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了解文化、生存和科学如何创造出一些历史上最奇怪的食物。
3,500-Year-Old Ancient Fragrances Reveal What Egyptian Mummification Smelled Like
了解埃及木乃伊罐上的痕迹如何被用来制作香水,让古老的香水和社会重现生机。
How Burn Injuries May Have Shaped Human Evolution, and Set Us Apart From Other Primates
了解反复烧伤如何作为自然选择的一种形式,影响与愈合和免疫反应相关的人类基因。
Earthquakes Don’t Just Break the Crust, 459 Were Found Deep in the Mantle
了解地震波如何帮助识别地壳深处罕见的地幔地震,从而提供对地球内部的新见解。
Why Can't You Tickle Yourself? Your Brain Actually Prevents It From Happening
为什么你不能挠自己痒痒?了解更多关于大脑中阻止这种情况发生的过程。
Static Electricity Shapes Everyday Life — but Its Origin Remains Shockingly Mysterious
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Bonobo Kanzi Plays Pretend Like a Child, Showing Ape’s Capacity to Imagine
探索一场玩茶会的猿类如何告诉我们,人类并不是唯一拥有复杂心理生活的生物。
Termites Lost Key Genes — and Gained the Monogamy That Built Their Complex Societies
了解有关白蚁进化的更多信息,以及从蟑螂祖先身上脱落关键基因如何帮助它们建立更复杂的蚁群。
3 Superhuman Traits That Some Are Born With — And Others You Can Learn
许多普通人都拥有我们其他人可能称之为超能力的技能。了解如何自学这些能力。
A Supermassive Black Hole Shredded a Star — and Is Still Burping Out Its Bright Remains
了解破碎的恒星如何触发黑洞喷流,并演化成持续数年的能量激增,并持续增强。
Fossils Show Pronghorn Speed Predates the American Cheetah by 5 Million Years
了解来自莫哈韦沙漠的中新世化石如何揭示叉角羚的奔跑适应性早在高速猎豹出现在北美之前就已经发展起来。
Catch a 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse and Rare Planetary Parade This February 2026
了解 2026 年 2 月天空中发生的两件重大事件:将形成“火环”的日食和六颗行星的巡游。
How the Green River Carved Its Mysterious Route Through the Mountains
了解有关格林河的更多信息,以及岩石圈滴水如何导致河流“上坡”流动。
Elusive Beaked Whales May Dive Over 3,000 Feet to Forage Near the Seafloor
了解六个月的水下记录如何揭示喙鲸如何在海底附近捕猎的新细节。
How Surgeons Kept a Man With No Lungs Alive for Two Days
了解外科团队如何设计出一种简易人工肺系统,使一名没有肺的患者能够存活 48 小时。
Cats’ Hair and Whiskers Suggest a Vegan Diet in Lab Tests — Despite Being Carnivores
了解氮同位素测试如何使肉食猫看起来以植物为基础,以及它们的蛋白质代谢揭示了如何解释动物饮食。