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Parents Playing With Their Phones Have Less Patience for Their Kids
Kids compete with Candy Crush and texting for a parental attention
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Spider Monkeys Are the Only Other Primate Species That Segregates by Sex
Spider monkey females are basically living together in a feminist commune to escape the aggressive, greedy males
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A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District
Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed
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The Number of Female Rappers Signed to Major Labels Dropped From 40 to Just Three
Female MC’s, rappers and producers haven’t gone away; they just aren’t getting contracts with major labels anymore
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One Drink Might Be Enough to Make People 55 And Older Unsafe Drivers
Older adults may be more susceptible to the effects of alcohol on driving performance
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The NSA Has Its Own Advice Columnist, Snowden Leaks Reveal
Among concerns the anonymous advice-giver addressed were employee privacy issues
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Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air Like Mini-Tornadoes
Researchers are getting closer to understanding the physics behind this impressive reptilian feat
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Could Giant Walls Prevent Tornadoes?
The idea is to build three walls, 1,000 feet high and 150 feet wide, running east to west across the country’s middle
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This Documentary Explores the Lives of Five People Willing to Go on a One-Way Trip to Mars
What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?
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Sweden’s northernmost town is moving towards the east to avoid falling into a mine
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Two Artists Lived on a Giant Hamster Wheel for Ten Days
The exhibit, In Orbit, is on display at a Williamsburg gallery
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Mexico’s Pyramid of the Sun Is Slowly Turning Into a Pile of Dust
When scientists scanned the pyramid’s insides, they found a giant pile of dust
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Forget Storing Carbon. Why Not Capture It And Make It Into Something Useful?
New equipment could let manufacturers use atmospheric carbon dioxide as a raw material
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It Was Cold Enough This Winter to Go Ice Yachting on the Hudson River
This high-speed sport only happens when conditions are just right: a frozen river, lots of wind, and cold temperatures
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What’s the Most Perfect Moment to Buy That Plane Ticket?
You know that the longer you wait to book a flight, the higher ticket prices climb. But when exactly should you book a flight?
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Sub-Orbital Travel Is Going to Make the World Feel Really, Really Small
Our small world is about to get even smaller—for those who can afford to fly sub-orbitally
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Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Are Starving As the Civil War Continues
Sieges and blocked supplies are hurting Syria’s civilian population
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These Alien-Looking Metal Domes Are Keeping London Safe And Dry
The flood barrier that protects London closed fifty times this winter—a new record
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