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Do Humans Have Ear Muscles?

Can you wiggle your ears? About one in five people can. New research shows that even if you can’t, you have ear muscles that automatically kick into action when you are straining to hear sounds. … Read more

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Snake Bites for Science

Snake bites kill up to 138,000 people per year, and they permanently disable even more. Tim Friede was almost one of those people. In fact, the Wisconsin man spent four days in a coma after … Read more

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Celebrating 250 Years of America 

Fireworks! Parades! Red, white, and blue! What do these things make you think of? The United States of America’s birthday, of course!  America has a very big birthday coming up—its 250th birthday, to be exact. … Read more

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Choosing a New Pope

The death of Pope Francis in April started a chain of events that ended with the election of a new pope on May 8, 2025. Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, Illinois, was selected as the … Read more