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In 1927, A Physicist Conducted A Mass Psychic Experiment Involving 25,000 People

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In 1927, A Physicist Conducted A Mass Psychic Experiment Involving 25,000 People

25,000 people took part in the experiment, and listened as six volunteers were locked in a room overnight.

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What's down in the deep? 🔍 ifls.online/what-is-nessie

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Hairy Frog: The Wolverine Frog That Breaks Its Bones To Make Claws When Threatened

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Hairy Frog: The Wolverine Frog That Breaks Its Bones To Make Claws When Threatened

No wrath burns hotter than that of a furry frog.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 3h

Meet The Fishing Spiders: Stealthy, Semi-Aquatic Hunters That Can Kill Prey 5 Times Their Size

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These Spiders Hunt Fish, Killing Prey That Can Be Five Times Bigger Than They Are

Fish, tadpoles, frogs, and even crayfish. It’s all on the menu for these spiders.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 3h

The Nobel is awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks. These structures can be used to trap carbon dioxide, mine precious metals from waste, clean water, and much more.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 4h

This Deep-Sea Freak Might Just Be The Most Cursed Creature In The Ocean

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Move Over, Footballfish – This Deep-Sea Freak Might Just Be The Most Cursed Creature In The Ocean

Telescope eyes and terrifyingly sharp teeth? This thing can stay in the ocean, thanks very much.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 6h

The Strongest Magnetic Field On Earth Is Located In The US.

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The Strongest Magnetic Field On Earth Is Located In The US. It Measures 1,000,000 Gauss

Scientists have produced stronger magnets, but they tend to violently explode when used.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 6h

Gold Literally Grows On Christmas Trees In Lapland

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Gold Literally Grows On Christmas Trees In Lapland

Not all that glitters is gold, although the snow-tipped spurs of Lapland aren't a bad place to start.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 19h

If your first thought upon seeing the header for this article was “what the f**k is that?!”, don’t worry – we thought the same, and we see a lot of weird stuff in this job.

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Move Over, Footballfish – This Deep-Sea Freak Might Just Be The Most Cursed Creature In The Ocean

Telescope eyes and terrifyingly sharp teeth? This thing can stay in the ocean, thanks very much.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 22h

Norovirus Is Rife On US Cruise Ships – 2025 Hits 18-Year Outbreak High

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Norovirus Is Rife On US Cruise Ships – 2025 Hits 18-Year Outbreak High

Why is gastrointestinal illness so common on cruise ships?

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 23h

Behold! The World’s First Butt-Drag Fossil, Committed By A Rock Hyrax 126,000 Years Ago

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126,000 Years Ago, A Rock Hyrax Dragged Its Butt Across The Floor And Made A World-First Fossil

God bless you and your itchy butt, Late Pleistocene rock hyrax.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 23h

Jupiter-Bound Mission To Snap Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: "This Campaign Was Unexpected For Everybody" 🔭

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Jupiter-Bound Mission To Snap Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: "This Campaign Was Unexpected For Everybody"

Even deep space probes are getting in on the action.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 1d

Restless Leg Syndrome Might Increase Someone’s Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease

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Restless Leg Syndrome Might Increase Someone’s Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease

New research backs up previous findings about a connection between the two, though some have urged caution in interpreting the results.

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"It Smells Really Bad": Ancient Life Frozen In Alaska For 40,000 Years Has Been Woken Up

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"It Smells Really Bad": Ancient Life Frozen In Alaska For 40,000 Years Has Been Woken Up

Heat at a mild temperature for several months and voilà: ancient microbial life, good as new.

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China Is Building The First “AI-Powered” Data Center In Space –Why?

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China Is Building The First “AI-Powered” Data Center In Space –Why?

The next computing frontier might be right above our heads.

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In the early 1900s, someone tried to hunt this giant creature and failed.

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A 100-Year-Old Harpoon Was Found Embedded In The World’s Longest-Living Mammal

In the early 1900s, someone tried to hunt this giant creature and failed.

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IFLScience @iflscience.com · 1d

Today is the Physics Nobel Prize 🏅 The discoverers showed that superconducting circuits can behave as a macroscopic quantum mechanics particle. A crucial step towards the development of quantum computers and quantum censors!

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