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How Small Volcanoes May Have Helped Slow Global Warming

Ash reflects heat back into space

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Now a Person Can Scramble Up a Wall Just Like a Gecko

Or use the same material to catch wayward space trash

About 25 million years ago, a massive landslide engulfed the area between Beaver and Cedar City, Utah.

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City-Sized Landslides Happened in the Past And Can Happen Again

Utah has a new claim to fame: it was the site of the world’s largest known landslide

Early images of the vertical occipital fasciculus, a brain region involved in processing visual information

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Neurologists Lost Track of Part of the Human Brain And Just Re-Discovered It

The major pathway in the brain wasn’t exactly missing, but science literature appeared to have forgotten about it until now

A bed bug surrounded by potentially parasite-laden feces.

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Bed Bugs Can Transmit the Chagas Disease Parasite

The parasite is usually associated with Latin and South America, but was recently found throughout Louisiana, too

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Antarctic Seals Keep Trying to Have Sex With Penguins

This isn’t the first time a fur seal has attempted to copulate with a king penguin and scientists think that more seals are learning the behavior

Sunflower sea stars are just one of 20 species affected.

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Meet the Tiny Killer Causing Millions of Sea Stars to Waste Away

The deadly sea star wasting disease, which turns live animals into slimy goop, is caused by a previously unknown virus

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Physicists Explain Why Coffee Is More Prone to Spills Than Beer

It all comes down to the foam

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Lack of Sleep Seems to Be More Deadly for Firefighters Than Fire

Sleep disorders are rampant among firefighters, and the majority do not seek treatment

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Bullying Pays Off For Chimp Dads

For male chimps, the meaner you are, the more offspring you have

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Playing With Smartphones Isn’t Going to Damage Toddlers

Tablets and TVs can be both good and bad for your child

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Mind Control Turns Mouse Genes On and Off And Could Treat Diseases

An innovative experiment in mice shows how scientists could develop medications that dispense with the power of thought

A scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, one of the most common species of gut bacteria.

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More Evidence That There’s a Connection Between a Person’s Gut Bacteria And Brain

Bacteria can affect your brain, but it’s still too early to do much with the information

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Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up

It’s all about setting up psychological tripping blocks

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What Do Glaciers Say When They Sing?

Glaciers make some curious sounds

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Living in Tough Environments Makes People More Prone to Belief in God

People living in harsh natural environments are more likely to believe in a tough, moralizing god

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Beyond Owls And Larks: There Are Four Types of Sleepers

The two new groups include people who are rather energetic all day and others who are lethargic

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A Single Smelly Compound Sparks Carnivores’ Lust for Blood

When given scented wooden blocks soaked in this single chemical, captive carnivores go wild

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How Cats Transformed From Wild Animals to Cuddly Companions

Genetically, there’s not that much separating feline pets from jungle beasts

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Can’t Clap to the Beat? You Might be Beat-Deaf

For some people, tapping their foot to the beat is a challenge at a fundamental level

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