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Someone, Somewhere Is Still Emitting A Whole Load of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Emissions of carbon tetrachrloride are still 30% of peak emissions
Give Someone a Virtual Avatar and They Adopt Stereotype Behavior
People behave differently depending on the appearance of their digital avatar
People in the Stone Age Were Fans of Escargot
A new study pushes back the date of land snails being consumed in the Mediterranean
Tuberculosis Probably Hitched A Ride To America on Seals
A new study finds that TB is not only younger than we thought, but it also spread in weird ways
Geckos Can Control the Movement of Their Toe Hairs
Geckos take advantage of van der Waals forces to run across ceilings, but a simple shift allows them to drop to the ground
Scientists Are Hacking Tomatoes To Make Them Keep Growing All Night Long
Geneticists are working to circumvent the tomato's circadian rhythm
Why You Look Like Your Dog
It's all in the eyes
Give Teens Access to Birth Control and, Amazingly, the Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops
Colorado pins its dropping teen pregnancy rate on improved access to birth control
Computer Scientists Hack Michigan Traffic Lights To Show Glaring Security Flaws
Three major weaknesses make traffic lights used in almost all U.S. states prone to attacks
The 10,000 Hour Rule Is Not Real
The biggest meta-analysis of research to date indicates that practice does not make perfect
This Gorge Is Living Its Life on Fast-Forward
A quickly carved river gorge may disappear in just a few decades
Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large
Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch's shifting diet throughout his brief life
Surprise! Science Shows That Elephant Poaching Is Unsustainable
For the first time, scientists have made a comprehensive tally of illegal killing rates across Africa
Can We Clean Up the Next Oil Spill With Magnets?
A new technique may help during the next oil spill
This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant
Modern-day velvet worms' jaws are repurposed former claws
Our Personalities Are Most Stable in Mid-Life
In some ways, our 80-year-old selves mirror our 20-year-old selves
Outlook For Great Barrier Reef Not So Great
The five year state of the reef reports paints a gloomy picture for the natural wonder
The First Ancient Egyptian Mummies Might Have Appeared 1,500 Years Earlier Than Egyptologists Thought
Egyptians were embalming their dead as far back as 4,100 B.C.
Using Sweat To Power Devices Isn’t Far Off
An intense workout at the gym could one day not only recharge your batteries, but your phone's too
Bizarre Blue Shark Nursery Found in the North Atlantic
Rather than emerging in protected coves, baby blue sharks spend their first years in a big patch of open ocean
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