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The Science Behind Dogs’ Goofy Greetings

Why do dogs go nuts when their owners get home? The answers lie in their DNA and brains

August 3, 2015

Most kids, even those with autism, don’t need to see this guy’s smile to tell he is happy.

New Research

Kids With Autism Can Read Emotions Through Body Language

A new study challenges the misconception that kids with the disorder lack empathy

August 3, 2015

New Research

This Robotic Insect Can Jump on Water

Why? Because it’s cool

August 3, 2015

With the right code, hackers can control guns from afar

July 31, 2015

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Australian Cities Pass Cat Curfews

Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key

July 31, 2015

An actor, playing the role of a vaccine against Ebola, performs at a school in Abidja, Ivory Coast, last September

New Research

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent Protection in Trial

An unusual trial design helped prove the vaccine safe and effective in less than a year

July 31, 2015

New Research

We Crave Comfort Food to Feel Less Alone

This is why you can’t stop eating corndogs

July 31, 2015

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Maine Brewers Are Selling Lobster-Infused Beer

Because of course they are

July 31, 2015

The 7 Line is currently undergoing a system upgrade from one that was installed in the 1930s to one run by computers.

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NYC Subway Technology Goes Way Back…to the 1930s

America’s busiest subway system relies on vintage machines

July 31, 2015

An artist’s vision of what the night sky would look like from a planet at the heart of an ultracompact galaxy

New Research

These Super-Dense Galaxies Are Bursting With Stars

Life in these systems would have trouble starting, but the night skies would be spectacular to behold

July 31, 2015

Philae snapped this image of 67P over a mile from the comet's surface.

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Philae Proves There’s More to Comets Than Dust and Ice

The lander found organic compounds on comet 67P

July 31, 2015

Photo shows a section of the Florida-Caribbean map. In lower left, an insert section shows part of the Caribbean treasure ground. Note heavy concentration of numbers (each location a shipwreck) off the Louisiana coast, and in the Florida Keys.

Treasure hunters find 300-year-old coins from a Spanish fleet off the Florida coast

July 30, 2015

One of the most popular songs in the world could soon be free to sing

July 30, 2015

Half of Devil's Kettle Falls plunges underground — then simply disappears

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The Mystery of Minnesota’s Disappearing River

Half a river is missing in the Judge C.R. Magney State Park

July 30, 2015

Players from the University of Sydney and McGill University grapple over the quaffle during the 2014 Quidditch World Cup in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Muggles, Rejoice: Quidditch is Becoming a Serious Sport

The Harry Potter-inspired game is now played by more than 300 teams around the world

July 30, 2015

Nabiré had a chronic problem with uterine cysts, and the one that killed her was inoperable.

One of the species’ last females died this week

July 30, 2015

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Bully or Bystander? It Could Be in the Genes

New study says bullying may be nature, not nurture

July 30, 2015

14 people died in the accident

July 30, 2015

Dario, an eight-year-old Colombian boy who lost his arm due to a congenital malformation, tests out Torres' prosthetic arm design.

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Kids Can Build Their Own Lego Prosthetics

Prototype system brings a bit of fun to prosthetics

July 30, 2015

Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May is recognized during a July 17, 2015 New Horizons science briefing at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May spent a long birthday weekend with the science team, attending two morning science plenaries, a meeting with the Student Dust Counter group, and working on stereo images of Pluto with the Geology, Geophysics and Imaging (GGI) team.

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Queen Guitarist Brian May is Now a New Horizons Science Collaborator

As new images were transmitted from Pluto, the rock-star-turned-astrophysicist rubbed shoulders with his heroes

July 29, 2015