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Women Get More Politically Engaged When Their Senator Is Also Female

Women no longer lag far behind men in political savvy when they have a female leader to look toward

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The Social Media Fight Between the U.S. and ISIS Is Weirder Than You’d Imagine

The U.S. has decided to fight propaganda with propaganda

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Crowns, Beheadings, Rebellions—Bone Up on the History of Scottish Independence Before Next Week’s Referendum

A vote that could change the direction of Scotland’s future is a little over a week away

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Saturn Is Making (And Destroying) Mini-Moons All The Time

Saturn’s F ring is a little moon factory

Rescue workers look through the ruins left by the August 3, 2014 earthquake.

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Deadly Chinese Earthquake May Have Been Man-Made

More than 600 people died in the August 3 Yunnan earthquake

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When We’re Lonely, Inanimate Faces Come Alive

Our minds are less particular about the source of comfort when we are craving contact with others

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Sir John Franklin’s Doomed Ship Just Turned Up in the Arctic After 170 Years

The two ships disappeared in 1846 during a British expedition trying to map the Northwest Passage

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Enterovirus 68, a Rare Virus, Is Spreading Among Kids in the U.S.

The CDC reports that patients with the respiratory disease are showing up in hospitals across the country

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Summer Vacation Is Actually About City Kids, Not Farm Kids

If school breaks were really scheduled around farming needs, then kids would be in the classroom during the summer months

Esplanade park in Helsinki

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In the Summer, Helsinki’s Buildings Are Cooled by an Underground Lake

Underneath a park in Helsinki, Finland is a lake used to cool buildings in the city

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The World’s Carbon Sinks May Be Running Out of Room

The Earth’s biosphere may be absorbing less carbon than it used to

A model depicting a Viking ring fortress layout.

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Newly Discovered Viking Fortress Could Have Been a Launch Point for Invading England

The ring-shaped complex could have been used as a military training ground

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A Military Contractor Just Went Ahead And Used an Xbox Controller For Their New Giant Laser Cannon

The army’s new laser cannon is controlled with an Xbox controller

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Peaches Were Domesticated in China 7,500 Years Ago

Preserved peach pits reveal the origins of this sweet fruit

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Why Networking Can Make You Feel Dirty

Pursuing relationships to forward your career aspirations triggers a sense of moral disgust

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Napa Earthquake Turned Dry Creeks Wet Again

“Miracle water” wets some of California’s dried streams

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Every Year for the Next 100 Years, Authors Will Write Books That Won’t Be Read Until 2114

Author Margaret Atwood’s new book became the first to go into the century-long time capsule project

The projected path of asteroid 2014 RC past Earth on September 7, 2014

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Assumed Asteroid Remnant Leaves Crater in Nicaragua

A small rock from a passing asteroid left a crater in Nicaragua

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Cockatoos Learn to Use Tools by Watching Each Other

With a teacher, Goffin cockatoo learn to use new tools more quickly

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The Keeling Curve Gets a Much-Needed Boost from Google’s Schmidt

The long-running carbon dioxide monitoring program got a $500,000 grant from the Schmidts

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