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Female Computer Scientists Make the Same Salary as Their Male Counterparts

Only 20 percent of programmers are women, though

There is a lot of debris in orbit right now. Note, the debris is not shown to scale.

This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of 'Gravity' Happening in Real Life

Space is littered with debris, and we really should start getting some of it out of there

Hello human! I got you this stick!

Owners, Not Breeds, Predict Whether Dogs Will Be Aggressive

Researchers suggest training your dog well and early on to avoid any problems with aggression—regardless of what breed you’ve got

Neanderthal Hunters Probably Didn’t Herd Mammoths Off Cliffs

Not that it's impossible, in general; it just probably didn't happen at this one particular spot

Stand back, important things are about to happen.

Everything Important Happened to You Between 11 And 30 — Or, At Least, That's What Your Brain Wants You to Think

In a recent study, researchers confirmed that people tend to think that the most important world events happen when they’re younger

Bacteriophage P2 using Transmission Electron Microscope

Ancient Poop Had Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Too

14th century feces not so different from today

These Drones Flock (Almost) Like Birds

After long scientific endeavor, these drones flocked together

Why Adults Scorn Teens For Sleeping Too Much

New research suggests that oversleeping makes teen feels better, and adults feel worse

Blind People's Dreams Are Richer in Sounds, Touches, Tastes And Smells

Compared to people whose sight is intact, blind people experience touch, smell, taste and sound more frequently in dreams

White rhinos help shape the ecosystem by increasing plant diversity and providing grazing patches for other animals.

Here’s What Might Happen to Local Ecosystems If All the Rhinos Disappear

African landscapes may become very different places if rhinos aren't there to diversify plant life and create prime grazing spots for other animals

The Mystery of This 500-Year Old Mummy Is Only Beginning To Be Solved

For more than a century, no one in Germany knew where this mummy came from

Scientists Figure Out Where Stonehenge Stones Came From, Still Don’t Know How They Got to Stonehenge

Scientists add two miles to the stone's 140 mile trip, but still don't know how they made it

There Might Be a Way to Eat More Meat Without Ruining the Planet

Grain has a lot to do with it

Middle-Aged Kids Can Still Stress Their Parents Out

Being too involved or not involved enough in middle-aged kids' lives can cause parents to become depressed

Athletes' Body Language Gives Away the Score

You can tell a whole lot about the score from the wrinkles on a forehead, the slouch of shoulders and the jittering of hands

Camels Have Been Carrying Around a Deadly, Contagious Virus For At Least Twice As Long As Anyone Realized

Over the past twenty years, cases of the MERS virus might have gone undetected in infected humans

A photo of the 4.4 billion-year old zircon.

This Little Gem Is the Oldest Piece of the Earth We’ve Ever Found

A tiny zircon from western Australia is 4.4 billion years old

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Computer-on-a-Ring Reads Text Out Loud

MIT's prototype FingerReader reads text aloud

Various ways to morph regular fishing line into ultra-strong artificial muscles.

The Ultra-Strong Robotic Muscles of the Future Could Be Made From Fishing Line

One day, we could have muscles made of fishing line in our own bodies, too

There Is an Odd Link Between People Who Get Bitten by Cats And Depression

There's some connection between cat bites and mental illness—it's just not clear what it is

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