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Family Lifestyle/Getty Images A Mouse Just Had Babies After Going to Space. Here’s Why That Matters More Than You Think.
For scientists studying whether life can continue beyond Earth, that birth answers a question bigger than the moment itself.
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Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Archaeologists Have Identified the Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation
Cremation this early is rare. The oldest known cremated human remains date back about 40,000 years in Australia, but no pyre was found.
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Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images Scientists Finally Know What’s Actually Happening When Your Mind Goes Blank
Scientists call the phenomenon “mind blanking,” and a new study suggests it’s a distinct mental state, separate from daydreaming or distraction.
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