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Skaftafell National Park

New Research

This Glacier in Iceland Is Fighting to Stay Alive

The Falljökull glacier has cut off its lower reaches but the upper portion is advancing once again

New Research

Plants Can Sense When Insects Are Eating Them

Plants can sense munching vibrations that insects make, and respond accordingly with heightened defenses

Cool Finds

To Find Out How Healthy Whales Are, Send in the Drones

A custom-built drone got close enough to whales to capture individuals’ distinctive markings

This man's spine wasn't cut by a knife, but rather is degenerating from arthritis.

New Research

Nose Cells Transplanted to a Paralyzed Man’s Spine Let Him Walk Once Again

Specialized cells from the nose can promote the regeneration of nerve cells

New Research

Prozac Doesn’t Make Birds Happy

Birds on Prozac lose their appetite and libido

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The White House Just Asked Scientists to Stop Trying to Make Diseases More Deadly

New funding is being suspended, and anyone who’s already been paid to do such work is being asked to stop.

Garmai Sumo with the Liberian red cross supervises a burial team as they pull out the body of 40-year-old Mary Nyanforh, in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 14, 2014.

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Even West Africans Who Don’t Catch Ebola Are Being Hurt By the Disease

Ebola’s toll is more than just a body count

An artist's impression of an antiarch mating scene.

New Research

A Very Ancient Group of Jawed Fish Were Having Surprisingly Intimate Intercourse

Many fish later ditched this clumsy method in favor of external fertilization

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New Research

The Milky Way is Stealing Other Galaxies’ Gases

Little dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way are missing their hydrogen

New Research

Your Microbes Get Jet Lagged, Too

When bacteria’s circadian rhythm is disrupted, they become worse at their jobs

Cool Finds

This Weekend, Astronomers Get Their Best Ever Look at an Oort Cloud Object

Looking at the Oort cloud is like looking back in time—a superpower hampered by the fact that the Oort cloud is very, very, very, very far away

Cool Finds

There’s a Scientific Reason Why Self-Harm Makes Some People Feel Better

The same part of the brain that handles physical distress also deals with emotions

New Research

Wind Power is Actually Cheaper Than Coal, Nuclear and Gas

Once you consider the downstream consequences, coal becomes a lot more expensive

New Research

This Google Glass Owner Only Took His Device Off to Sleep And Shower

And when he checked into rehab, he couldn’t stop touching his right temple

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Zooplankton and Krill “Pee” Helps Determine Ocean Chemistry

Tiny marine life’s expelled ammonia fuels important chemical reactions

Liberian nurses carry a dead body suspected of dying from the Ebola virus at the Roberts field highway on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, 25 September 2014.

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Now We’re Crowdfunding Ebola Research?

One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding

New Research

Giant Icebergs Used to Ram Up Against Florida

21,000 years ago, icebergs carved up the ocean floor off the Miami coast

Cool Finds

The Science of Why Toothpaste Makes Food Taste Funny

Blame toothpaste’s foaming action

X-ray technology was invented in 1985 by Wilhelm Röntgen. This early image, along with others set to be on the block, were taken just a year later.

Cool Finds

Amazing Artifacts From the History of Science Are Going Up for Auction

Now if only we all had infinite money

An artist's conception depicts WASP-43b's orbit around its star.

New Research

Exoplanet Has Winds That Blow at the Speed of Sound

WASP-43b wouldn’t be a great place to live

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