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Stop Trying to Live Like a Caveman

Modern humans are doing it all wrong - they eat wrong, they run wrong, they work wrong, they get married wrong. But is the life of cave people really what we should be striving for?

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People Who Never Apologize Are Probably Happier Than You

That childhood distaste for saying you’re sorry hasn’t gone away as an adult - not apologizing still makes us feel much better than apologizing does

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This Microbe Isn’t Either Male or Female, It Has Seven Options to Choose Between

This little protozoa has seven different “mating types”

Maybe Cleopatra Didn’t Commit Suicide

Her murder, one author thinks, was covered up behind a veil of propaganda and lies put forth by the Roman Empire

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Public for the First Time: A Last Letter from Dying Antarctic Explorer Captain Scott

In private hands for the past hundred years, Captain Scott’s final letter is revealed

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No Question: A T. Rex Would Beat You in Arm Wrestling

T. Rex may be ridiculed for her puny chicken-leg arms, but don’t be deceived: this dinosaur was ripped from head to claw

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Why Is North Korea Pointing Its Missiles at American Bases?

The U.S. sent stealth bombers to the Korean Peninsula. North Korea didn’t like that

Camera Lost for Six Years Returned (Which Is Crazy Even With the Internet)

The story can tell us a lot about the durability of plastic, but it’s also an interesting look at just how connected the corners of the globe can be

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The United States Isn’t the Only Country Asking the Gay Marriage Question

The U.S. isn’t the only nation struggling with the gay marriage issue. Here are where the debate stands in other countries around the world

James Cameron Decides to Let Scientists Use His Awesome Submersible

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution inherits the submarine, which they will use to built even better submersibles

Baby-Making Efforts May Produce Best Results in Winter And Early Spring

Men produce more and healthier sperm during this time of year

In a type Ia supernova, and the new Iax mini-supernova, a white dwarf star (the one with the disk) eats a nearby star. When it grows big enough, it explodes.

Astronomers Discover Baby Supernovae

This new type of mini-supernova doesn’t destroy the star

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Dinosaurs Have Feathers, Sure, But We May Have Got the Colors All Wrong

Dinosaurs had colorful plumage, but the palette may have been all wrong

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Rare Crane Gets a Prosthetic Leg, Joins Hoard of Amazing Animal Prosthesis Users

Animal prosthetics are far behind our human blades, but they’re making strides

Methane on the Breath Is an Indication of Obesity

Manipulating the gut microbes that cause obesity’s smell may help researchers figure out ways to help patients lose weight

Fast-Melting Arctic Ice Caused Massive Spring Snowstorms

Record lows of Arctic sea ice also accounts for last year’s unusually warm spring

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Nobody Chews Like You Chew

There are a few things that are distinct to every person—her fingerprints, voice, particular way of walking, and, it turns out, the way she chews

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Richard III’s Relatives Threaten to Sue If His Exhumed Remains Aren’t Buried in York

Wherever Richard III winds up, the tourist buses will likely follow

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Oklahoma’s Biggest-Ever Earthquake Was Likely Man-Made

By injecting fluid deep underground, people may have caused Oklahoma’s big 2011 earthquake

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Setting Sail: the 500th Anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s Discovery of Florida

The story of Florida isn’t as simple as you may remember

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