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A new class of extreme compact storms that were previously under-appreciated showed that densest lightning occur over the ocean, not land. The post 80% Of Lightning Occurs Over The Land, But The Most Extreme Lightning Happens Over The Ocean first appeared on Bored Panda.

Octopuses are so tenta-cool! The post Scientists Discover Four New Octopus Species, And The Images Are Otherworldly first appeared on Bored Panda.

An early study in monkeys suggests that an antibody therapy could prevent fentanyl overdose.

“If the virus reaches those populations, they are in threat of extinction," one expert told New Scientist

New calculations suggest the sun is a few fractions of a percent smaller than previously estimated, and that could change how we study it.

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Vagus comes from the Latin for ‘wandering’, reflecting its nearly 160,000 fibres that run through the body.

A thin stretch of the eastern Pacific Ocean has been getting colder for the past 30 years, defying the broad global trend and baffling scientists.

Déjà vu, the feeling of having experienced something before, is very common, but why does it happen?

Deepfake images of Donald Trump being arrested and the Pope in a puffer jacket have sparked concern that we could be at a tipping point in being able to distinguish whether something posted online is real or not.