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Spending Too Much Time on Homework Linked to Lower Test Scores
A new study suggests the benefits to homework peak at an hour a day. After that, test scores decline.
Japan Is Building a 40-foot Wall to Stop Tsunamis
But the expensive, extensive wall might not be high enough
Major Science Publisher Admits “Fabricated” Peer Reviews
But are BioMed Central’s retractions just the tip of the iceberg?
Why Craigslist Users Are Flocking to Police Departments
New “safe lot” programs aim to make buying and selling goods safer
Here’s More About the Drug Behind Indiana’s HIV Epidemic
Illegal use of Opana, or oxymorphone, is fueling a public health crisis in Scott County, Ind.
The Navajo Nation Will Have the First Junk Food Tax in the U.S.
The Navajo National Council approved a 2 percent increase in sales tax on foods like pastries, fried foods, desserts, chips and soda
NASA’s Twin Study May Never Be Published
Privacy concerns could stymie NASA’s study of Scott and Mark Kelly
Perfectly Pudgy Newborn Hippo Arrives at the San Diego Zoo
Welcome to the world, tiny, adorable river horse!
An Asteroid Boulder Will Be A Stepping Stone on the Journey to Mars
NASA announces details in its plan to capture an asteroid and bring it into lunar orbit
Mozambique has “Kitten-Sized” Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis
Highly trained rodents are helping doctors better diagnose TB in a region hard hit by the deadly disease
How Bad Is California’s Drought?
Hint: it’s pretty bad
Half of All Local Council Positions in France Will Be Held by Women
Joint tickets with men and women running together will lead to councils balanced by gender
This 13-Year-Old Girl Just Finished One of the World's Hardest Rock Climbs
Ashima Shiraishi scaled Spain's 'Open Your Mind Direct' in about ten minutes after a few days working on the project
What’s Causing This Village’s Weird Sleeping Sickness Epidemic?
About a quarter of residents in a small town in Kazakhstan have fallen into a deep sleep for days at a time—and no one knows why
530 Years Later, Richard III Gets a Royal Reburial
The king’s remains, which were found buried beneath a Leicester parking lot, will be reinterred this week
Every Year Spring Gets 30 Seconds Shorter
But the good news is that summer will be that much longer thanks to some peculiarities in how the Earth moves
Numbers Don’t Lie: The CD Really Is Dead
Streaming revenues surpass CD revenues for the first time ever
Here’s What The Solar Eclipse Looked Like From Space
As they orbited the earth, a satellite and an astronaut captured another side of the sun's disappearing act
The Trickiest Part of a Penis Transplant? Finding a Donor
The doctors who announced the first successful procedure last week had a particularly difficult time finding willing organ donors
U.K. to Create the World’s Largest Continuous Marine Reserve
The immaculate waters around the storied Pitcairn Islands are to be protected from illegal fishing and mining efforts
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