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Zombees Have Made it Across the U.S.

That gives us what, 28 days left?

January 30, 2014

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Old Illustrations Tell the Secret of How They Were Made

Old books are full of beautiful, intricate engravings. But without expertise in printmaking, how can you tell how those images were made?

January 30, 2014

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When Your Coffee Maker Is Also a Spectrometer

London-based designer Alex Duffner creates dual-purpose lab/kitchen gadgets

January 30, 2014

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A Factory in China Is Slaughtering Endangered Whale Sharks

A Chinese non-profit wildlife organization exposed what they believe to be the largest whale shark-processing factory in the world

January 30, 2014

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Here Are the Three Ways People Use Emoticons at Work

It might not be the most important type for human interaction, but the smiley certainly does make passive-aggressive work emails easier

January 30, 2014

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GM Purple Tomatoes Could Actually Be Good for You

These tomatoes are stuffed with anthocyanins (but they’re not the only source of the healthy pigment)

January 29, 2014

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Russia’s Getting Strict About Doping at Sochi

There will almost certainly be those who get away with it, but you can’t say the Russians aren’t trying

January 29, 2014

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College Football Players Push to Unionize for Medical Benefits

Are college athletes students or employees?

January 29, 2014

New Research

Humans Are Naturally Inclined to Believe We’re Immortal

Even children who live in a culture with no beliefs about existence before birth have a concept of “pre-life”

January 29, 2014

New Research

Climate Change Is Already Causing Mass Human Migration

When temperatures are high, Pakistani men are 11 times more likely to move out of town

January 29, 2014

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A Surprising Number of College Students Struggle to Find Enough Food

Food insecurity, a problem normally associated with poverty, also plagues college campuses

January 29, 2014

New Research

The Sun Is Spraying Water Into Space

When the solar wind hits oxygen-rich rocks, water can form

January 29, 2014

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Try to Smuggle an Illegal Elephant Tusk Out of Kenya, Pay a $230,000 Fine

For the first time, Kenya exercised its new, stricter punishments for wildlife trafficking crimes

January 29, 2014

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That Time Cats Attacked a NYC Butcher Shop

Cats are clearly untrustworthy creatures. Everybody knows that. But lest you forget, here’s a historical horror story.

January 28, 2014

New Research

English Speakers Are Bad at Identifying and Describing Smells

But is this a problem with our noses, or with English?

January 28, 2014

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The Time the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Highjacked Spy Ship

The Pueblo incident ended peacefully, but newly unclassified documents detail President Johnson’s contingency plans

January 28, 2014

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The Elusive Snow Leopard, Caught in a Camera Trap

Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan

January 28, 2014

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Amsterdam Is Feasting on Pigeon Paté

Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread

January 28, 2014

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Spend the Morning With Pete Seeger’s Voice

“A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think,” Seeger once said

January 28, 2014

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Just Call This Hunter-Gatherer Ol’ Blue-Eyes

DNA from an ancient human tooth found in a cave in Spain reveals one European hunter-gatherer’s complexion

January 27, 2014