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  • The Secret Life of Peach Fuzz

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    The Secret Life of Peach Fuzz #shorts #peaches #humble fruit #peach allergies #fuzz **Why do peaches have fuzz?** **Because they’re punk rock!** **The fuzzy exterior of a peach is actually a defense mechanism against insects and mold.** **So next time you see a peach, give it a little head nod and say, “Respect.”** **And if…

  • Glowworm Grotto: A Natural Wonder of the World

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    Glowworm Grotto: A Natural Wonder of the World #shorts #cave #Waitomo Caves #free digital magazine CURIOUS #chemistry **New Zealand’s Waitomo Caves: Opera in the Cathedral of Glowworms** Have you heard the one about the opera singer who performed in a cave? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a real thing that happened in New Zealand’s…

  • Mythical Unicorns Discovered in Ancient Chinese Cave

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    Mythical Unicorns Discovered in Ancient Chinese Cave #shorts #new species #genus Sinocyclocheilus #horn #cavefish diversity survey Scientists discover a real-life unicorn in a dark cave in China. The fish has a long horn and no eyes, because it lives in total darkness. Researchers are still trying to figure out what the horn is for. Maybe…

  • NASAs Lucy Probe Found Binary Asteroid System During Surprise Flyby

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    NASAs Lucy Probe Found Binary Asteroid System During Surprise Flyby #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #NASA #Lucy spacecraft #Trojan asteroids #Dinkinesh asteroid #binary asteroid #asteroid flyby NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Dinkinesh this week on the way to study Jupiter’s Trojans. Lucy unexpectedly discovered Dinkinesh is a binary system of two asteroids…

  • Sexual Dimorphism In Mammals Traced To Late Puberty Genes, Not Innate Sex

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    Sexual Dimorphism In Mammals Traced To Late Puberty Genes, Not Innate Sex #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #sexual dimorphism #gene expression #RNA sequencing #mammals #birds #brain #heart #liver #kidneys #puberty hormones New research found sexual dimorphism in mammals arises mainly in puberty from hormones, not innate sex genes. By studying mammals and birds,…

  • Researchers Stumble Upon First Virus Ever Seen Latching Onto Another Like A Tiny Vampire

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    Researchers Stumble Upon First Virus Ever Seen Latching Onto Another Like A Tiny Vampire #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #virus #bacteriophage #satellite virus #helper virus #electron microscopy #genome analysis #viral evolution Scientists accidentally discovered the first case of a virus attaching to another, with a bacteriophage ‘vampirically’ latching onto a helper virus’s neck.…

  • 25,000-Year-Old Gunung Padang Pyramid Predates Egypts And Was Carved From Mountain

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    25,000-Year-Old Gunung Padang Pyramid Predates Egypts And Was Carved From Mountain #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Gunung Padang #pyramid #Indonesia #West Java #oldest pyramid #megalithic structure #electrical resistivity tomography #ground-penetrating radar New research proves Indonesia’s Gunung Padang is the world’s oldest pyramid, with earliest construction starting 25,000 years ago. Built in 4 stages…

  • Lunar Farming, Vanishing Stars, and Smartphone infertility: Science News Of The Week

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    Lunar Farming, Vanishing Stars, and Smartphone infertility: Science News Of The Week #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #lunar farming #plants growing on moon #disappearing stars #VASCO project #smartphones #sperm quality #spermageddon #space junk #grandmother rule #washing body #skin microbiome This week in science: Plants grew on China’s lunar lander showing farming’s possible on…

  • Tropical Skin-Eating Parasite Endemic To Texas As Climate, Dogs Spread It

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    Tropical Skin-Eating Parasite Endemic To Texas As Climate, Dogs Spread It #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Leishmania #cutaneous leishmaniasis #skin lesions #fatal disease #sandflies #CDC #climate change #imported dogs Cases of the tropical parasitic disease leishmaniasis transmitted by sandflies are rising among Americans who didn’t travel abroad. CDC research shows it’s become endemic…

  • Saturn’s Rings: A Temporary Phenomenon

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    Saturn’s Rings: A Temporary Phenomenon #shorts #Saturn’s rings #rings #planet #view **Astrophotographers and amateur astronomers, listen up! Saturn’s rings are about to disappear from your images of the planet. That’s right, the iconic rings will be edge-on with our line of sight, disappearing from view. But don’t worry, they’ll be back in a few years.…