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art Satisfying watercolor chickens come to life in Myroslava Boikiv's playful painting process Popkin

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Science Scientists found ice with a 304-molecule repeating pattern Ellsworth Toohey

Science A single raindrop compresses a 30-meter pine forest into a perfect image Popkin

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hot dam Hoover Dam could lose most of its power as Lake Mead plummets Jason Weisberger

Science 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois Popkin

Science Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil Ellsworth Toohey

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Science From carbon sequestration to metal filtering, fungi do the planet's heavy lifting Ellsworth Toohey

The long history of waking people up before alarm clocks Ellsworth Toohey

You can churn butter on a 6-mile trail run Ellsworth Toohey

health Study found that over a third of hospital aerosol samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 Jennifer Sandlin

privacy California approved hidden cameras that let Border Patrol track you Ellsworth Toohey