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A tunnel excavation in Guatemala

Ancient Maya Were Cultural Sponges

Rather than the Maya influencing the Olmec or vice versus, similarities between their cultures represent a general shift in ancient Mesoamerica

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Playing Video Games Can Cure Your Lazy Eye

A special version of Tetris can help adults with a lazy eye see

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The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics

This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land

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This Is How the New Bird Flu Could Get to You

If H7N9 learns to transmit from person to person, here is how it could spread around the world

Chili Peppers Do To Your Skin What Migraines Do To Your Brain

Researchers are working on new medication to prevent migraines

Artificial Brains May Be the Best Way to Control Electricity

Researchers attempted to put the brain - or at least its cells - to the task of intelligently managing the country's future power supply

Repair crews inspect for damage after the 2011 Virginia earthquake.

Hurricanes May Cause Earthquakes

In August 2011, the Virginia earthquake shook the east coast. Days later, Hurricane Irene may have caused more earthquakes

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Your Brain’s a Search-and-Rescue Machine

When hunting for a lost object or child, areas of the brain normally dedicated to other tasks shift their performance to join in on the search

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This Weird New Chemical Can Pull Uranium Out of the Ocean

A highly-selective new compound can pull uranium right out of the ocean water

Artists illustrations of the previously known Kepler 22b, and the new 69c, 62e and 62f line up next to Earth.

Has This Week Been Too Much? Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

Three new potentially habitable exoplanets may be this week's only good news.

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Dogs May Live Longer If They Are “Fixed”

A new study shows spayed dogs live a year and a half longer, on average, than their fertile counterparts

Athletes and Movie Stars Really Do Live Harder, Die Younger

Famous athletes and other performers are more likely to die young than their famous business, political, or academic counterparts.

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Why Rodents Can’t Throw Up, In Case You Were Wondering

A combination of physiology and neurology prevents these hairy little guys from being able to upchuck

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Tylenol Fights Headaches…and Existential Angst?

Existential angst and physical pain may both be located in the same part of the brain; Tylenol may be able to help with both.

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Chronic Stress is Harmful, But Short-Term Stress Can Help

The more researchers learn about stress, the more it seems there are two distinct ways we experience it: or short-lived stess, and long-term stress.

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Your Meat is Probably Packing Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs

Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rampant in grocery store meat, and it doesn't seem to be going away

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Dark Lightning Is Just One of the Crazy Types of Lightning You’ve Never Heard Of

Dark Lightning is not the only weird form of lightning you've probably never heard of

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You’re Lying to Yourself About How Good Your Future Will Be

In a psychology experiment, people assumed that bad things would not happen to them in the future, but that those bad things could happen to their friends

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The Secret to Biofuels Might Be Hidden in Poop

A fungus that grows on manure and breaks down the leftover plant material could be a key clue for biofuel researchers

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People Search for Information About Mental Health Less Often in the Summer

As flowers start to reemerge, people seem a whole lot happier. And they might actually be happier, if Google searches are any indication

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