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This Might Be Why Handshaking Evolved
A new study shows that shaking hands is a covert way for us to unconsciously sniff out each other’s chemical signals
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Microsoft Billionaire Finds Enormous Sunken Japanese Battleship
Paul Allen used his megayacht to locate the long-lost ship, which has been missing since World War II
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There’s a Competition to Be the Last to Hear About the Super Bowl Winner
It’s hard to last past Monday morning
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A Paralyzed Woman Operated a Flight Simulator Using Only Her Thoughts
Electrodes implanted in the brain are shown to enable those with quadriplegia to achieve amazing feats
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Officials Figure Out What Was Making Louisville Stink
A musty smell permeating the city can be blamed on a naturally-occurring chemical largely responsible for the smell of dirt
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Mars Rover Is Out of Commission (For Now)
Short circuit halts Curiosity in its tracks
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A Beefalo Invasion Is Causing Trouble in the Grand Canyon
Hundreds of the hybrid animals are drying up water resources and messing with the ecosystem, eliciting calls for culling
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Vigilantes in Quito Have A Mission to Correct Graffiti Artists’ Spelling and Grammar
Meaning is important, the group says to explain their illicit copyediting duties
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Are Climate Change And the Conflict in Syria Connected?
A new study shows a link between the nation’s recent unrest and a major drought spurred on by global warming
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This Could Be the Tiniest Organism on Earth
Scientists capture an image of ultra-small bacteria
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Bet You Didn’t Know About the Earth’s ‘Second Moon’
Even astronomers didn’t realize it was following the Earth until 1997
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Chilean Volcano Erupts in the Early Morning
The 9,000-foot volcano spewed ash, smoke and lava high into the air
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The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography
It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view
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Amazing Ruins of a Long Lost City Discovered in Honduras
A scientific expedition into the depths of the Honduran rain forest discovered a lost city
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Grave Robbers Once Held Charlie Chaplin’s Body For Ransom
Months after his death, thieves stole the actor’s body in hopes of a $600,000 payout; it didn’t turn out as they had hoped
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Americans Can’t Agree on What Shapes Health
New research shows that Americans think a broad variety of factors can make us sick
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The Fourth Tallest Man-made Structure Isn’t a Building at All
TV towers and power station chimneys are some less well-known record-breakers in the history of super-tall structures
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How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy
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Someone Found Chris Hadfield’s Flight Suit in a Thrift Store
The astronaut isn’t sure how his suit made its way to a Toronto second-hand shop
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Popular Music Changed the Most in 1964
Scientists use genomic data to show how pop music evolves
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