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Unhealthy Eating And Not Enough Sleep—Not Genes or Laziness—Driving Surge in Childhood Obesity

Child “obesity is not a disease of inactivity," and the fixes won't be simple
April 09, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites

Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
April 09, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

How Women May Have Shaped Men’s Penises

Whether women's preference is indeed solely responsible for driving the way penises look today remains an open-ended question, however
April 09, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

How to Turn a Paper Image of a Record Into a Beautiful Music

You can't make sounds from books, except when you can
April 09, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Anti-Vaccine Tweets Spread Faster Than Pro-Vaccine Messages

Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it's the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns

Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins

Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
April 08, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

There Is Now a Hypothetical Species Named Shrewdinger Because of You

Last week, the public voted, and named a hypothetical placental ancestor Shrewdinger
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

What’s in Century-Old ‘Snake Oil’ Medicines? Mercury and Lead

A chemical analysis of early 1900s medicines, billed as cure-alls, revealed vitamins and calcium along with toxic compounds
April 08, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

A Few Rare People Hallucinate Musical Scores

Musical hallucinations are the rarest form of 'text hallucinations'
April 05, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

New Web Tool Helps Avoid Flooding by Finding the Best Spots to Build Wetlands

Specifically placed small wetlands can help capture watershed runoff, helping city planners to guard against flood disasters
April 05, 2013 | By Claire Martin

Wildlife Managers Are Poisoning Rhino Horns to Stop People From Eating Them

The poison, a mix of parasiticides and pink dye, now fills more than 100 rhinos' horns
April 05, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Google Autocomplete Isn’t the Same in Every Country

Chronicling the ways google autocompletes your searches can be both enlightening and horrifying. But the words it fills in for you aren't the same in every country
April 05, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Your Breath Is as Unique as Your Fingerprint

Microbes within our bodies give our breath a unique signature
April 05, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Every Day a Different Dish: Klari Reis’ Petri Paintings

This year, a San Francisco-based artist will unveil 365 new paintings, reminiscent of growing bacteria, on her blog, The Daily Dish
April 05, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Need to Build a Functioning Neuron?

In Minecraft, a player creates a functional neuron
April 04, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Video: Researchers Produce Human Tissue-Like Material Using 3D Printing

Using droplets coated in oil as "ink," a 3D printer can construct a network of synthetic cells that mimics brain and fat tissue
April 04, 2013 | By Marina Koren

Graham Crackers Were Supposed To Be a Sex Drive–Suppressing Diet Food

The original vision for graham crackers had little to do with s'mores
April 04, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Happier Couples Tend to Gain More Weight Over Time

Couple whose relationship is on the rocks or who are considering divorce may maintain the appearances in order to attract other mates
April 04, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Did We Just Find Dark Matter?

The physics world is buzzing over new evidence for dark matter. We break it down for you
April 04, 2013 | By Colin Schultz


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