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When Scientists, Social Media, and the Kardashians Collide
A commentary published in a scientific journal sparks a heated debate amongst scientists
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We Don’t Need a Huge Breakthrough to Make Renewable Energy Viable—It Already Is
The idea that renewable energy can’t handle the load is a myth, says Amory Lovins
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The Flores “Hobbit” Might Not Be a New Species at All
A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited
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Explore Native Alaskan Stories As a Young Iñupiaq Girl in This New Video Game
Never Alone draws on the art, stories and culture of Alaskan Inuit
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With an Untested New Drug, Two Ebola Patients Are Experiencing “Miraculous” Recovery
The drug, however, was not “top secret,” as some outlets have reported
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Copenhagen Might Install a Giant, Energy-Gathering Duck in Its Harbor
The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025
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Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In
The then-and-nows of kids’ food-related fundraising
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Scientists Can Now Eavesdrop By Watching a Soundless Video of a Glass of Water
Sound is pressure, pressure causes motion and motion shows up on film
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Civil War Battlefields Are Overrun With Deer
The Parks Department is going to spend $1.8 million to have hunters cull them
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There’s an Easy (And Tasty) Way to Measure the Speed of Light at Home
You can make surprisingly accurate calculations using chocolate and a microwave
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Here’s How Astronomers Actually Find Planets in Other Solar Systems
Astronomers have found 1,741 exoplanets. But how, exactly?
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Fish Oil Could Be a Modern-Day Snake Oil
The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data
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1970s Redux: Lake Erie Is So Polluted, Toledo’s Drinking Water Was Cut Off
An algae bloom in Lake Erie leaves hundreds of thousands without fresh drinking water
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These Diaries, of Poet Siegfried Sassoon, Capture the Chaos of WWI
Siegfried Sassoon’s poems captured life in the trenches of WWI
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Send Your Pets’ Remains To Space
A new service offers to launch your pet’s ashes into space
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Quentin Tarantino And Judd Apatow Agree: Kodak Film Can’t Disappear—They Need It
Some of Hollywood’s most famous directors are pressing studios to buy Kodak film—before it’s too late
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Mummies From Around the World Had Hardened Arteries
Mummies from cultures across the globe have one thing in common—plaque in their arteries
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Sometimes Bumblebees Just Want to Do Their Own Thing
Bumblebees are strong communicators, but they don’t always listen
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Suicide Risk Could Soon Be Predicted Through a Blood Test
Elevated levels of stress-related chemicals in the body seem to correlate with suicide
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A bioarchaeologist proposes one method to answer that question
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