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What Causes Namibia’s Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites
Namibia’s mysterious fairy circles might actually be caused by competition between grasses
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Online Reviews Are Finally Catching Up With the Medical Profession
Yes, your online review of your doctor is influencing other people. Including your doctor.
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What Happens When 20 Million Bees Are Set Loose In A Highway Accident
Water to the rescue against peeved honeybees
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Refresh Your El Niño Expertise: the Pacific Ocean Is Gearing Up for a Powerful One
A strong El Niño this year could mean we’re in for a real scorcher.
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What’s Worse Than One, Big Earthquake? A String of Slightly Smaller Ones
Historical earthquake activity shows that California may not just be set for one big earthquake, but a cluster of smaller shakers
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What Discrimination Actually Looks Like: We Give Preferential Treatment to People Like Us
Discrimination isn’t just about exclusion
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Sober Fish Willingly Play Follow-the-Leader With Drunk Fish
Do not try these experiments at home
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Whales And Dolphins Can Only Taste Salt
Almost all vertebrates enjoy five primary tastes, but not dolphins and whales
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Turning Light Into Matter Might Finally Be Possible
Researchers have a formula for turning colliding photons into electrons and positrons
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Newly Hatched Crane Chicks Carry the Hopes of Britain on Their Shoulders
If thes crane chicks survive, they will be the first wild born cranes to be raised in western Britain in 400 years
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This Satellite’s Last Act Will Be Skydiving Through Venus’ Atmosphere
The ESA’s Venus Express orbiter is going to end its life with a trip into Venus’ atmosphere
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You Have Carbon Monoxide in Your Blood—But Not As Much As an Elephant Seal Does
Elephant seals have so much carbon monoxide in their blood, it’s as if they’re smoking 40 cigarettes a day
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How Do We Know the Earth Is 4.6 Billion Years Old?
We know the Earth is old. But how do we know its age?
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Fewer Honeybees Died Last Year, But Not Enough to Save Them
If losses continue at the same rate, honey bees in the U.S. won’t survive on the long term
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The Tropics are Moving, And They’re Bringing Their Cyclones With Them
Over the past 30 years hurricanes have been hitting their peak intensities nearer to the poles
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Fujitsu is Growing the Most Technologically Advanced Lettuce Ever
This gives a whole new meaning to factory farm
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America Maybe Depends a Little Too Much on Russia to Get to Space
The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station
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Even Tiny Amounts of Radioactive Food Made Caterpillars Become Abnormal Butterflies
Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
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Coral Reefs Absorb 97 Percent of the Energy From Waves Headed Toward Shore
This finding applies to reefs around the world
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What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang?
They’re on Mars, they’re beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
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