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This Penguin on a Treadmill Shows How Waddles Work
Fat penguins have a harder time walking than swimming
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New Evidence Finds That Easter Island Wasn’t Destroyed by War After All
Did islanders really experience a catastrophic “collapse” of their own making?
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Hubble Gets a Whiff of Super-Earth Atmosphere For The First Time
The toasty planet’s atmosphere is similar to a gas giant’s
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These Glass Discs Can Store Data for Billions of Years
“Five-dimensional” data discs could be the future of information storage
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Millennials Drink More Wine Than Anyone Else
The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino
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New Species of Prehistoric Flower Discovered Preserved in Amber
Rare fossil may be an ancient relative of the potato
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Scientists Printed a Human Ear
The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives
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Messy Kitchens Could Make You Eat More
Researchers put participants in the world’s most stressful kitchen for the sake of science
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Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Smash a Cockroach
Scientists chased and crushed cockroaches—and their results could one day save lives
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Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis
Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master’s hands
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U.S Panel Deems “Three Parent Babies” Ethical to Test
Mitochondrial replacement therapy could help prevent genetic diseases
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This Biotech Company Is Growing Meatballs in a Lab
In just a few years, lab-grown meat might make it to the market
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From invasive “fairies” to huddling chicks, penguins are the perfect pick-me-up
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Infants Can See Things That Adults Cannot
Over time, our brains start filtering out details deemed unimportant
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Women “Catch” Yawns More Easily Than Men
Researchers sneakily observed thousands of interactions to see if gender made a difference in the contagiousness of yawning
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Jurassic-Era Insect Looks Just Like a Modern Butterfly
Jurassic “butterflies” helped pollinate ancient plants millions of years before the butterfly even existed
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Venus Flytraps Know How to Count
Figuring out when to chomp is as easy as one, two, three, four, five
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A Chin-Stroking Mystery: Why Are Humans the Only Animals With Chins?
It’s an evolutionary conundrum, and scientists are still divided over the answer
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British Scientists Get Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos for Research
The scientists plan to use genetic engineering techniques to study infertility
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The Moon’s Tidal Forces May Affect How Much It Rains
The higher the moon, the lower the chance of rain
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