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The Case for Sending Women to Mars
Because women are smaller than men, they’re cheaper to send into space
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Ex-Nazis Received Social Security Payments From America
Dozens of former Nazis are suspected of collecting millions in Social Security in return for exiting the country
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The White House Just Asked Scientists to Stop Trying to Make Diseases More Deadly
New funding is being suspended, and anyone who’s already been paid to do such work is being asked to stop.
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Even West Africans Who Don’t Catch Ebola Are Being Hurt By the Disease
Ebola’s toll is more than just a body count
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A Very Ancient Group of Jawed Fish Were Having Surprisingly Intimate Intercourse
Many fish later ditched this clumsy method in favor of external fertilization
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The Milky Way is Stealing Other Galaxies’ Gases
Little dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way are missing their hydrogen
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Denver Police Stoke a New Halloween Fear—Pot-Laced Candy
You really think people are going to give marijuana away?
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Arts Degrees: Not Entirely Worthless
Recent graduates of arts degrees report high job satisfaction and employment numbers
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General Lori Robinson Takes Charge of the Pacific as Air Force’s First Female Major Command Leader
Robinson joins the short list of female four-star generals
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Your Microbes Get Jet Lagged, Too
When bacteria’s circadian rhythm is disrupted, they become worse at their jobs
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This Umbrella Creates an Air “Force Field” to Keep Rain Away
The umbrellas are still in the testing phase but are expected to ship out by next December
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Parents Could Be On the Hook for What Their Irresponsible Kid Does on Facebook
A court case in Georgia says parents can be liable for their kids Facebook behavior
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In Australia, Curiosity® Really Will Kill Feral Cats
Don’t feel too bad for the cats, though: they kill millions of birds and little mammals every day
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This Weekend, Astronomers Get Their Best Ever Look at an Oort Cloud Object
Looking at the Oort cloud is like looking back in time—a superpower hampered by the fact that the Oort cloud is very, very, very, very far away
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Ellis Island Is Opening an Abandoned Hospital to the Public for the First Time in 60 Years
There are 29 abandoned buildings in all, several of which visitors can explore
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There’s a Scientific Reason Why Self-Harm Makes Some People Feel Better
The same part of the brain that handles physical distress also deals with emotions
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This Photographer Set Out on a Quest to Rediscover the World’s Lost Species of Frogs
Some of the subjects are new to science, others haven’t been seen in 15 to 160 years
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Unbelievable Reactions People Have Had to the Ebola Outbreak
For some, the disease is a chance to make money; for others, it brings out racism
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Wind Power is Actually Cheaper Than Coal, Nuclear and Gas
Once you consider the downstream consequences, coal becomes a lot more expensive
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