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The NFL Is Considering Axing the Extra Point After Touchdowns

Scoring these points is easy, and the NFL might just get rid of them

January 22, 2014

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You Can Get Placebo Sleep

Simply thinking you got better sleep makes your brain work better

January 22, 2014

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This Crazy Anemone Hangs Upside Down From the Antarctic Ice Shelf

Edwardsiella andrillae pop their tentacles out to feed

January 22, 2014

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Could a Computer Ever Learn to Identify Death?

Identify signs of life in a human might still be beyond a computer’s grasp

January 22, 2014

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Rio’s Giant Christ Statue Damaged by Lightning

Repairs will begin on Christ the Redeemer’s fingers and head

January 21, 2014

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This One Site in Texas Will Get Most of America’s Low-Level Nuclear Waste

As America’s nuclear plants run out their lives, decommissioning waste will be headed to Texas

January 21, 2014

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Virgin Galactic Started Selling Tickets to Space Before Getting Permission to Take People There

The private spaceflight company is missing a crucial FAA permit

January 21, 2014

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One Italian Director Animated These Old Masterpieces With New Technology

We can’t decide if these moving paintings are cool or totally creepy

January 21, 2014

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Vaporized Dirt Might Be the Mysterious Cause of Ball Lightning

An analysis of one ball’s contents found silicon, iron and calcium—the main components of dirt

January 21, 2014

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What Does Space Do To Your Microbiome?

Nobody wants E. coli on a trip to Mars

January 21, 2014

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Study Finds that Halal Meat in Iran is Contaminated With Pork

Halal meat is supposed to adhere to strict religious rules, but a new study suggests it isn’t quite so spotless

January 21, 2014

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How Much Do You Actually Know About What You’re Putting in Your Mouth?

A little background in food science can turn you into a next-level foodie

January 20, 2014

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Two Pints of Water Can Contain the DNA of Thousands of Fish

Two pints of water from a 1.2 million gallon tank were all that was needed to identify 13,000 fish

January 20, 2014

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This Is How Giant Animal Statues Get Made

Who do you go to when you need a giant crocodile statue? This guy

January 20, 2014

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The Short History of the Invention of Writing

Writing was invented, but by whom?

January 20, 2014

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Conservationist Are Resorting to Branding Endangered Tortoises

If the tortoises’ shells are marred with numbers and letters, they’ll be less appealing to poachers

January 20, 2014

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Fresh From 1849: The First Animated Gif of the Moon

A series of exposures shows the oldest surviving photo of the Moon

January 20, 2014

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Archaeologists in Egypt Just Unearthed a Previously Unknown Pharaoh’s Tomb

Ancient Egypt’s King Senebkay just arose after a 3,650 year slumber

January 17, 2014

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School Really Should Start Later

Pushing start times back just 25 minutes can increase how much sleep teens get and how productive they are

January 17, 2014

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The Extreme Dakar Rally Is Tearing Up the Inca Empire

500 drivers in an extreme off-road race, and plenty of damage to historic sites

January 17, 2014