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Grief May Not Make Artists Better
New research shows that bummed-out artists aren’t necessarily better ones
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Foot Fluids Work in Surprising Ways to Help Insects Stick to Walls
Long though to boost bug stickiness, the fluid may instead help insects mold to contours and make quick exits
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Scientists Trained Monitor Lizards Not to Chow Down on Poisonous Toads
And they did it by feeding them smaller and less-poisonous toads
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This Ancient Grain May Have Helped Humans Become Farmers
Millet’s short growing season and low water needs might also benefit a modern world stressed by climate change
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New Street Lamps Lure Mosquitoes With Fake Human Scents
Lighting the way in the fight against mosquitos
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Tiny Chameleon’s Tongue Can Beat the Fastest Sports Car
The Rosette-nosed Pygmy Chameleon can launch its tongue toward prey at 8,500 feet per second
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People’s Brain Chemistry May Reveal the Hour of Their Death
The tiny biological clocks ticking away inside the body stop when life ends, leaving a timestamp of sorts
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This Pen Can Draw Electrical Circuits
A silver salt based ink lets users draw any circuit they can dream
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A New Species of Shark Gives a Hat Tip to Both Jaws and Ninjas
Some lucky kids got to name this gnarly-looking fish
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China’s Lunar Rover Discovered a New Kind of Moon Rock
The Yutu Rover has discovered a type of basalt unlike anything else ever found on the moon
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From treasures buried in glaciers to the racial history of a vanished city in Oregon, here are the most-read stories on Smithsonian.com this year
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They’re Back: Supposedly Extinct Sea Snakes Have Been Found in Australia
Nearly 15 years later and about 1,000 miles away from the last sighting, the snakes could be making a comeback
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Not All Rainbows Have Every Color
Depending on the angle of the sun, ROY G. BIV don’t all necessarily appear
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How Do Hardworking Hummingbirds Keep Cool?
Special “windows” in the feathers covering their tiny bodies prevent overheating while hovering and flying
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Darwin’s “Puddle” Could Show How New Species Emerge in Close Quarters
A genetic study of cichlid fish in a small crater lake seems to support a debated evolutionary concept
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These Parrots Use Pebbles as Tools to Grind up Seashells
Polly want a mineral supplement?
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Toxic Algae Blooms in Lake Erie Could Become the New Normal
Plans to reduce fertilizer runoff may not be enough to counter the blooms when climate change is taken into account
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Shockingly, Pandas That Like Each Other Have More Babies Together
The deceptively simple discovery could revolutionize panda breeding
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Monkeys Like Full Red Lips, Too
In snub-nosed monkeys, male lips plump up and redden as they age, likely to signify reproductive availability and social status
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