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Scare tactics: scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank

Researchers come up with theory for why jump scares are often followed by laughter – with advice on how to find ‘sweet spot’ of fear

The Guardian - UK

1st image of our Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say

The famous doughnut-shaped image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may not be fully accurate, an independent analysis of EHT data suggests.

Space

Mysterious Viking burial shaped like stone boat discovered

Area was likely home to village that expanded vastly 1,200 years ago, researchers suspect

The Independent UK

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Gaza's collapsing public health system

Detailing Israel’s “crime of extermination,” the report makes it clear bombing hospitals is no accident

Salon

Rare 4,000-year-old copper dagger unearthed at ‘promising’ Italian cave

Presence of diverse materials from different eras in cave suggests it was frequented for millennia

The Independent UK

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan Battens Down For Super Typhoon Kong-rey

Taiwan suspended work and classes on some outlying islands and fishers secured their boats Wednesday as authorities warned approaching Super Typhoon Kong-rey could trigger landslides.

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Bodies Found As Torrential Rains Slam Spain

Several bodies have been recovered by emergency service workers in Spain's eastern region of Valencia after torrential rains triggered flash floods, the head of the regional government said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Climate Change Driving 'Record Threats To Health': Report

Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said Wednesday, the experts warning that "wasted time has been paid in lives".

International Business Times

‘Britain’s brass bands older than thought and invented Napoleonic War soldiers’

The findings challenge the held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities between the 1830s and 1850s.

The Independent UK

Scientists reveal what stopped crocodiles from evolving to become deep divers

It’s all about sinuses

The Independent UK

Sharing a cry over a sad film ‘can strengthen connections between people’

It can also foster social bonds, scientists say.

The Independent UK

NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.

Space

China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)

China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.

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The Independent UK

How scientists are zapping the brain to help treat drug and alcohol addiction

Scientists are hopeful this new treatment can be used to treat people with drug and alcohol problems

Inverse

Archaeologists Just Uncovered An Ancient Maya Empire City — And There Might Be Many More

Using lidar technology, researchers surveyed 50 square miles of Campeche, Mexico, discovering an entire previously unknown city of the Maya empire.

The Independent UK

NASA chief says reported calls between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be ‘concerning’

SpaceX previously told The Independent claims of conversations between the billionaire and Russian presidents were ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘misleading’

The Guardian - UK

Helping scientists cope in a climate of fear

Letters: Climate experts need psychological support to help them deal with the work they do and attacks against them, say Kate Adams and Rebecca Nestor

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Inverse

Earth Plants Can Grow On These Alien Worlds, A New Simulation Study Suggests

Astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under lights designed to simulate the light of a star called a K-dwarf.

The Independent UK

Bizarre species found preserved in fool’s gold reveals the secrets of scorpions

There are more species of arthropod than any other group of animals on Earth – we know now more about their history

Space

Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)

The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.

Space

Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy IC 3225 with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from its central disk as it moves through the Virgo Cluster.

Space

Who's in your commercial? Capital One ad stars (unnamed) astronaut

A banker, an athlete and an astronaut walk onto a stage... No, that is not the setup for a joke, but rather the premise behind a new commercial starring a veteran NASA space traveler.

Space

Halloween is here! Don't miss these 7 hidden gem horror films — and their cosmic counterparts

In time for Halloween, we present seven terrifying cosmic monsters — and to meet your thirst for scares, we've added must-watch horror movies to this witches brew.

Inverse

The Medicines We Take Don’t All Break Down In Our Bodies — They End Up Here Instead

Modern pharmaceuticals have revolutionised disease prevention and treatment. But eventually, the chemicals can end up in rivers, oceans and soils.

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