New Research

Americans’ Love of Driving Was Fading Even Before the Economy Crashed

This is good news for both the country and the planet, since less driving means less dependence on fossil fuels and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

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There’s Some Truth to the Folklore of Cranberry Juice and UTIs

Research has yet to confirm that it has a significant impact on reducing UTIs, but compounds from cranberries inhibit the spread of UTI-causing bacteria

Blowing Out Birthday Candles Makes the Cake Taste Better

Rituals draw people in and help them focus on the present moment, which helps them focus on and enjoy the food that follows

Wildfires burning in Alaska

Arctic Forests Are On Fire Now More Than at Any Point in the Past 10,000 Years

The Arctic is burning stronger and more often, but what the future holds is still up in the air

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Live in the Hudson River

A piece of news that might keep you out of the water: researchers recently found antibiotic resistant bacteria

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The Climate Is Changing Faster Than Animals Have Ever Evolved

Most researchers agree, however, that there will be species winners and losers as a result of future climate change

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeologists Just Found the Biblical King David’s Palace. Maybe.

A large, fortified building was found outside Jerusalem. Some archaeologists claim it to be the palace of the biblical King David

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What Happened to ‘Self-Harm Blogs’ After Tumblr Banned Them?

Censoring had no impact on the number of eating disorder inspired blogs, but it did change the makeup of those blogs

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Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert

The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it's helping scientists do real research

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Stress Is the Secret Ingredient That Makes Booze And Cigarettes a Perfect Match

Nicotine interferes with alcohol's ability to produce a surge of pleasurable, stress-reducing dopamine in our brain, increasing our desire to keep drinking

A New Surgical Knife Identifies Cancerous Tissue As Doctors Are Cutting It Out

The knife cauterizes tissue and then analyzes the smoke produced by the burning flesh using mass spectrometry

Alzheimer’s Patients Often Self-Diagnose Years Before Doctors Do

In a study of 200 older people, researchers found that those who reported the most memory problems had the highest levels of beta amyloid in their brain

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Some Dinosaurs Grew New Teeth Every Couple of Months

Sauropods were the largest animals ever to live and their constantly replaced teeth helped them avoid wear from the greens they constantly munched on

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Newly Discovered Utah Dinosaur Looks Like a Cross Between a Triceratops and a Steer

Scientists have just described Nasutoceratops titusi, a new species of dinosaur whose Latin name means large-nosed horned face

A spiral well at El Brujo, near where the mummy was found

Archaeologists Find an Unusual Victim of Human Sacrifice in Peru

The young woman was either poisoned or strangled with a cord, then dumped into a pit

How Does Bacteria Get Into Your House?

You only have yourself to blame.

Seismicity of the United States

Large, Distant Earthquakes May Cause Smaller Quakes at U.S. Drilling Sites

In a paper in Science, researchers think they may have found a reason for the uptick—water being injected deep into the earth.

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Weird Blips Randomly Change the Length of Earth’s Days for Months on End

Three times in the past decade the length of the day has jumped

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Scientists Just Measured the True Color of a Far-Off Planet

For the first time, scientists have measured the color of a far off planet

The Sun’s tail, or ‘heliotail,’ as seen by IBEX.

For the First Time, NASA Took a Photo of the Sun’s Tail

Stretched by the interstellar medium, the Sun's tail stretches far behind us

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