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Cool Finds

GM Purple Tomatoes Could Actually Be Good for You

These tomatoes are stuffed with anthocyanins (but they’re not the only source of the healthy pigment)

January 29, 2014

Super Bowl

This Super Bowl, Players Will Be Wearing 3D Printed Cleats

Nike has designed special shoes that make athletes more explosive from a standing position

January 29, 2014

Cool Finds

Russia’s Getting Strict About Doping at Sochi

There will almost certainly be those who get away with it, but you can’t say the Russians aren’t trying

January 29, 2014

Australian Cyclone Activity Hits Record Low Levels

Climate change may explain the recent drop, scientists say

January 29, 2014

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College Football Players Push to Unionize for Medical Benefits

Are college athletes students or employees?

January 29, 2014

New Research

Humans Are Naturally Inclined to Believe We’re Immortal

Even children who live in a culture with no beliefs about existence before birth have a concept of “pre-life”

January 29, 2014

New Research

Climate Change Is Already Causing Mass Human Migration

When temperatures are high, Pakistani men are 11 times more likely to move out of town

January 29, 2014

New Research

A Surprising Number of College Students Struggle to Find Enough Food

Food insecurity, a problem normally associated with poverty, also plagues college campuses

January 29, 2014

Tech Watch

This T-Shirt Claims To Be Stainproof

A student has invented a durable, liquid-repelling shirt that’s both comfortable and stylish

January 29, 2014

New Research

The Sun Is Spraying Water Into Space

When the solar wind hits oxygen-rich rocks, water can form

January 29, 2014

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Try to Smuggle an Illegal Elephant Tusk Out of Kenya, Pay a $230,000 Fine

For the first time, Kenya exercised its new, stricter punishments for wildlife trafficking crimes

January 29, 2014

Cool Finds

That Time Cats Attacked a NYC Butcher Shop

Cats are clearly untrustworthy creatures. Everybody knows that. But lest you forget, here’s a historical horror story.

January 28, 2014

New Research

English Speakers Are Bad at Identifying and Describing Smells

But is this a problem with our noses, or with English?

January 28, 2014

Bubonic Plague Family Tree Sheds Light on the Risk of New Outbreaks

The Black Death and the Justinian Plague arose separately from the same pathogen. Could a new strain emerge in the future?

January 28, 2014

Cool Finds

The Time the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Highjacked Spy Ship

The Pueblo incident ended peacefully, but newly unclassified documents detail President Johnson’s contingency plans

January 28, 2014

Cool Finds

The Elusive Snow Leopard, Caught in a Camera Trap

Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan

January 28, 2014

A Postmortem of the Most Famous Brain in Neuroscience History

Patient H.M.’s brain has been sliced and digitized, leading to new insights for scientists

January 28, 2014

When Edgar Allan Poe Needed to Get Away, He Went to the Bronx

The author of ‘The Raven’ immortalized his small New York cottage in a lesser-known short story

January 28, 2014

Cool Finds

Amsterdam Is Feasting on Pigeon Paté

Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread

January 28, 2014

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Spend the Morning With Pete Seeger’s Voice

“A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think,” Seeger once said

January 28, 2014