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15 Minutes of Wet Clay Has Never Been More Hypnotic
As the potter adds different strokes, the design spins and melds and transforms in front of your eyes
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Women Who Are Stressed Out Have More Difficulty Getting Pregnant
This is the first time that scientists have proven that there is a relationship between stress and becoming pregnant
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Air Pollution Contributes to One in Eight Deaths
The World Health Organization says air pollution is the leading environmental hazard
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The TSA Isn’t Good at Reading Body Language (And Neither are You)
Nobody can tell you’re freaking out inside. Not even specially trained TSA agents.
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Iraq’s Impressive New Trains Can Zip Passengers Across the Country at 100 Miles Per Hour
The new trains will connect Baghdad with another major city
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New Plan Could Limit NSA’s Collection of Phone Data
The agency would need a FISA court order to obtain more limited data from phone companies
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Drone-Assisted Hunting Banned in Alaska
“Under hunting regulations, unless it specifically says that it’s illegal, you’re allowed to do it.”
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Bitcoin’s Rules Might Reward Self-Interest a Little Too Much
If bitcoin’s rules aren’t rewritten, the cryptocurrency could be in trouble
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Academics Write Papers Arguing Over How Many People Read (And Cite) Their Papers
Studies about reading studies go back more than two decades
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Women’s Soccer League Stunted by Low Pay Rates
While Thierry Henry is guaranteed to make $4.3 million in the MLS this year, a NWSL player will be lucky to make $30,000
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Mount Everest Formed Because of India’s Relentless Push Against Asia
Just think of India as a giant Himalayas bulldozer
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A Third of All Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck
A report identifies the “wealthy hand-to-mouth,” people with a high net value but little to no cash
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25 Years Ago, The Exxon Valdez Ran Aground
On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound
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All Known Shipwrecks in Scotland Are on This Map
The Scottish coastline is treacherous, as this interactive map of shipwrecks shows
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Humans Killed the Moa, Genetics Study Suggests
Yet another species humans have the distinct honor of eradicating
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Florida Gives Up on Beating Back Python Invaders
Pythons in Florida are invasive predators that aren’t going anywhere
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Globally, Deaths From War And Murder Are in Decline
The world is getting safer, even if it doesn’t necessarily feel like it
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France Is Fighting for Its Fungi
With rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns threatening truffle supplies of France and Italy, Chinese truffles are moving in
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Now Every School Can Access a Fancy Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton’s Plasma Physics Laboratory gives remote access to a plasma physics experiment
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