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The Microbes That Make Cheese Taste Good Are Surprisingly Universal
Just a dozen different types of bacteria and fungi tend to dominate all different cheese types
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Tiny Propeller Is 100 Times Smaller Than A Red Blood Cell
Boldly going where no machine has gone before
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Why Is Anyone Opposed to Reintroducing American Bison to the Wild?
The government wants to release some of Yellowstone’s bison to the wild
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Antibiotic Resistant “Nightmare Bacteria” Have Escaped the Hospital
Infections with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae aren’t always tied to the healthcare system
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With Wildfire Still Burning in Yosemite, Sequoias, At Least, Are Safe
Up and down the West Coast, extraordinary fire seasons are becoming more common—and making climate change worse
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Blame Climate Change for Australia’s 30-Year Long Dry Spell
Human-induced climate change is driving a drop in rainfall across southern Australia
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Lady Worms, Beware: Pick the Wrong Mate, End Up Dead
Sperm from the wrong species of worm will eat through a female worm’s innards
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The Difficulty of Burying Ebola’s Victims
No one knows how long Ebola viruses can live in the body of a victim
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For the First Time in 300 Years, a New Permanent Sculpture Will Grace Versailles
A fountain sculpture being installed on the grounds is intended to be the first permanent addition to the collection in centuries
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This Deep-Sea Octopus Tended Her Eggs For More Than Four Years
It appears that the octopus mom also largely refrained from eating over those 53 months
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In 1665, a British Warship Mysteriously Blew Up—And Soon We Might Know Why
349 years ago, the warship The London exploded in the Thames Estuary. Now archaeologists are trying to figure out why
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The Last Crew Member Who Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Died
Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk said he never regretted his involvement in the bombing
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If Certain Couples in Yemen Choose to Divorce, Their Siblings Must Get a Divorce, Too
“Swap” marriages dictate that both marriage vows and divorces must be evenly shared between siblings of two families
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Natural Chocolate Is Actually a Reddish Color
Chocolate didn’t turn brown until chemists got their hands on it
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Sardines Take 400 Times Less Fuel To Catch Than Shrimp
Your shrimp cocktail is secretly a major waste of fossil fuel
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If You’re Feeling Stressed After Work, Skip the TV
People who arrived home stressed and then watched TV or played video games wound up feeling guilty about those activities
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Rare Half-Albino Redwood Tree Is Safe, For Now
One rare, half-albino redwood in California was slated to be chopped down, but local outcry has saved it
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Don’t Bank on Groundwater to Fight Off Western Drought—It’s Drying Out, Too
Water losses in the west have been dominated by dwindling groundwater supplies
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Researchers Crack the Code of First Impressions
Mathematics identifies the subtle facial features that influence how we judge others
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The Average American Household Lost a Third of Its Net Worth During the Recession
A new study shows how much, exactly, the 2008 recession contributed to rising inequality in America
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