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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?
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Ancient Human Cousin May Have Lived Alongside Early Homo Sapiens
Homo naledi may have been much younger—and more advanced—than previously thought
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How Smart Were Early Humans? “Neuroarchaeology” Offers Some Answers
Brain Imaging Gives Insight Into Early Human Minds
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Two New Species of Googly-Eyed Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesia
The tiny tree dwellers are the 80th and 81st primates discovered since 2000
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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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Racism Harms Children’s Health, Survey Finds
Racism may not be a disease, exactly. But a growing body of research finds that it has lasting physical and mental effects on its victims
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How Glaciers Gave Us the Adorable, Handstanding Spotted Skunk
DNA tests suggest ancient changes in climate shaped the creatures’ evolution
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Urine Luck: Vinegar Is the Best Treatment for a Man O’ War Sting
A new study suggests urine, sea water and lemon juice all do more harm than good on painful stings
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How Scientists And Indigenous Groups Can Team Up to Protect Forests and Climate
A collaboration between Smithsonian researchers and the Emberá people of Panama aims to rewrite a fraught narrative
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Watch Two Cuttlefish Fiercely Battle Over a Mate
This is the first time researchers caught the creatures locked in a vicious fight in the wild
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Scientists Found a Sweet New Way to Measure Pee in Pools
A common food additive reveals how much urine lurks in the lanes
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Why Morning Glories Could Survive Space Travel
The seed of the common garden flower could survive long journeys in space
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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Helps Unravel the Inner Workings of Glaciers
A new study maps the path of the water that feeds the falls and explores how water can exist under the ice
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Model Looms Are Missing Link in China’s Textile History
Four miniature pattern looms found in a burial in Chengdu show how the Han Dynasty produced cloth to trade on the Silk Road
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DNA of Ancient Skeleton Linked to Modern Indigenous Peoples
A new study has established a genetic link between a 10,300-year-old man and native groups living in the Pacific Northwest today
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