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Maria Temming

‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way

Takanori Takebe is on a mission to find out if people can breathe through their butts. As...

Here’s how Rudolph’s light-up nose might be possible

This time of year, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a nearly inescapable earworm. Rudolph, the old song...

What causes the rainbow shimmer of ammolite gems?

The jewels nabbed in the Louvre heist may still be at large, but scientists have just closed...

A new 3-D display lets you reach in and touch virtual objects

Floating displays you can reach into and manipulate, like the ones Tony Stark uses to design his...

Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Antarctic krill

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent...

A cosmic neutrino of unknown origins smashes energy records

A neutrino from space recently plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with an energy that blows all other...

Ghostly white northern lights present new auroral mystery

Mysterious ribbons of grayish white have been spotted woven through the northern lights. New images reveal that...

Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a lost city

Grizzly details about ancient child sacrifices, a map of a lost city in the Amazon and the...