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These Scientists Just Spent Four Months Pretending They Were on Mars
And they ate a lot of Spam
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Childhood Obesity in the United States Is Decreasing
For the first time in years, the proportion of children who could be classified as obese decreased
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Waters Around Antarctica May Preserve Wooden Shipwrecks for Centuries
Some capsized ships may linger on the ocean floor indefinitely
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Scientists Attempt to Replace Human Taste Testers With Test Tubes
If everybody tasted differently, can you actually objectively evaluate how food tastes?
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Why Are So Many Dolphins Washing Up Dead on the East Coast?
A Smithsonian marine biologist investigates the sudden die-off of bottlenose dolphins along the Atlantic—and suspects that human activity may play a role
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One Physicist Thinks the Universe Is Not Expanding—And He Might Not Be Crazy
Christof Wetterich can also explain the “red shift” that supports the idea of the Big Bang
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How American Rich Kids Bought Their Way Into the British Elite
The nouveau riche of the Gilded Age had buckets of money but little social standing—until they started marrying their daughters to British nobles
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Who Are the 2.8 Million Non-Hispanic Americans Who Speak Spanish at Home?
There are 37.6 million Americans who speak Spanish at home, but only 34.8 million self-identify as Hispanic
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America Bet 500 Million Tiny Copper Space Wires Would Help Beat the Soviets
During the Cold War, filling space with tiny copper bits didn’t seem like such a bad idea
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Cosmic Portraits Created From Hubble Space Telescope Images
Sergio Albiac generates images of people by collecting their head shots and replacing pixels with snippets from pictures of stars and galaxies
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Why the Next Silicon Valley Will Be in the Middle East
Venture capitalist Christopher Schroeder sees the Arab Spring giving rise to a new innovative center in Egypt and beyond
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A Last-Second Surge of Brain Activity Could Explain Near-Death Experiences
Near-death sightings of light at the end of a tunnel may be related to the 30 seconds of activity in rats’ brains after their hearts stop
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People Feel Sorrier for Battered Puppies Than Adult Humans
Adult victims ranked last because they’re seen as being “capable of protecting themselves while full grown dogs are just seen as larger puppies”
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America’s Founders Were Scarily Young on July 4, 1776
How old were famous Revolutionary War figures on July 4, 1776?
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What Can Old Menus From Hawaii Tell Us About Changing Ocean Health?
A study of vintage menus reveals the drastic decline of the state’s local fish populations between 1900 and 1950
This Underwater Expedition Is the Only Live Stream You Need to Watch Today
Right now, the Okeanos Explorer has a rover in the water about 600 meters below the ocean. You can join it by watching this live stream
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Autism Is Likely Under-Diagnosed in Women Due to Gender Bias
Autism has long been a disorder more commonly seen in men. But new research suggests that perhaps doctors are simply missing the signs of autism in women
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The Only Copy of Orson Welles’ First Professional Film Didn’t Burn in a Fire After All
The only copy of the Citizen Kane director’s first professional movie was found in a warehouse
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Men and Women Think on Family Matters Equally, But Women Get More Stressed
A study suggests that stereotypical gender roles transform thoughts of home into burdens for women, while men react differently
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Artificial Hymens Have Come a Long Way Since Blood-Filled Fish Bladders
There are tests of a woman’s virginity, many centered around the blood involved in breaking her hymen. To pass this test, some women turned to fakery
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