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Learn about how we may have found dark energy; a prehistoric coelacanth return; and a trick for getting what you want.

Learn about how brushing your teeth can slow aging; how blowholes start as noses; and how humans manipulate the weather.

Learn about the smallest flying structure ever made; Myers-Briggs’ big problem; and why the biggest nuts end up on top.

Learn about what online trolls are like in real life; an auditory illusion rattlesnakes use to trick humans; and blazars.

Learn about a bacterial electric grid; traits females have evolved to avoid harassment; and why tea leaves sink.

Learn how to avoid overfeeding your dog; whether wind affects sound; and how Suffrajitsu helped women win the right to vote.

Learn about how our metabolism changes; waking up on the wrong side of the bed; and painkillers as radiation dosimeters.

Learn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode.

Learn about stem cell “mini brains” that grew eyes and how the FDA prevented an epidemic of birth defects in the 1960s.

Learn about the science of human-wildlife conflicts; and what you risk by believing that leisure is a waste of time.

Learn about simple solutions for resolving human-wildlife conflict; and how exposure to sunlight can increase romance. Plus: Trivia!

Learn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets.

Learn how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home; and why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait.

Learn why more humans are growing an extra artery; emotional hangovers; and the drawbacks of energy-efficient LED streetlamps.

Learn about how animals are “shapeshifting” in response to a warming climate; and the story of Albert Einstein’s brain.