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Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs
Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack
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This Catfish’s Whiskers Are Like Ultra-Sensitive pH Strips
Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing
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This Rocky Exoplanet is Really, Really Big—Too Big
Kepler-10c is a rocky planet that’s too big to be a rocky planet
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The World’s Oldest Pants Were Developed for Riding Horses
3,000-year-old pants discovered in ancient tomb in China
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Domesticated Dogs Helped Kill Mammoths
Massive mammoth kills in Europe might have required collaboration between humans and early domesticated dogs
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California’s Carbon Emissions Today Are Bigger Than the Entire Country’s in 1888
A new analysis looks at how countries’ carbon emissions changed since 1850
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Daughters Who See Their Dad Doing Chores Aspire to Less Stereotypically Female Careers
Seeing a man do the household chores seems to reassure girls that it’s no longer 1950
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Japanese Scientists Have Figured Out the Ideal Way To Eat a Hamburger
Picking up your food any-which-way is just so inefficient
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I Think, Therefore I Am a Fruit Fly
Researchers found that even fruit flies seem deliberate over decisions
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Too Many Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students
Elementary students perform better when walls are left relatively bare
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A Third of All People on Earth Are Overweight Or Obese
Obesity rates are rising across the board
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Zebras Make the Longest Migratory Journey of Any of Africa’s Land Animals
Zebras travel twice as far as North America’s migratory champion, the mule deer
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More Than 200 Hidden Paintings Were Discovered on the Walls of Angkor Wat
Researchers discovered the images by digitally enhancing photos of the temple’s walls
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The latest innovation in spaceflight: new rodent enclosures
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Humans Gave Up Our Strength to Support Our Big Heads
Evolution may have traded muscle mass for big brains
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When Gay Men Become Parents, Their Brains Act Like Both Straight Mothers’ And Fathers’ Brains
In the absence of a mother, gay men’s brains become blind to gender and step up to the full task of parenthood
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Female Pigs Respond Differently to Batches of Sperm Carrying Mostly X Or Mostly Y Chromosomes
In an experiment, mother pigs’ gene expression changed depending on the sperm type they were fertilized wtih
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Ordinary People Respond More Strongly to “Global Warming” Than to “Climate Change”
Americans respond differently to the same scientific concept depending on the terminology being used
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Listen to Your Coffee Beans—It’ll Perfect Your Roasting Skills
Coffee beans make different noises depending on how toasted they are
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Even 2-Year Olds Are Being Prescribed Ritalin
There may be as many as 10,000 American toddlers on stimulant drugs for ADHD
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