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Dwarf mongooses don't just wait for danger

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (274+ words) Published Jun 22, 2026 9: 00 AM EDT While warfare seems like a deeply human conflict, a tiny carnivore also makes its own strategic moves before battle. The warriors in question are common dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula), the smallest carnivore in Africa. They are…...

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popsci. com > environment > best-animal-fathers

6 animal fathers who go the distance

1+ day, 23+ min ago  (831+ words) Published Jun 21, 2026 10: 09 AM EDT In the animal kingdom, fatherhood exists on a spectrum. Some species like grizzly bears or lions will leave after mating and never really interact with their offspring again. Others do everything from keeping eggs warm solo…...

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popsci. com > health > why-only-humans-sleepwalk

Why only humans sleepwalk

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1242+ words) Published Jun 21, 2026 8: 01 AM EDT It's like something out of an old-school Looney Tunes cartoon: a gorilla, sound asleep and snoring in his nest high in a tree, suddenly stands up and takes a few steps. For the gorilla, this would…...

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popsci. com > environment > eating-bugs-protein

You may actually like eating bugs

2+ day, 15+ min ago  (388+ words) Published Jun 20, 2026 10: 17 AM EDT Insects are not typically considered" food in Western society, and many would probably balk at the idea of chowing down an insect bar (though gym bros might be excited at the idea of a new low-fat…...

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popsci. com > technology > sunscreen-lies-social-media

Lies about sunscreen do really well on social media

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (271+ words) Published Jun 18, 2026 2: 00 PM EDT Scientists and dermatologists have long heralded sunscreen as the easiest and most effective way to reduce skin cancer risk. But that might not seem like the case after watching some of the highest-performing videos on Tik…...

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popsci. com > technology > moose-crash-test-dummy-volvo

Volvo XC60 crashes into a 793-pound moose dummy

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (228+ words) Published Jun 18, 2026 12: 31 PM EDT Though roadside encounters with moose are a concern in parts of the northern U. S. , they are far more common in Sweden, Volvo's home country. To put that in perspective, moose population density is about 3. 5 times greater in…...

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popsci. com > science > pbs-series-eons-life-and-death-on-pangea-clip

Watch an exclusive clip from new PBS series 'EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA"

4+ day, 32+ min ago  (164+ words) Published Jun 18, 2026 10: 00 AM EDT In EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA, viewers will witness extreme climate shifts and ecosystems drastically different than those that exist today. The mega monsoons, vast deserts, volcanic eruptions, and enormous terrestrial animals and marine life…...

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popsci. com > science > mummy-juice-sourdough-bread-weirdest-thing-podcast

Scientists used melted mummy juice to make sourdough bread

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (328+ words) Published Jun 17, 2026 12: 03 PM EDT In 1991, German hikers spotted a torso sticking out of glacier ice in the "tztal Alps, looking like it was trying to army crawl its way out of the mountain. They reported it to the police, who…...

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popsci. com > science > oldest-plague-teens-russia

Oldest traces of plague discovered in prehistoric teens buried in Russia

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (554+ words) Published Jun 17, 2026 11: 00 AM EDT The word" "plague" typically conjures horrible visions of the" bubonic plague, that" killed over one third of Europe's population during the 1300s. The bacterium that causes the plague, however, is much older than the medieval era. In…...

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popsci. com > science > why-road-trips-good-science

Why road trips are good for you, according to science

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1268+ words) Published Jun 17, 2026 9: 03 AM EDT Are you setting out on a road trip this summer? High gas prices aside, there are many benefits to hitting the open road, says Dr. Susan Albers, a clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic." "Road trips…...

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