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One in Three Low-Income Moms Struggle to Afford Diapers

One in twelve will stretch their diaper supplies, leaving babies in soiled diapers for longer than they should

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Should Doctors Wait a Little Longer to Cut Umbilical Cords?

The cutting of the umbilical cord is the only surgery that every human alive has gone through. But when is the right time to cut that cord?

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Pope Francis Says the Church Shouldn’t Marginalize Its Gay Members

“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis asked

I am a word artist.

Google Translate Can Now Handle Handwriting

Next time you get a hand written note from your hostel mate in a language you can’t understand, you can turn to Google Translate

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This Amazing Interactive Shows What The Sun Would Look Like Anywhere, Anytime

These simple gifs show the motion of the Sun through the sky, anywhere on Earth

The first bog body ever photographed, which was discovered in Denmark in 1898.

Celebrate 262 Years of Bog Bodies on International Bog Day

Thanks to their cool, oxygen-poor conditions, bogs are a hostile environment for microbes—and a great environment for inadvertently embalming bodies

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Pioneering Sex Researcher Virginia Johnson, 88, Talked About Sex Before It Was Okay

As half of the Masters and Johnson duo, she published books on sexuality like Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy, which became bestsellers.

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You Really Might Sleep Worse When the Moon Is Full

Rather than some sort of phenomenon driving this finding, it’s probably a simple issue of the full moon shining sleep-disturbing light in people’s eyes

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Redskins Hall of Famers Say Team Name is Probably Offensive, But Shouldn’t Change

Many Native Americans have called for the team to change their name out of respect for their culture and history

Babies Aren’t Afraid of Heights Until They Start Crawling

It’s only around month 9 that babies begin to recoil from the site of a steep staircase or the drop off of a changing table

Jane Austen on the British £10 note.

New British £10 Note Will Feature Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s smiling face will be on British currency starting around 2017

It’s Not Just Men Who Flex Their Biceps at Women—Kangaroos Do, Too

Male kangaroos strike poses that show off their arms

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A Well Preserved, 15-Foot Long Dinosaur Tail Is Being Dug Up in Mexico

The 72 million-year-old tail finding is quite rare, and a hip and other bones have also been found nearby

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What Happens When You Test the Prisoner’s Dilemma on Prisoners

The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic game theory thought experiment. But no one ever tested this on actual prisoners. Until now

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The Newport Aquarium’s New Shark Ray Was Killed by an Overenthusiastic Suitor

The aquarium has yet to name names or point fingers at which of the other four shark rays was responsible for the new female’s undoing

What’s left of a former residential school in British Columbia

Canada’s Forgotten Experiments on Malnourished Indigenous Kids

During this period in history, the Canadian government strongly promoted a reeducation program of sorts for indigenous children

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Climate Change Is Creating Cannibal Lobsters

Warming water means more lobsters—and lobster cannibalism

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What’s the Difference Between an Oil Spill And a Natural Gas Spill?

Natural gas may be less visible than oil, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t dangerous

Etsy Has Banned Sales of Protected Animals’ Fur, Bones, Teeth And Bodies

Conservation groups are hoping that, with Etsy and Ebay on board, other sites such as Craigslist, Bonanza and Google Shop will follow suit

Americans’ Love of Driving Was Fading Even Before the Economy Crashed

This is good news for both the country and the planet, since less driving means less dependence on fossil fuels and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

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