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These Heroic Scientists Turned Used Coffee Grounds Into Booze

A new 40% spirit is made from coffee grounds

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Soap And Clean Water Make Kids Taller

By staving off childhood illnesses, basic sanitation makes children grow taller

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Now We Know Just How Herpes Infects Human Cells

Figuring out a way to stop the viral explosion could take out not only herpes, but a whole host of other ailments

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This is Bad: ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Are More Common Than We Thought

"Nightmare bacteria" are here, and they're more common than we thought

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Is Your City Doomed To Be Submerged Sometime After 2100?

If we do not curb our greenhouse gas emissions over the next century, 1,700 cities, including New York and Miami, will be "locked in" to an aquatic fate

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One in Three Low-Income Moms Struggle to Afford Diapers

One in twelve will stretch their diaper supplies, leaving babies in soiled diapers for longer than they should

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You Really Might Sleep Worse When the Moon Is Full

Rather than some sort of phenomenon driving this finding, it's probably a simple issue of the full moon shining sleep-disturbing light in people's eyes

Babies Aren’t Afraid of Heights Until They Start Crawling

It's only around month 9 that babies begin to recoil from the site of a steep staircase or the drop off of a changing table

It’s Not Just Men Who Flex Their Biceps at Women—Kangaroos Do, Too

Male kangaroos strike poses that show off their arms

Americans’ Love of Driving Was Fading Even Before the Economy Crashed

This is good news for both the country and the planet, since less driving means less dependence on fossil fuels and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

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There’s Some Truth to the Folklore of Cranberry Juice and UTIs

Research has yet to confirm that it has a significant impact on reducing UTIs, but compounds from cranberries inhibit the spread of UTI-causing bacteria

Blowing Out Birthday Candles Makes the Cake Taste Better

Rituals draw people in and help them focus on the present moment, which helps them focus on and enjoy the food that follows

Wildfires burning in Alaska

Arctic Forests Are On Fire Now More Than at Any Point in the Past 10,000 Years

The Arctic is burning stronger and more often, but what the future holds is still up in the air

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Live in the Hudson River

A piece of news that might keep you out of the water: researchers recently found antibiotic resistant bacteria

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The Climate Is Changing Faster Than Animals Have Ever Evolved

Most researchers agree, however, that there will be species winners and losers as a result of future climate change

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeologists Just Found the Biblical King David’s Palace. Maybe.

A large, fortified building was found outside Jerusalem. Some archaeologists claim it to be the palace of the biblical King David

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What Happened to ‘Self-Harm Blogs’ After Tumblr Banned Them?

Censoring had no impact on the number of eating disorder inspired blogs, but it did change the makeup of those blogs

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Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert

The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it's helping scientists do real research

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Stress Is the Secret Ingredient That Makes Booze And Cigarettes a Perfect Match

Nicotine interferes with alcohol's ability to produce a surge of pleasurable, stress-reducing dopamine in our brain, increasing our desire to keep drinking

A New Surgical Knife Identifies Cancerous Tissue As Doctors Are Cutting It Out

The knife cauterizes tissue and then analyzes the smoke produced by the burning flesh using mass spectrometry

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