'It became me': Studies show that revolutionary new brain chips may bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

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Research has found that brain chips can warp your sense of self.

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Studies show that Elon Musk's new tech can bend your mind in strange and troubling ways

Seals with funny hats discovered a hidden canyon over a mile deep under Antarctica and scientists want to honor the animals by naming it after them

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In an email to Insider, scientist Clive McMahon called the seals they adhered trackers to heroes.

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Thousands of people are reportedly lining up to have a portion of their skull removed and one of Elon Musk's brain chips implanted

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Thousands of people have expressed interest in participating in the FDA trial for Neuralink, Bloomberg reported.
Thousands of people have expressed interest in participating in the FDA trial for Neuralink, Bloomberg reported.

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An ancient missing continent was finally rediscovered 155 million years after it vanished

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A topographic map of Southeast Asia. Scientists think this is where Argoland, a long-lost continental fragment, ended up.

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35 elephants suddenly dropped dead in 2020. Their case has finally been solved.

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Steamy love letters sent to captured French sailors have been opened for the first time in 265 years

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A topshot shows a pile of ancient handwritten letters, wrapped in ribbons, laid out on a table.
A picture shows love letters sent to capture French sailors, that had gone unread for 265 years.

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Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.

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A picture from Riverton's national weather service in Wyoming shows purple and green northern lights shining behind a spherical structure in the foreground.
A picture of the northern lights spotted in Riverton, Wyoming.

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What to do if orcas attack your boat: If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water' and turn off your engine

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People in a boat watching an orca whale swim toward them.
Orcas are curious animals that may approach your boat.

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A woman spending around $108 a month on health expenses is beating out a millionaire who spends $2 million per year in anti-aging 'Rejuvenation Olympics'

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Bryan Johnson, a 45-year-old biotech founder, hopes to rewind the clock of his body a few decades through a program he started, called Project Blueprint.

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Scientists finally solved the centuries-long mystery of where a starfish's head is

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Genetics suggests sea stars have a head in each limb. Does that mean they have multiple brains, too?

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