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The Universe’s Oldest Stars Likely Lit Up Way Later Than Once Thought
Data gathered by the European Space Agency’s Planck telescope indicates that the universe was dark for about 550 million years after the big bang
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Has Facebook Become the Internet?
The social network’s worldwide reach is leading to some serious confusion
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Here’s The Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
A Gauguin painting broke the price record this week, selling for nearly $300 million
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Chimpanzees May Have Their Own Form of Bilingualism
Humans aren’t the only primates capable of learning new “words” for the same object
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The Library of Congress Now Has Rosa Parks’ Personal Letters
The loan of over 10,000 documents from the Civil Rights icon’s personal life reveals her complexity and inner struggles—as well as one solid pancake recipe
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Invasive, Acid-Spraying Ants in Hawaii Are Deforming Native Seabird Chicks
The ground-dwelling chicks are pestered by invasive ants spraying acid
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A Setback for HIV Prevention Trial: Getting People To Take the Medicine
Women didn’t take their preventative medications, even those proven to work, for fear of side effects
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Pigeons’ Brains Work Kind of Like Ours
A small study showed impressive categorizing abilities in three pigeons
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Cards Against Humanity Has a Private Island
“Hawaii 2” started as a joke, turned into an island owned by the card game and licensed to its players
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Is This Mummy Dead…Or Meditating?
Some Buddhists claim this well-preserved monk is in a deep meditative state
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Before Agriculture, Human Jaws Were a Perfect Fit for Human Teeth
The emergence of agricultural practices initiated major changes to the jaw structure of ancient humans, leading to dental problems we still experience
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Starving Sea Lions Are Piling Up on California Beaches
It’s the third year of a crisis that’s confusing scientists
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How Space Travel Can Damage Our Immune Systems
Research finds that living in low-gravity conditions can take a toll that goes far beyond an aversion to dehydrated foods
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Life-Giving Rain Also Spreads Deadly Plant Disease
High-speed cameras show how leaf flexibility influences raindrop dispersal into the air — along with pathogens picked up from infected plants
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Creating Drought-Tolerant Plants By Hacking Their Natural Responses
Which new technique will help plants survive with less water?
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The Pacific Crest Trail Is So Popular It Needs a New Permit System
Only 50 people per day will be allowed to start thru-hikes from the southern terminus
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Notes From Alan Turing’s Code-Breaking Days Found in Roof Insulation
The rare code-breaking documents include sheets used to calculate settings for the machine working on “Enigma”
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A Great Idea: Create an HMS Beagle in LEGO Form
Vote to turn this tiny version of a famous ship into a LEGO kit available for all to enjoy
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Private Space Investments Will Reach $10 Billion This Year
Make way for money—investors are bullish on space
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