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Dinosaur Extinctions, Titanic Deaths and More Questions From Our Readers

You asked our curators, they answered

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Pufferfish’s Deadly Toxin Could Help Chemo Patients

Researchers in New Jersey are working on an experimental drug that they hope will provide pain relief to cancer patients going through chemotherapy

A Slight Zap to the Brain Makes Everyone Appear More Attractive

After getting zapped, participants experienced a boost of dopamine - a chemical associated with how we judge people's attractiveness

For Immediate In-the-Moment Happiness, Head Outdoors

Study participants were significantly and substantially happier when they were outside surrounded by green or in a natural habitat

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Your Compost Will Not Attract Vermin, Take Over Your Apartment or Produce Toxic Fumes

Recent arguments against composting don't stand up to evidence or experience

Facebook Helped Kick Off a 20-Fold Registration Spike for Desperately Needed Organ Donors

Last May, Facebook began allowing users to post their organ donor status on their profile timelines

Alternative Medicine Is a $34 Billion Industry, But Only One-Third of the Treatments Have Been Tested

The traditional medicine industry is just as profit-driven as any other

Unless You Like Toxic Chemicals, Skip This Chinese Delicacy

Thirty Chinese preserved egg companies are being shut down for using toxic chemicals to expedite the egg-festering process

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Supreme Court Hands Big Loss to Big Pharma

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against big pharmaceutical companies, saying that the Federal Trade Commission could indeed sue companies who engaged in "pay to play" deals

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In Kenya, Where One in Four Women has Been Raped, Self Defense Training Makes a Difference

After a short training course, rape in a group of adolescent girls dropped from around 25 percent to under 10 percent

Can We Blame Men for Menopause?

It's hard to see how a genetic predisposition to sterility would be helpful

Biotech Companies No Longer Have the Right to Patent Human Genes

Companies can still patent DNA they build themselves, methods for isolating genes or specialized knowledge they gain through genetic research

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Spaceships Made of Plastic Could Carry Us to Mars

Plastic is way better than aluminum at blocking cosmic rays

New At-Home Test Could Tell Women If Their Pregnancy Has Terminated

Women who both do and do not want to be pregnant could benefit from the new test

A Survey of Women With Broken Bones Shows the Prevalence of Domestic Abuse

One in three women has been the victim of domestic abuse.

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This New Photo App Can Help Doctors Brainstorm What, Exactly, That Weird Thing Growing on Your Leg Is

It's like Instagram but with rotting toes and tumors instead of filters

Five-year-old don Filippino’s abnormally swollen skull.

Florence’s Powerful Medici Family Suffered from Rickets Because of Too Much Time Spent Indoors

Study of the Medici's children shows that they suffered from rickets, or the bone softening affliction caused by a lack of vitamin D from sunlight or food

How a Dog Virus Could Wipe Out Tigers

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People Don’t Seem to Get What ‘Designated Driver’ Means

A new study found that around 40 percent of designated drivers drink, and almost 20 percent do so to the point that their own ability to drive may be impaired

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Today Is National Doughnut Day

Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts

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