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City-Sized Landslides Happened in the Past And Can Happen Again
Utah has a new claim to fame: it was the site of the world’s largest known landslide
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We’ve Put a Worm’s Mind in a Lego Robot’s Body
A wheeled Lego robot may not look like a worm, but it “thinks” like one after programmers gave it the neuron connections in a C. elegans roundworm
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The Philae Spacecraft Confirmed the Presence of Organic Molecules on the Comet it Landed On
Researchers hope the finding sheds light on how organic molecules might have first arrived on Earth
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300+ Species Just Joined the List of Threatened Plants And Animals
Overfishing, overhunting and habitat loss drove many of the new additions
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Neurologists Lost Track of Part of the Human Brain And Just Re-Discovered It
The major pathway in the brain wasn’t exactly missing, but science literature appeared to have forgotten about it until now
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People Tend to Run Marathons Before Big Birthdays
The search for achievement and meaning at the end of a decade increases suicide and cheating, too
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Bed Bugs Can Transmit the Chagas Disease Parasite
The parasite is usually associated with Latin and South America, but was recently found throughout Louisiana, too
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Some Plants Eavesdrop (And Steal) Via an Underground Fungal Network
An underground network can be used for friendly communication—or for evil
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Antarctic Seals Keep Trying to Have Sex With Penguins
This isn’t the first time a fur seal has attempted to copulate with a king penguin and scientists think that more seals are learning the behavior
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Physicists Explain Why Coffee Is More Prone to Spills Than Beer
It all comes down to the foam
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We Fall in Love With Space Robots Because They Act Like Animals
Like pets, wires and chips can appear to act with intention
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The lander’s solar panels aren’t getting enough light and the batteries will die, but we already have some fantastic images and data
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Lack of Sleep Seems to Be More Deadly for Firefighters Than Fire
Sleep disorders are rampant among firefighters, and the majority do not seek treatment
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Bullying Pays Off For Chimp Dads
For male chimps, the meaner you are, the more offspring you have
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Playing With Smartphones Isn’t Going to Damage Toddlers
Tablets and TVs can be both good and bad for your child
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First Ever Experimental Drug Trials on Ebola Patients to Begin Next Month
Three potential Ebola drugs are being fast tracked to trials in west Africa
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Mind Control Turns Mouse Genes On and Off And Could Treat Diseases
An innovative experiment in mice shows how scientists could develop medications that dispense with the power of thought
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Giant, Slow-Moving Sharks Are Secretly Everywhere
We know very little about Greenland sharks, including the extent of their range, but what we do know is intriguing
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More Evidence That There’s a Connection Between a Person’s Gut Bacteria And Brain
Bacteria can affect your brain, but it’s still too early to do much with the information
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Californians Will Soon Be Swimming in Fukushima-Irradiated Water
Radiation took two-and-a-half years to make it across the ocean—but don’t worry, the levels of radiation are harmless
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