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Pat Yourself on the Back, America: The U.S. Is Not Freaking Out About Ebola (For the Most Part)

Poll numbers show most Americans aren’t succumbing to the fear over Ebola

Cool Finds

Rainbows Don’t Include Purple Light, So Why Do They Sometimes Seem To?

Supernumerary rings, supernumerary rings, supernummrings

New Research

A Couple’s First Two Kids Make Them Briefly Happier; the Third Not So Much

Older couples get the most joy from their new addition to the family, teens the least

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This Headline Is Trying to Manipulate You, And It’s Working

Bad headlines stick with you, even if you read the story

An Espanola Galapagos giant tortoise under an arboreal prickly pear cactus. The cactus is a vital part of the tortoise's diet, but the surrounding woody plants - a leftover problem caused by goats - prevent the cactuses from regrowing.

New Research

Giant Tortoises Have Made a Comeback From 15 to 1,000

Española giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Galapagos National Park and are breeding on their own

The now non-existent Antares rocket sits on the launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility on October 26, 2014.

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The Antares Rocket Explosion Wasn’t Orbital Sciences’ First Big Malfunction

Orbital Sciences has lost some of NASA’s gear before, because going to space is really, really hard

Surface oil burning during the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon spill

New Research

Found: Millions of Gallons of Missing Oil From Deepwater Horizon

Oil that sank to the seafloor left a ring the size of Rhode Island

The skeleton was discovered near the American Falls dam and reservoir in Idaho.

Cool Finds

What Appears to Be a Complete Mammoth Skeleton Was Discovered in an Idaho Ditch

A nearby reservoir has just covered the fossil in water, however, postponing the excavation

Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano.

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Lava Is Poised to Consume Some Homes in Hawaii

Lava is creeping across the Big Island’s Puna district at a rate of about 10 to 15 yards per hour

Cool Finds

We’re Terrible at Distinguishing Real And Fake Schools of Fish

You can test your fish school savviness in a free online game created by scientists

Cool Finds

Newsflash: Technology Cannot Guarantee a Baby

The unregulated egg freezing industry is profitable for those involved, but prone to failure for those looking to get pregnant

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by Rosetta last month

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Rosetta’s Comet Smells Really, Really Bad

If you could breathe in space, you wouldn’t want to breathe this air

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40 Percent of Adult Internet Users Have Been Harassed Online

Harassment runs rampant online

Beni Meier's record-holding 2323.7 pound pumpkin.

Halloween

How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

Science!

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Invaders From Cuba Force Florida Lizards to Quickly Evolve (Or Get Out)

In just 15 years, green anoles changed their behavior and evolved bigger, stickier toes to escape alien competitors

Cool Finds

Build a Cloud Chamber for Cheap And See Particles From Outer Space

A simple device lets you see cosmic rays’ effects with your own eyes

A male great bustard struttin' his stuff.

New Research

Male Great Bustards Eat Poison to Look Sexier for the Ladies

The toxic compound can kill mammals - including humans - but helps the birds rid themselves of pests

Cool Finds

From Lightning on Jupiter to Apollo 13’s Call for Help, Hear Some of NASA’s Greatest Recordings

An audio archive captures some iconic moments of space history

An artist's impression shows exocomets orbiting the star Beta Pictoris

New Research

A Swarm of Comets Around an Alien Star Hints at Our Solar System’s Youth

The comets fall in two groups — one older and one younger — and have to contend with the orbit of a gas giant

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Lose Ice in Alaska, See Temperatures Spike By 7°C

This puts the goal of keeping temperature rises below 2°C to shame

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