Haters May Have a Natural Disposition to Hate
The researchers coined the term “dispositional attitudes” as a new means of assessing a person’s baseline outlook on the world
The Housing Bubble’s Latest Victims Are Doomed Desert Tortoises
The Bureau of Land Management funded the center through mandatory fees for housing developers, but money dried up after the housing bubble burst
Wildfires Now Could Mean Floods Next Spring
By burning down trees, wildfires open the door for future flooding
The Moon Had Water Since the Day It Was Born
The Moon was birthed from the Earth—a blob of molten rock sent spiraling off into space in the aftermath of a massive collision 4.5 billion years ago
Boston Children’s Hospital Once Relied on the Opera to Power X-Rays
In the 1880’s the Children’s Hospital in Boston didn’t have electricity, so it couldn’t use X-rays. But the nearby Opera House did
Lyme Disease Is Ten Times More Common Than We Thought
A recent CDC release says 300,000 Americans get Lyme disease each year
Listen to the Pig Music Box Titanic Survivors Played While Waiting for Rescue
This was the song that those on Lifeboat 11 heard while the Titanic sunk
Atropine Is the Simplest Treatment for Nerve Gas Attacks, And Syria Is Running Low
For doctors on the ground, the question is less who used chemical weapons, and more how they are going to treat the victims
One Million Cockroaches Escaped from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Farm
The greenhouse where rochaes were being raised was destroyed by an unknown vandal - perhaps a neighbor not pleased about millions of cockroaches next door
Yosemite Is Burning, And California Hasn’t Even Hit Peak Fire Season
The peak of California’s fire season is usually in September and October
The Lame Reason NASA Gave Up on Sending Astronauts to Venus in 1973
We had the technology, but not the will
Luca Parmitano Shared Exactly How It Feels to Start Drowning in Space
During a spacewalk, the Italian astronaut’s helmet filled with water
Kumquat-Eating Crocodilians: Crocs And Gators Love Their Fruits and Veggies
Grapes and berries, fruit and veggies—crocodiles and alligators eat more than meat
It’s a Bear-Eat-Bear World Out There, Literally
Hikers were startled when they came across a grizzly eating a black bear
Most of China’s Infamous Black Carbon Smog Comes From Cars And Cook Fires
Surprisingly, until now authorities struggled to pinpoint the main pollution culprits behind the black carbon, or soot
Zombie Pigeons Are Invading Moscow
In humans, the offending disease produces mild sniffles and flu-like symptoms, not an undead stupor or craving for flesh
Back From the Dead: Mothballed Telescope to Hunt for Killer Asteroids
Following the scare from the Russian meteor, an asteroid hunting telescope is brought back online
To Control Feral Cat Populations, Cut the Tubes of Dominant Males
Rather than taking the goods entirely from feral cats, researchers now propose vasectomies are the way to go
Watch This Sinkhole Swallow a Chunk of Louisiana Bayou Whole
The hole has been name the Bayou Corne Sinkhole, and has already forced the evacuation of 300 nearby residents, lest they also be swallowed into the swamp
This Astronomer Recreated Starry Night with Hubble Space Photos
Alex Parker used the top 100 images from the Hubble Space telescope to create his rendition of Starry Night
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