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New research shows potatoes evolved from tomatoes through ancient plant mixing that created underground tubers.

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Computers found what human experts missed: a divide between aging biology research and patient care that decades of funding ...

The original Star Trek series secretly used sounds of people kissing to create noises for one of its many alien monsters.

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Across the globe, stunned locals have captured footage of animals born with extra heads, legs, eyes, and even tentacle-like ...