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Food & Nutrition

The Sound Factor: Why Crunchy Food Makes You Eat More

Discover how the sound of your food affects consumption. The crunch isn’t just tasty, it’s a sensory cue influencing how much food you eat.

Nov 20, 2025
3 minute read
Culture & Society

Inventing 'Timeless' Cultural Traditions

Explore how nations purposefully construct ’timeless’ cultural traditions, shaping national identity and social cohesion within society.

Nov 20, 2025
4 minute read
Nature & Wildlife

Darkness and Life: The Deep-Sea Ecosystems Thriving Without Sunlight

Explore the surprising deep-sea ecosystems where diverse wildlife thrives entirely without sunlight, powered by chemistry, not photosynthesis. A true marvel of nature.

Nov 19, 2025
3 minute read
Geography

The Paradox of Local Sea Level Drop Amidst Global Rise

Globally, sea level is rising, yet some coastal areas experience a drop. Uncover the underlying geography and earth processes causing this intriguing paradox.

Nov 19, 2025
5 minute read
Space & Astronomy

Diamond Stars: The Stellar Remains Made of Crystal

Dive into the universe and discover how some cooling stars, known as white dwarfs, can transform their carbon cores into colossal, cosmic diamonds.

Nov 18, 2025
4 minute read
Nature & Wildlife

Plants' Subtle Forecast: Sensing Future Weather

Explore the remarkable ways plants in nature observe subtle environmental cues to predict upcoming weather changes and prepare their ecosystem.

Nov 18, 2025
4 minute read
Nature & Wildlife

How Tardigrades Survive Decades Without Food or Water

Discover how tardigrades, the microscopic water bears, shut down their bodies to survive decades without food or water, a feat of animal resilience.

Nov 17, 2025
4 minute read
Space & Astronomy

The Slow Demise of Black Holes: Hawking Radiation

Discover how black holes, the universe’s ultimate gravitational traps, slowly evaporate and shrink over cosmic timescales through a process called Hawking radiation.

Nov 16, 2025
5 minute read
Food & Nutrition

Why Europe Shied Away from the Humble Potato for Centuries

Uncover the surprising reasons why Europeans initially feared eating potatoes for nearly 200 years, a staple of modern culinary and diet.

Nov 16, 2025
4 minute read
Mysteries & Unexplained

The Baghdad Battery: Unpacking an Ancient Enigma

The Baghdad Battery has long been a historical mystery. Uncover why this ancient artifact, often called a battery, was likely used for something entirely different.

Nov 15, 2025
4 minute read
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