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April 30
- Which fruits are low in sugar?
- Russia is using military-trained dolphins in the Black Sea, according to satellite images
- Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertip
- Should you exercise if you're sick?
- Oldest evidence of tectonic plates unearthed, sealed in ancient crystals
April 29
- Stonehenge was a hunting hotspot long before the monument was built
- Fitbit Luxe review
- 17-story-tall 'mountain' of garbage spontaneously combusts during Indian heatwave
- Don't miss the solar eclipse today: How to watch live
- Man's 'shifting' rash caused by worms crawling under his skin
- Humanity locked in a 'spiral of self-destruction' unless we change our perception of risk, UN says
- H5N1 bird flu strain strikes 1st person in US
- 1,100-year-old 'altar of skulls' found in Mexico cave
- Meet Elliott Tanner, the 13-year-old who just got his college degree in physics
- Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home
- Medieval cargo ship unexpectedly found during construction work in Estonia
- How big of a dehumidifier do I need?
- Fireball 10 times brighter than the moon streaks over Mississippi, triggering a massive boom
- What is fiber?
- Who were the Picts, the early inhabitants of Scotland?
- Large Hadron Collider breaks new record only days after it reopens
- Farmer unearths ancient statue of serpent-crowned goddess in Gaza
- Why is water important?
- Ultraprecise atomic optical clocks may redefine the length of a second
April 28
- Mars helicopter photographs wreckage of its own landing gear in eerily desolate image
- Emperor Nero: Facts & biography
- Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have exchanged 'BFF' friendship ornaments
- These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNA
- Is a vegan diet healthy?
- China to complete ‘Heavenly Palace’ and break world record for space launches in 2022
- Pot brimming with Roman coins discovered in Switzerland
- Mysterious ceramic jars may actually be 900-year-old Crusader hand grenades
- BriteBrush Games Brush review
- Study of nearly 500 human pelvises reveals intestinal parasites plagued early UK
- Tardigrades hitch risky rides inside snail bellies, then escape in their poop
- The April 30 solar eclipse: When, where and what to expect.
- Crows and ravens took over the world because they're spookily smart (and brawny, too)
- Does drinking water help you lose weight?
- Mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children: What we know
- The world's largest ichthyosaur may have just been discovered in the Swiss Alps
- 1st human case of H3N8 bird flu reported in 4-year-old boy in China
April 27
- Dingoes are part domestic dog, part wolf (sort of)
- How to improve your memory
- ISS and China's space station photobomb image of 4 planets aligned in the sky
- Over 100 brain tumors linked to NJ high school: Is it a cancer cluster?
- 2 giant marsquakes rock the far side of the Red Planet
- Underwater volcano in Antarctica triggers 85,000 earthquakes
- Viking boat burial discovered in Norway may hold the remains of royal figures
- Ancient temple dedicated to Zeus unearthed in Egypt
- Lemon water benefits: Are there any?
April 26
- 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building will skim past Earth Thursday, NASA says
- World's oldest person dies in Japan at age 119
- Is running bad for your knees?
- 4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image
- What is Down syndrome?
- Rare white humpback whale spotted swimming with dolphins Down Under
- Keto Diet: What it is, how it works and why it may not be safe
- Enormous beached sperm whale rescued in China. Will it survive?
- What is the largest arachnid to ever live?
- What does a balanced diet actually mean?
- Massive fireball scattered loads of meteorites across southern Ontario
- Anglo-Saxon royals were largely vegetarian
- Venomous bloodworms grow deadly copper fangs with totally metal trick
- Ticking time bombs of DNA mutation may dictate when animals die
April 25
- Does running lower blood pressure?
- Supination vs pronation
- Sunspot sends off double flare, as solar activity ramps up
- Human 'hobbit' ancestor may be hiding in Indonesia, new controversial book claims
- How to train for a marathon
- 5 easy protein powder recipes
- These male spiders use built-in leg catapults to escape sexual cannibalism
- Earliest documented aurora found in ancient Chinese text
- What is the Large Hadron Collider?
- How to run properly
- Can anything travel faster than the speed of light?
- Do water bottles expire?
April 24
- Time might not exist — but that's okay
- The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth
- What color were the dinosaurs?
April 23
- Foreo ISSA Kids review
- Are there any mythological creatures that haven't been debunked?
- What has no eyes, walked on stilts and died in 'Paleo Pompeii'? This ancient weirdo.
- Sir David Attenborough earns prestigious UN 'Champion of the Earth' award
April 22
- Cretaceous dinosaurs come to life in stunning footage from 'Prehistoric Planet'
- Longest COVID-19 infection reported: Patient had virus for 505 days.
- What is a solar eclipse?
- Cosmic 'angel wings' emerge from violent galactic collision in Leo constellation
- Facts about the dodo
- Tigers: The world's largest cats
- Mars’ death-spiraling moon captured in gorgeous eclipse video
- 1,700-year-old sandal found on a remote mountain in Norway
- How deadly is Putin's nuclear 'Satan 2' missile?
- Swiftie scientist names millipede species after Taylor Swift
- CERN: Organization, experiments and facts
- What causes chapped lips?
- Oral-B Kids electric toothbrush review
- How to drink more water
- What happened to the lost Pirate Republic?
- Large Hadron Collider is waking up after a 3-year nap, and it could help explain why the universe exists.
April 21
- Cluster of mysterious hepatitis cases in US children prompts CDC health alert
- Woman's sudden dizziness and hearing loss had a rare cause
- Powerful solar ‘burp’ flares on the surface of the sun
- Ancient Roman pottery workshop discovered in Egypt
- Martian crater looks just like a human fingerprint in this incredible new image
- How is air quality measured at home?
- Prehistoric rock carvings may have been the first cartoons in history, new study suggests
- Largest crown jellyfish ever discovered is a blood red, saucer-like weirdo
- How to stay hydrated
- What was the Mongol Empire?
April 20
- King John: Magna Carta, rebellion and myth
- Death from rare tick-borne virus reported in Maine
- Large solar flare blasts toward Earth, causing radio blackouts
- Anglerfish: Biology, bioluminescence and lifecycle
- Newly discovered 'micronovae' shoot out of the magnetic poles of cannibalistic stars
- Philips Sonicare For Kids review
- How to clean your humidifier
- GermGuardian AC4825E review
- US gov't report proposed nuking the moon, newly released documents reveal
- What's the weirdest sea creature ever discovered?
- The Paleo Diet: What it is and how it works
April 19
- How to follow a Mediterranean diet for weight loss
- Evidence of 'modern' plate tectonics dating to 2.5 billion years ago found in China
- Correct running foot placement: how to achieve the perfect form
- Why was NASA's 'Mega Moon Rocket' test delayed (again)?
- How running changes your body
- Remains of Roman mercenary and beheaded victim found at ancient site in UK
- How running shoes should fit
- Geiger counter: Design, facts and uses
- Coway Airmega 250 review
- Scientists find evidence for biggest earthquake in human history
- Veins and arteries: Facts about our blood vessels
- New swarms of sunspots are so gigantic they could devour Earth whole
- The Lyrids are about to peak. Here's how to watch.
April 18
- Going viral: 6 new findings about viruses
- Shimmering 'night spiral' captured above Hawaii is actually a dying SpaceX rocket
- Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever
- Is the Leaning Tower of Pisa really falling over?
- How long do cold symptoms last?
- Stunning aurora glow above Iceland after 'dead' sunspot erupts
April 17
- Do humidifiers help with dry skin?
- Skin cells made 30 years younger with new 'rejuvenation' technique
- How to care for houseplants
- Why is chocolate bad for dogs?
- 7 wonders of the ancient world
April 16
- How to ease the symptoms of eczema
- What is the coldest place in the solar system?
April 15
- Dozens of unexplained cases of liver disease seen in UK children
- Oral-B iO Series 9 review
- Diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
- Philips Sonicare DiamondClean 9000 review
- Zoo anteater exposed people to rabies in first-of-its-kind case
April 14
- Sudden eruption from 'dead' sunspot could bring auroras as far south as New York
- Ultra-rare black hole ancestor detected at the dawn of the universe
- The sun has blasted Mercury with a plasma wave
- No, the Loch Ness Monster was not a whale's penis
- Tardigrades may hitchhike on snails ... and then suffocate in their slime
- 'Secret code' behind key type of memory revealed in new brain scans
- Can you take probiotics to lose weight?
- Earliest evidence of Maya divination calendar discovered in ancient temple
- World's first computer, the Antikythera Mechanism, 'started up' in 178 B.C., scientists claim
- Antikythera Mechanism photos: See the world's first computer
April 13
- 100 million-year-old fairy shrimp reproduced without sex, rare fossils reveal
- Astronomers perplexed by plummeting temperatures in Neptune's atmosphere
- HTC Vive Cosmos Elite review: Perfect for gaming and fitness... if you have the space
- What causes motion sickness in VR and what can you do to avoid it?
- The universe would not make sense without mathematics
- Which plants need humidity?
- How to eat a vegan Mediterranean diet: A complete guide
- Largest comet ever seen has a heart 'blacker than coal,' and it's headed this way
- Able Archer: The NATO exercise that almost went nuclear
- How do bees make honey? From the hive to the pot
April 12
- Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died: What is myotonic dystrophy type II?
- How to use a rowing machine properly
- Do exercise bikes burn belly fat?
- School bus-size 'Reaper of death' was an apex predator. Here's why that matters.
- Fitbit Sense review
- Colossal asteroid impact forever changed the balance of the moon
- Spanish police seize more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including endangered and extinct species
- How It Works issue 163: Your nervous system explained
- Don't miss April's full Pink Moon this Saturday
- Boudica: Warrior queen of the Iceni
- Mediterranean diet: Everything you need to know
- Whoop 4.0 review
April 11
- Type 1 diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
- Type 2 diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
- Large meningitis outbreak among gay, bisexual men in Florida, CDC warns
- ProForm 750R review
- 'Dead sunspot' launches ball of plasma toward Earth
- 'Magic mushroom' compound creates a hyper-connected brain to treat depression
- 'Baby Jupiter' discovered in the process of forming around a star 500 light-years away
- Earth Day: When is it and why do we celebrate it?
- The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up.
- Ancient people in India may have buried their dead in giant stone jars
- An interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified government data reveal
- How many space rocks hit the moon every year?
April 10
- How to follow a vegan diet for weight loss
- Thousands of new viruses discovered in the ocean
- Why do dogs and other animals lick their wounds?
April 9
- Plant-based diet for beginners: How to change your diet safely
- What's the tallest wave ever recorded on Earth?
- A dozen squirming fly larvae cause man's 'itchy eye'
- Dark matter could be a cosmic relic from extra dimensions
- Where did the unicorn myth come from?
April 8
- Does collagen help hair growth?
- 100-year-old Greenland shark that washed up on UK beach had brain infection, autopsy finds
- Coding vs programming: What is the difference?
- Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics
- Get ready, the next great North American total solar eclipse is 2 years from today
- Should vegans take supplements?
- Galactic bones inside Milky Way's skeleton are a magnetic mess
- Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light
- HTC Vive Pro 2 review: Unbeatable VR visuals
- Jamestown colonists killed and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans
- Rowing Machines vs Treadmills: Which is best for home use?
- Internet history timeline: ARPANET to the World Wide Web
April 7
- Brain differences tied to autism can be detected in the womb
- Dinosaur leg might be from the day the asteroid struck, scientists claim
- Astronomers just discovered the farthest object in the known universe — but what is it?
- Big John, world's largest Triceratops, got mauled by a rival dinosaur, fossils suggest
- How to prepare for a workout
- Which vitamins boost the immune system?
- 5 benefits of a massage gun
- Dell XPS 15 review: A powerful, but pricey laptop option for programmers
- 'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting
April 6
- A woman would faint whenever she tried to stand. New implant lets her walk.
- World's oldest known case of cannibalism revealed in trilobite fossils
- Probiotics for women: What are the benefits?
- Charles Darwin's stolen 'tree of life' notebooks returned after 20 years
- Do you need to eat meat to get protein?
- Ukraine invasion's impacts on the world of science: Live updates
- Scientists create weird pumpkin-shaped nucleus that vanishes in nanoseconds
- Russia could end its role in the International Space Station by 2024, say experts
- NASA's 'Mega moon rocket' test resumes. Why were so many details about it kept secret?
- Is it time to send another message to intelligent aliens? Some scientists think so.
- Cancer diagnosis: Detection, testing and research
April 5
- Light pollution: Environmental impact, health risks and facts
- Infrared cameras: Invention and uses
- What is time?
- How satellite technology uncovered evidence of a Russian massacre of civilians in Ukraine
- UFOs left 'radiation burns' and 'unaccounted for pregnancies,' new Pentagon report claims
- New part of the body found hiding in the lungs
- A 12,000-mile-deep 'canyon of fire' has opened on the sun, spitting intense solar wind toward Earth
- Amazon: Earth's mightiest river
- 'Dead' telescope discovers Jupiter's twin from beyond the grave
- Ida B. Wells: Civil rights campaigner for racial equality
April 4
- NASA's 2nd attempt to fuel giant Artemis 1 moon rocket hits snag
- It's 'now or never' to stop climate disaster, UN scientists say
- Should you get a second booster shot for COVID-19?
- Can we prevent World War III? History of diplomacy and deterrence
- Bloated 'alien' creature that washed ashore in Australia possibly identified
- TCP/IP: What are the rules of the internet?
- Lightning strikes Artemis I mission's 'Mega Moon rocket' launch pad during tests
- What's the longest lightning bolt ever recorded?
- Best chemistry sets 2024: amazing at-home chemistry sets for kids and adults
- How did cockroaches survive the dino-killing asteroid strike?
April 3
- Why isn't Earth perfectly round?
April 2
- 6 probiotic foods to support your gut
- The sun let out another flare and the photos are stunning
- French farmer finds rare coin featuring Charlemagne just before his death
- Is it safe to feed cats and dogs a vegetarian diet?
April 1
- The Goldilocks zone: The place in a solar system that's just right
- Latency: Definition, measurement and testing
- 'Potentially hazardous' Apollo-class asteroid sails harmlessly past Earth
- Great white sharks: The world's largest predatory fish
- Scotland's 'bodies in the bog' traveled hundreds of miles to die in a toilet
- Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why
- What are probiotics and how do they work?
- Strange 'reverse shock wave' supernova is exploding in the wrong direction