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New Study Fleshes Out the Nutritional Value of Human Meat
The caloric value of the human body is surprisingly low compared to other prehistoric food options
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Atmosphere Detected Around an Earth(ish)-Sized Planet
Just 39 light years away, GJ 1132b is 1.4 times the Earth’s radius and has an atmosphere that may be composed of steam or methane
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The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
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Artifacts Found in Indonesian Cave Show Complexities of Ice Age Culture
Pendants and buttons as well as carvings suggest the inhabitants of Wallacea were as advanced as Europeans during the Ice Age
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Why Do So Many Hollywood Villains Have Skin Conditions?
A new study cautions that the scars and warts that afflict many movie villains could contribute to social stigmas
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Coal-Fueled Power Plants Linked to Lower Birth Weights in Tennessee Valley
When nuclear power plants pressed pause, coal stepped in—and birth weights began to decline
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Slo-Mo Footage Shows How Scorpions Strike
Using high speed cameras, researchers uncovered the defensive patterns used by scorpions, including the super-fast death stalker
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Poaching Isn’t the Cheetah’s Only Problem
Humans isolate the rare cats with roads and fences—which can be as devastating as hunting them outright
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Liberals and Conservatives Read Totally Different Books About Science
The good news: Everyone likes dinosaurs
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30-Million-Year-Old Tick Full of Monkey Blood Found in Ancient Amber
Scientists think the tick was plucked from a primate before being dropped in a puddle of sticky tree resin
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Brief Vending Machine Delay Helps People Make Better Snack Choices
When a vending machine withheld junky snacks for 25 seconds, people were slightly more likely to choose a healthier option
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Proposed Test Heats Up the Debate on Solar Geoengineering
Harvard scientists are moving ahead with plans to investigate using particles to reflect some of the sun’s radiation
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These Tropical Fish Have Opioids in Their Fangs
The point isn’t to relieve pain—it’s to kill
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Researchers Spot Giant, Deep-Sea Octopus Munching on an Unusual Snack
The cephalopod was chowing down on a jellyfish—long thought unimportant in the food web
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Unlike Dolphins, Sea Otters That Use Tools Are Not Closely Related
Rock-bashing in otters is a very old behavior
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New Device Allows Paralyzed Man to Move His Arm With His Mind
The brain implant bypasses the patient’s injured spinal cord, allowing him to eat and drink on his own
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What Really Made Primate Brains So Big?
A new study suggests that fruit, not social relationships, could be the main driver of larger brains
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U.S. Heroin Use Has Risen Dramatically Since 2001
White males under 45 are most likely to report using the drug
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Can Playing Tetris Block Traumatic Memories?
New research suggests that the engaging, visual-spatial nature of the game may disrupt the formation “intrusive memories”
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Mice Have Called Human Houses Home for 15,000 Years
Even before the dawn of agriculture, house mice plagued homes
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