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Dust May Help, Not Harm, Air Pollution in China
When it comes to some of Earth’s smoggiest cities, less dust isn’t necessarily better
Distraction May Make Us Less Able to Appreciate Beauty
Truly experiencing the beauty of an object could require conscious thought, vindicating the ideas of Immanuel Kant
The 400-Year-Old Mystery of These Bullet-Shattering Glass Drops May Finally Be Solved
The tadpole-shaped glass structures can survive a hammer blow but explode if their tail is squeezed
Did Peckish Christians Make Chickens More Social?
Religious dietary laws in the Middle Ages could have helped make the fowl less aggressive
Latest Fast Radio Burst From Space Adds to Their Mystery
Researchers trained 11 telescopes on a recent burst's aftermath, but could find no traces of what caused the high energy signal
Is Australia’s Dingo-Proof Fence Changing the Ecosystem of the Outback?
A new study says yes, but it’s complicated
This 36-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is a "Missing Link" in Whale Evolution
Discovered in Peru, the new fossil has tiny remnants of hind limbs
Fossils From Ancient Hot Springs Suggest Life May Have Evolved on Land
These 3.5-billion-year-old rocks could vindicate Darwin's claim that life evolved in "some warm little pond," and not in the ocean
People Don’t Trust Scientific Research When Companies Are Involved
But sometimes, they should
Ancient Creature Left a 28-Foot Drag Mark After It Died
An ammonite found in a German quarry left its mark on its lagoon home
Infant Dinosaur Found Still Encased in Its Egg Identified as New Species
Research suggests that the embryo belongs to the cassowary-like oviraptorosaurs
Study Challenges the Supremacy of Stradivarius Violins
A French researcher set out to solve a long-standing fiddle riddle: do these infamous violins project sound better than new ones?
Ancient Human Cousin May Have Lived Alongside Early Homo Sapiens
<i>Homo naledi</i> may have been much younger—and more advanced—than previously thought
From Budweiser to Heineken, Alcohol Brands Are Rampant in Hollywood Films
Over the past two decades, even G-rated films have amped up the booze labels
Thousands of Bodies Rest Under the University of Mississippi Medical Center Campus
The University hopes to remove the bodies and build a memorial and laboratory to study the former insane asylum patients
Introducing 'Zuul,' an Ankylosaur That Could Really Make Your Ankles Sore
A finely preserved fossil sheds new light on the curious tail of armored dinos
Deer Caught Gnawing on Human Bones
For the first time, researchers spotted a white-tailed deer chewing on a rib bone at a body farm
How Smart Were Early Humans? “Neuroarchaeology” Offers Some Answers
Brain Imaging Gives Insight Into Early Human Minds
Two New Species of Googly-Eyed Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia
The tiny tree dwellers are the 80th and 81st primates discovered since 2000
Humans Are Making Too Much Noise—Even in Protected Areas
Turns out that protecting natural areas doesn't give animals much peace and quiet
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