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China Claims to Have Bought a Huge Chunk of Ukraine

China says it’s purchased 3 million hectares of Ukrainian farming land, but Ukraine says it has no intention of selling land to China

Dance to Your Body’s Own Music

If you’ve ever been told to “march to the beat of your own drum” here’s your chance to do that as literally as possible

Britain’s Building a Transportation Network Just for Bees (And Other Pollinators)

The idea is to provide passage for insects that play a role in maintaining an estimated 90 percent of Britain’s greenery and crops through pollination

Do We Give Beautiful People a Break Or Judge Them More Harshly?

Beautiful people. We love them. We hate them. But do we treat them better or worse than non-beautiful people?

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Fears Can Be Erased While We Sleep

Researchers think that this method could find some application in alleviating conditions such as PTSD, but those potential uses are speculative

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The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Carolina

North Carolina was saved from nuclear devastation by one little switch

“Terrorist attacks at shopping centers, 1998 – 2005”

Kenya in Context: Malls Around the World That Terrorists Have Attacked

Lots of people, lots of exits, lots of packages—a few of the reasons why shopping malls are targeted

The iPhone 5s’ home button also serves as a fingerprint scanner.

These Hackers Say They’ve Already Cracked the New iPhone’s Fancy Fingerprint Lock

Hackers say they’ve found a way around the new iPhone’s fingerprint scanner, and it doesn’t sound all that hard

Bagels And Lox Are a Uniquely American Creation

Lox didn’t originate in New York City. Nor did bagels. But putting them together, that is a distinctly New York Creation

Supporters of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi celebrate his 2012 election.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Short History as an Officially Recognized Political Party Is Over

Amidst an ongoing military crackdown, Egypt bans the Muslim Brotherhood

Medical Instruments Spread a Deadly Brain Disease to Surgery Patients

Doctors in New Hampshire recently confirmed that fifteen people have possibly be exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - an often deadly brain disease

Get Paid $18,000 to Stay in Bed for Two Months, For Science

If your skill is staying in bed for extremely extended periods of time, well the perfect job for you has just opened up

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China’s Tianducheng Is an Eerie Ghost Town Version of Paris

If and when Shanghai spills far enough into the countryside, Tianducheng and its neo-Classical apartments will be waiting

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What Colorado’s Floods Looked Like to Drones

Flooding took down power lines, took out sewage systems, and shut down entire towns. Here’s what all that looks like from the perspective of a drone

Your Facebook “Likes” Are an Expression of Free Speech

‘Like’ away, Facebook activists. Your thumbs ups are constitutionally protected

Hurricane Usagi as of 8 am eastern time, 8 pm local time

The Strongest Hurricane of the Year Is About to Hit Taiwan

The strongest hurricane of the year, Super Typhoon Usagi, is set to hit China over the weekend

The top five contestants in the 4–6-year-old section wait on the judges' final decisions during the Little Miss Perfect competition at Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center in Montgomery, Alabama.

France Bans Child Beauty Pageants, America Unlikely to Follow

But, even in America, the land of Honey Boo Boo, the question of whether these contests should be banned has been percolating for years

This Guy’s Stomach Made Its Own Beer

At first doctors thought he was lying and drinking in private, but it turns out that his stomach was actually brewing beer

The University of Coimbra’s grand old Biblioteca Joanina houses both books and bats.

Bats Act As Pest Control at Two Old Portuguese Libraries

It’s not clear how long the bats have been doing this important job

Chen Lihua is a self-made and worth $6 billion.

China Has More Self-Made, Female Billionaires Than Any Other Country

Although most women in China now hold jobs and account for about 20 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs, they are still largely subservient to men

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