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December 31
- Take That Back: The Top Scientific Retractions of 2019
- Why Hangovers Feel So Awful
- 7 Science-Based Strategies to Boost Your Willpower and Succeed with Your New Year's Resolutions
- 6 Times Parasites Grossed Us Out in 2019
- Hasbro's Baby Yoda Toys Coming in 2020 Are Just Adorable
- The 100 Best Science Photos of 2019
- 11 Times Animals Got Stuck in Things in 2019
December 30
- 12 Times Science Proved the World Is Amazing in 2019
- 10 Ways the Earth Changed Forever in 2019
- The 12 Most Important and Stunning Quantum Experiments of 2019
- The Biggest Black Hole Findings of 2019
- The 14 Wildest Science Stories from 2019
December 29
- The Decade in Astronomy: These Space Discoveries Shaped the 2010s
- 10 Things We Learned About Humans in 2019
December 28
- How long can organs stay outside the body before being transplanted?
- The Greatest Spaceflight Moments of 2019
- The 10 Coolest Shark Stories of 2019
December 27
- The 10 Biggest Science Stories of the Decade
- 10 Ways Earth Revealed Its Weirdness in 2019
- The 5 Most Notable Disease Outbreaks of 2019
December 26
- 16 Times Antarctica Revealed Its Awesomeness in 2019
- 3 Bodies Found Inside Alamo Cathedral, Reigniting Dispute Over Native-American Burial Ground
- The 10 Biggest Archaeology Discoveries of 2019
December 25
- The 10 Strangest Animal Stories of 2019
December 24
- The 9 Best Blobs of 2019
- 10 Times Nature Was Totally Metal in 2019
- In Artistic 'Christmas Miracle,' Hidden Nativity Scene Appears Beneath Medieval Painting
- 9 Epic Space Discoveries You Probably Missed in 2019
- 10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2019
December 23
- 10 Signs That Earth's Climate Is Off the Rails
- 10 Things That Blasted Through Space in 2019
- The 10 Weirdest Science Studies of 2019
- 10 Things We Learned About the Brain in 2019
- From Jesus' Time: The 10 Most Interesting Biblical Discoveries of 2019
December 22
- Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
- What Causes Static Electricity?
December 21
- Why Do We Have Fingerprints?
December 20
- Boeing's Starliner Won't Reach Space Station, NASA Chief Says
- The Most Energetic Flashes of Light in the Universe Produce Deadly Nuclear Reactions
- The Force of 'Star Wars': The Staying Power of a Sci-Fi Icon Explained
- Mass Grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Possibly Discovered
December 19
- Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day?
- Bones Found in Monastery Atop 'All-Male' Mountain May Belong to a Woman
- NASA's Martian Mole Is Digging Again
- China's Farside Moon Rover Breaks Lunar Longevity Record
December 18
- The Fascinating History of Crisco, the Famous Tub of 'Lard'
- Ancient Slab Preserved Tracks of a Dinosaur, a 'Sailing Stone' and a Hopping Mammal
- This Is 'Lola,' a 5,700-Year-Old Woman Whose Entire Life Is Revealed in Her 'Chewing Gum'
- A Never-Before-Seen Event Is Collapsing an Ice Sheet in the Russian Arctic
- Pet Store Puppies Tied to New Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- Ancient, Gold-Lined Tombs That May Hold Princesses Discovered in Greece
- Marijuana Vaping Rates Nearly Doubled Among High-School Seniors in 2019
- Catastrophic Ohio Methane Leak Stayed Hidden Until a Satellite Found It
December 17
- An Ancient Egyptian Physician Cited As the 'First Woman Doctor' Likely Never Existed
- Giant Panda Babies Are Born 'Undercooked' and No One Knows Why
- This Is the Age Where Life Has the Most Meaning
December 16
- What Are Irrational Numbers?
- NASA's 'Treasure Map' of Water Ice on Mars Shows Where Humans Should Land
- Earth's Magnetic North Pole Continues Drifting, Crosses Prime Meridian
- Can You Catch a Cold and the Flu at the Same Time?
- 5,000-Year-Old Human Found with 'Extremely Rare' Form of Dwarfism
- Fossilized Brains Found in Ancient Bug-Like Creatures
- Giant Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy May Have a Friend
- On Mars, Auroras Glow All Summer Long in UV Light
- Diamonds Buried 400 Miles Below Surface Could Explain Mysterious Earthquakes
December 15
- Why Do People Have Different Personalities?
December 14
- Huge New Storm Creates Hexagon at Jupiter's South Pole
December 13
- Scientists Found the Deepest Land on Earth Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice
- The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week
- Physicists Use Bubbling Quantum Vacuum to Hopscotch Heat Across Empty Space
- Dazzling 'Temple of Colored Marbles' Honoring Roman God Discovered in Italy
- The Science Behind Your (Irrational) Fear of Friday the 13th
- Thousands of 10-Inch 'Penis Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach
- Lightning Bolts Create Glowing Auroral 'Elves' and Brilliant Gamma-Ray Flashes
- Lightning Strikes Almost Killed the Apollo 12 Mission
December 12
- What Was the Black Death?
- A Dark River Nearly 1,000 Miles Long May Be Flowing Beneath Greenland's Ice
- Our Large, Adult Galaxy Is As Massive As 890 Billion Suns
- 'Lost' Iron Meteorites May Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice. Scientists on Quest to Find Them.
- The IRS Accidentally Set Up a Health Insurance Experiment and Saved Lives
- Thousands of Government UFO Reports Now Available at Canadian University
December 11
- Vast Field of Mysterious, Perfectly Circular Holes Dot the Seafloor Off California's Coast
- Woman's Bones Shrank in Rare Case of 'Telescoping Fingers'
- Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Tiny, Ancient Native American Weapons May Have Been Used to Train Children to Fight
- New Zealand Has Ordered More Than 1,200 Square Feet of Skin for Volcano Victims
- Humanity's Oldest Cave Art Shows Shape-Shifting Supernatural Hunters
- New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant.
- Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All
- Inside Story Behind Mesmerizing Sky Glow Named 'Steve' Revealed in New Documentary
- Gold and Jewels Found on Minoan Island Devoted to the Color Purple
- The First Evidence of 'Head Cones' Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb
- First-of-Its-Kind Neutron Star Flashes Bizarre 'Cyclotron Line' at Earth
December 10
- Puppy Licks to a Woman's Feet May Have Caused Serious Skin Infection
- Buried Christian (and Pagan) Basilica Discovered in Ethiopia's 'Lost Kingdom' of Aksum
- Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Carved Stones That Look Like Humans
- Enormous Craters Blasted in Seafloor by Nuclear Bombs Mapped for the First Time
- In Photos: Mice Brutally Attack and Devour Albatross on Gough Island
- Mice Caught Attacking Adult Albatross in Gruesome Video
- Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally Explained
- Europe Is Launching a Suicide Robot to 'Hug' Space Trash Out of Orbit
December 9
- Flu Season Is Off to an Early (and Weird) Start
- Why White Island Volcano Erupted Without Warning
- First Pig-Monkey Chimeras Were Just Created in China
- New Zealand Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least 5
- Stunning Warrior Grave — Complete with Chariot, Horses — Uncovered in England
- Hunters Set to Round Up Giant Burmese Pythons in Florida Challenge
- Mysterious 'Particle X17' Could Carry a Newfound Fifth Force of Nature, But Most Experts Are Skeptical
- A Baby Volcano Was Just Discovered in the Pacific, and It's Adorable
December 8
- 'Expedition Bigfoot' Scours Oregon Woods for Signs of the Mythical and Elusive Beast
- Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories?
December 7
- The Universe Remembers Gravitational Waves — And We Can Find Them
- Why Do We Hiccup?
December 6
- This Brainless, Single-Celled Blob Can Make Complex 'Decisions'
- A Tiny Leak Led to a Massive, Unexpected Collapse at Kilauea Volcano
- Plants 'Scream' in the Face of Stress
- Could Time-Restricted Eating Help You Lose Weight?
- Here's How a Princeton Physicist Lost Classified H-Bomb Documents in 1953 … on a Night Train
- Why Baby Yoda Won't Be Coming Home for Christmas
- Black Tar Heroin May Be Causing Deadly 'Flesh-Eating' Infections in San Diego
December 5
- Student Solves a Decades-Old Physics Mystery
- Famous World War I Battleship Discovered at the Bottom of the Atlantic
- Love It or Hate It, Tesla Cybertruck Is Revolutionary
- Brazen Thieves Plunder Priceless Jewels and Historic Artifacts in 2 Heists in Germany
- Incredible Time-Lapse Video Shows Giant Greenland Lake Disappearing Within Hours
- Lonely Antarctic Expeditions Shrink People's Brains
December 4
- 'Crazymothers' Want You to Stop Calling Them 'Anti-Vaxxers'
- Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill Is in the Works
- Evidence of an Alien Planet Spotted Around a White Dwarf, a Cosmic First
- Solar Probe Finds Active, Mysterious Corona, Surprising Scientists
- Is the Universe Curved? Not So Fast.
- Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
- 'The Pill' Might Shrink Certain Brain Regions Among Women Taking It
December 3
- 19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
- Concussions Damage the 'Bridge' Between the Two Halves of the Brain
- Quantum Supremacy Is Unlikely, Scientist Says
- What Is the Hubble Constant?
- Hoag's Object Is a Galaxy Within a Galaxy Within a Galaxy (and Nobody Knows Why)
- Frothy and Toxic Bubbles Cover One of India’s Most Famous Beaches
- NASA Spots Crash Site and Debris from India's Lost Moon Lander
December 2
- Inbreeding Caused the Distinctive 'Habsburg Jaw' of 17th Century Royals That Ruled Europe
- 220-lb. 'Litter Ball' Found Inside a Dead Sperm Whale's Belly
- Oculus Go Headset Deal: Explore the World of Science in VR
- Cyber Monday Toy Deals: The Best Science Toys for Kids
- Cyber Monday Science-Geek Deals: The Best Gifts for the Awesome Nerds in Your Life
- Scientists Re-Counted Australia's Extinct Species. And the Result Is Devastating
- Astronomers See Stars Slinging Comets at Earth for the First Time
- Mummified Pup Died in Siberia 18,000 Years Ago ... And Might Be a Wolf (or Something Else)
December 1
- Do We Live in a Quantum World?
- Why Do Some Forms of Leukemia Affect Mostly Children?