mist. 2025-05-16T15:22:23Zendangered-forgotten-penguins-lay-15-eggs-at-a-time-in-bizarre-breeding-strategy-79241https://www.iflscience.com/endangered-forgotten-penguins-lay-15-eggs-at-a-time-in-bizarre-breeding-strategy-79241Laying one and half eggs is an odd strategy, but for these penguins it seems to work. 2025-05-16T15:07:09Znew-powerful-antibiotic-that-kills-superbugs-found-hiding-deep-in-a-chinese-mine-79245https://www.iflscience.com/new-powerful-antibiotic-that-kills-superbugs-found-hiding-deep-in-a-chinese-mine-79245The hunt for new antibiotic molecules is on. 2025-05-16T14:54:37Zbeautiful-elk-spotted-in-northern-colorado-has-1-in-100000-coloring-79244https://www.iflscience.com/beautiful-elk-spotted-in-northern-colorado-has-1-in-100000-coloring-79244The elk has a rare genetic trait known as piebaldism.2025-05-16T14:51:23Zmesmerizing-cosmic-dust-rainbow-caught-by-nasas-punch-mission-79242https://www.iflscience.com/mesmerizing-cosmic-dust-rainbow-caught-by-nasas-punch-mission-79242The mission to study the Sun™s influence on the Solar System has released its first images. 2025-05-16T14:53:10Zwatch-rare-footage-captures-two-vulnerable-new-zealand-species-having-a-scrap-79237https://www.iflscience.com/watch-rare-footage-captures-two-vulnerable-new-zealand-species-having-a-scrap-79237This isn’t just any old fight.2025-05-16T14:17:07Zmontana-passes-bill-allowing-doctors-to-prescribe-experimental-drugs-without-fda-approval-79243https://www.iflscience.com/montana-passes-bill-allowing-doctors-to-prescribe-experimental-drugs-without-fda-approval-79243The new bill extends previous legislation, codifying how clinics can provide access to drugs that have only been through Phase 1 clinical trials. 2025-05-16T13:41:23Zinfant-becomes-first-human-ever-to-receive-personalized-crispr-gene-therapy-treatment-79239https://www.iflscience.com/infant-becomes-first-human-ever-to-receive-personalized-crispr-gene-therapy-treatment-79239The child started receiving the treatment when they were 6 months old and so far things are looking good. 2025-05-16T14:52:10Zhumanitys-longest-prehistoric-migration-was-20000km-on-foot-and-we-now-know-who-took-it-79238https://www.iflscience.com/humanitys-longest-prehistoric-migration-was-20000km-on-foot-and-we-now-know-who-took-it-79238This migration was one of the most important journeys ever taken by our species.2025-05-16T12:03:25Zfast-leaf-hypothesis-scientists-discover-sneaky-way-trees-use-geometry-to-hog-nutrients-79231https://www.iflscience.com/fast-leaf-hypothesis-scientists-discover-sneaky-way-trees-use-geometry-to-hog-nutrients-79231A study analyzing how leaves fall appears to support the “fast leaf hypothesis”.2025-05-16T11:08:05Znew-hypersonic-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-passes-real-world-milestone-79234https://www.iflscience.com/new-hypersonic-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-passes-real-world-milestone-79234RDRE has been talked about as an alternative propulsion mechanism since the 1980s. This real-world test takes us a step closer.2025-05-16T14:53:33Ztheres-a-vast-superplume-hidden-under-east-africa-that-may-be-causing-it-to-split-79236https://www.iflscience.com/theres-a-vast-superplume-hidden-under-east-africa-that-may-be-causing-it-to-split-79236This might help resolve the long-standing debate on how the East African Rift System was formed. 2025-05-16T10:28:04Zthis-story-is-a-good-one-40-years-ago-scientists-discovered-a-hole-in-the-ozone-layer-and-saved-the-planet-79209https://www.iflscience.com/this-story-is-a-good-one-40-years-ago-scientists-discovered-a-hole-in-the-ozone-layer-and-saved-the-planet-79209This wasn’t a “Don’t Look Up” situation “ the world acted swiftly, and it worked.2025-05-16T08:01:22Zlong-covid-brain-fog-very-well-explained-by-altered-levels-of-2-key-biomarkers-79218https://www.iflscience.com/long-covid-brain-fog-very-well-explained-by-altered-levels-of-2-key-biomarkers-79218The discovery could lead to earlier identification and treatment of the condition.2025-05-15T14:42:53Zmen-have-double-the-chance-of-dying-from-broken-heart-syndrome-that-women-do-79233https://www.iflscience.com/men-have-double-the-chance-of-dying-from-broken-heart-syndrome-that-women-do-79233The condition can be caused by physical stress as well as emotional stress and seems more dangerous in men. 2025-05-15T16:41:29Zafter-21-years-voyager-1-fires-its-thrusters-again-thanks-to-long-distance-servicing-79235https://www.iflscience.com/after-21-years-voyager-1-fires-its-thrusters-again-thanks-to-long-distance-servicing-79235They were considered inoperable, but NASA just fixed them from 25 billion kilometers away.2025-05-15T16:20:29Ztokyo-is-the-biggest-city-in-the-world-or-is-it-79232https://www.iflscience.com/tokyo-is-the-biggest-city-in-the-world-or-is-it-79232Make no mistake, the Japanese capital is humongous, but some statistics are not all what they seem.2025-05-15T16:16:53Zcopy-of-magna-carta-bought-for-2750-turns-out-to-be-a-1300-ce-original-79230https://www.iflscience.com/copy-of-magna-carta-bought-for-2750-turns-out-to-be-a-1300-ce-original-79230“David pinged me through an email saying, have a look at this. What do you think it is?” Professor Nicholas Vincent, said. “And I think it took all of 30 milliseconds. for me to reply, ‘you know what that is, and I know what that is.”2025-05-15T15:49:01Zweather-forecast-on-titan-methane-clouds-with-a-chance-of-showers-according-to-jwst-79229https://www.iflscience.com/weather-forecast-on-titan-methane-clouds-with-a-chance-of-showers-according-to-jwst-79229Titan™s complex atmospheric patterns have been studied by the amazing infrared telescope.2025-05-16T08:09:49Znootropics-do-smart-drugs-really-make-you-smarter-79211https://www.iflscience.com/nootropics-do-smart-drugs-really-make-you-smarter-79211From prescription pills to plant extracts, are nootropics the answer to enhancing our brain power?2025-05-15T15:41:26Zexperiment-appears-to-confirm-mind-bending-penrose-terrell-effect-predicted-66-years-ago-79219https://www.iflscience.com/experiment-appears-to-confirm-mind-bending-penrose-terrell-effect-predicted-66-years-ago-79219The effect describes the odd way we’d see objects like a spacecraft traveling near the speed of light.2025-05-16T08:01:48Zafter-100-years-scientists-finally-find-the-genetic-mutation-that-makes-cats-orange-79220https://www.iflscience.com/after-100-years-scientists-finally-find-the-genetic-mutation-that-makes-cats-orange-79220Mutation? Err, I think you mean meow-tation.2025-05-15T15:40:41Zbirds-are-exploding-in-this-california-city-and-no-one-knows-why-79227https://www.iflscience.com/birds-are-exploding-in-this-california-city-and-no-one-knows-why-79227Exploding birds? Yep, exploding birds.2025-05-15T14:41:37Zoutrage-is-short-lived-people-more-likely-to-resist-new-rules-before-they-come-into-effect-79224https://www.iflscience.com/outrage-is-short-lived-people-more-likely-to-resist-new-rules-before-they-come-into-effect-79224The results were consistent regardless of how strongly people felt about specific topics, like vaccines.2025-05-15T14:22:08Zlong-lived-carnivorous-and-freaky-watch-these-snails-lay-eggs-through-their-necks-79222https://www.iflscience.com/long-lived-carnivorous-and-freaky-watch-these-snails-lay-eggs-through-their-necks-79222Yes, really. 2025-05-15T14:42:26Zone-of-worlds-largest-copper-gold-and-silver-resources-found-in-south-america-79225https://www.iflscience.com/one-of-worlds-largest-copper-gold-and-silver-resources-found-in-south-america-79225If all goes to plan, billions upon billions of dollars could be made from the deposits.2025-05-15T13:11:40Ztiger-and-vet-survive-triple-root-canal-79223https://www.iflscience.com/tiger-and-vet-survive-triple-root-canal-79223As far as we know there is no sport known as extreme dentistry, but if there was this would surely deserve a medal.2025-05-15T16:28:10Zhealth-secretary-robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-people-shouldnt-take-medical-advice-from-him-79221https://www.iflscience.com/health-secretary-robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-people-shouldnt-take-medical-advice-from-him-79221The quote has been mocked online already, but some have expressed genuine worry. 2025-05-15T13:57:42Zthis-radio-announcer-test-from-the-1920s-would-befuddle-even-the-best-english-speakers-79217https://www.iflscience.com/this-radio-announcer-test-from-the-1920s-would-befuddle-even-the-best-english-speakers-79217It’s a true tongue-twister test with tenaciously techy text designed to torment even the most talented talkers.2025-05-15T11:29:11Zwhy-are-pencils-hexagonal-79206https://www.iflscience.com/why-are-pencils-hexagonal-79206Why not round or [shudders] rectangular?2025-05-15T11:05:55Zbetter-solutions-to-black-hole-collisions-thanks-to-6-dimensional-donuts-79213https://www.iflscience.com/better-solutions-to-black-hole-collisions-thanks-to-6-dimensional-donuts-79213In relativity, you can™t solve the two-body problem exactly… but a new approach is promising. 2025-05-15T15:43:44Z>

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