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Artists In Search of Inspiration Can Now Find Their Muse On a Cargo Ship

Container ships now join Amtrak trains, dune shacks and remote islands in the Arctic circle as sights dedicated to artistic pursuit

October 30, 2014

New Research

A Couple’s First Two Kids Make Them Briefly Happier; the Third Not So Much

Older couples get the most joy from their new addition to the family, teens the least

October 29, 2014

New Research

This Headline Is Trying to Manipulate You, And It’s Working

Bad headlines stick with you, even if you read the story

October 29, 2014

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Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Figure Out What Ails You

Microscopic particles will spy on the cells of your body and look for any disease, including cancer

October 29, 2014

New Research

Giant Tortoises Have Made a Comeback From 15 to 1,000

Española giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Galapagos National Park and are breeding on their own

October 29, 2014

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You’ll Soon Be Able to Talk to London And Manchester’s Statues

Just scan a tag near the statues with your cell, and they’ll call you with a quick first-person history lesson

October 29, 2014

New Research

Ancient Easter Islanders Likely Sailed Back And Forth to South America

The 4,600-mile roundtrip couldn’t have been easy—even for people who had already migrated from Polynesia in wooden outrigger canoes

October 29, 2014

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The Antares Rocket Explosion Wasn’t Orbital Sciences’ First Big Malfunction

Orbital Sciences has lost some of NASA’s gear before, because going to space is really, really hard

October 28, 2014

New Research

Found: Millions of Gallons of Missing Oil From Deepwater Horizon

Oil that sank to the seafloor left a ring the size of Rhode Island

October 28, 2014

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What Appears to Be a Complete Mammoth Skeleton Was Discovered in an Idaho Ditch

A nearby reservoir has just covered the fossil in water, however, postponing the excavation

October 28, 2014

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America’s Finally Getting Its First Permanent Cat Cafe

Cappuccino and a Siamese, please

October 28, 2014

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Reminder: Keep Your Boat AWAY From NASA’s Rocket Launches

A mission to the ISS was cancelled because of a wayward boat

October 28, 2014

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The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang

The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist

October 28, 2014

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Lava Is Poised to Consume Some Homes in Hawaii

Lava is creeping across the Big Island’s Puna district at a rate of about 10 to 15 yards per hour

October 28, 2014

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We’re Terrible at Distinguishing Real And Fake Schools of Fish

You can test your fish school savviness in a free online game created by scientists

October 28, 2014

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When Becoming a Man Means Sticking Your Hand Into a Glove of Ants

Young men must subject themselves to a ritual involving bullet ant-filled gloves not once but 20 times

October 27, 2014

New Research

Do You Make Better Decisions When Hungry?

Results from tests on university students contradict the notion that hunger makes you impulsive, instead it might make you intuitive

October 27, 2014

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A Zoo Python Had Six Babies in a “Virgin Birth”

The 20-foot-long reptile hadn’t had a chance to meet a mate, but she still laid 61 eggs

October 27, 2014

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Newsflash: Technology Cannot Guarantee a Baby

The unregulated egg freezing industry is profitable for those involved, but prone to failure for those looking to get pregnant

October 27, 2014

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Your Cat Has No Idea What You Want And Is Kind of Scared of You

Cats don’t do social skills

October 27, 2014