A solitary desert locust can spend its life trying to avoid other locusts. Put enough of them together, however, and something extraordinary begins to happen. The insects become more active, stop repelling one another, start seeking company...
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A mosquito bite is usually an itchy annoyance that disappears within a few days. During summer and early autumn in the United States, however, one particular mosquito-borne infection repeate...
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Draw a line from Miami to Bermuda, another from Bermuda to Puerto Rico, and a third back toward Florida, and you have the rough outline of one of the most famous imaginary places on Earth. T...
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At this moment, Earth is moving in several different ways at once. It spins on its axis, circles the Sun at roughly 30 kilometers per second, and accompanies the entire Solar System on a vas...
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Admiral Richard E. Byrd was no ordinary explorer. A decorated U.S. Navy officer, he made history with expeditions to the North and South Poles. But beyond his medals and maps lies a legend t...
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At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, a retired Boeing 747 has been transformed into one of the world’s most unique hotels: Jumbo Stay. Instead of flying across continents, this jet now hosts travel...
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If you think airports are boring, you've never been to Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. Just meters from Maho Beach, this is the only place in the world where you can...
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When you're young, everything is new — so your brain records more data, stretching time in your memory. As adults, life becomes routine, and fewer “new” experiences get logged. This tricks y...
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