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Need to Build a Functioning Neuron?
In Minecraft, a player creates a functional neuron
Graham Crackers Were Supposed To Be a Sex Drive–Suppressing Diet Food
The original vision for graham crackers had little to do with s'mores
‘Altitude Sickness’ Might Actually Be Two Different Diseases
Something like 20% of people in the United States who travel to the mountains in the west report getting altitude sickness, but the symptoms might actually be from two different diseases
Celebrate Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month By Reporting These Horrifying Species
April 1st marks the beginning of Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, but how does somebody celebrate?
One of Napoleon’s Generals Was More Interested in Gathering Beetles Than Fighting at Waterloo
When he died in 1845, Count Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean owned the largest personal beetle collection in the world
This Picture of Boston, Circa 1860, Is the World’s Oldest Surviving Aerial Photo
A sight from 2,000 feet, a view of 1860s Boston
This Board Game Is Designed For People to Play 2,700 Years Into the Future
That is assuming, of course, that humans manage to stick around in time for the big unveiling event
America May Be the World’s Top Exporter of Sperm
The United States may be the world's largest exporter of sperm
Watch How Fast the Insane Snout of the Star-Nosed Mole Can Move
To many, the star nosed mole is alternatively horrifying and fascinating, but have you ever seen the little rodent's face in action?
If Your Plane is Going Down, It’s Better to Sit in the Back
Discovery TV crashed a Boeing 727 in the Sonoran desert to answer the question: where's the safest place in the plane?
Now Poachers Are Sawing Off Elephant Tusks in Museums
A plague of rhino horn and elephant tusk thefts to feed the wildlife black market continues in museums across Europe
Shroud 2.0: A High-Tech Look at One of Christianity’s Most Important Artifacts
The Shroud of Turin? There's an app for that
How That Annoying Drone From Inception Took Over Movie Trailers
There's this weird, droney sound that nearly every action movie seems to employ. But where did it come from?
Stop Trying to Live Like a Caveman
Modern humans are doing it all wrong - they eat wrong, they run wrong, they work wrong, they get married wrong. But is the life of cave people really what we should be striving for?
Maybe Cleopatra Didn’t Commit Suicide
Her murder, one author thinks, was covered up behind a veil of propaganda and lies put forth by the Roman Empire
Public for the First Time: A Last Letter from Dying Antarctic Explorer Captain Scott
In private hands for the past hundred years, Captain Scott's final letter is revealed
No Question: A T. Rex Would Beat You in Arm Wrestling
T. Rex may be ridiculed for her puny chicken-leg arms, but don't be deceived: this dinosaur was ripped from head to claw
Camera Lost for Six Years Returned (Which Is Crazy Even With the Internet)
The story can tell us a lot about the durability of plastic, but it's also an interesting look at just how connected the corners of the globe can be
James Cameron Decides to Let Scientists Use His Awesome Submersible
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution inherits the submarine, which they will use to built even better submersibles
Rare Crane Gets a Prosthetic Leg, Joins Hoard of Amazing Animal Prosthesis Users
Animal prosthetics are far behind our human blades, but they're making strides
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