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A Virus—Possibly Spread by Pig Feed—Has Killed Millions of Piglets

The virus poses no threat to humans, but is deadly to piglets

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Crows Understand Water Displacement Better Than Your Kid

Even Aesop knew that crows were so smart they understood how to get water to their beaks.

Researchers used the game Pardus to look at human organization.

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Humans Playing Online Games Organize Themselves into Fractals

Players may be acting in a future, space-based world, but they still organize themselves into the fractals that humans have always fallen into

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Kids Get Confused by Anthropomorphized Animals in Storybooks

This doesn’t mean we should stop reading them those books, however

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Booking Your Vacation At Work? Bad Idea

Study finds that booking a vacation at work tends to lead to purchasing more expensive hotels and being less satisfied with your trip

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Chimpanzees Have Bromances, Too

Male chimps can forge long-lasting friendships

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Astronomers Just Discovered an Asteroid With Rings

They aren’t supposed to be there, but…there they are.

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New Rule: Just Drink When You’re Thirsty

Don’t worry about hitting some arbitrary X-cups-of-water-a-day target

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Why Dark-Colored Pigeons Are More Common in Cities

Melanin seems to help the birds get rid of potentially toxic compounds from the environment

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There’s an Actual Scientific Reason Not to Pee in the Pool

When urine mixes with chlorine, potentially harmful substances can result

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Young Men Often Deal With Unwanted Sexual Advances From Women

Nearly half of the male students surveyed said they had been on the receiving end of an attempt at sexual coercion

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So Far, E-Cigarettes Don’t Seem to Have Inspired Many Smokers to Quit

E-cigarette users were no more or less likely to quit than smokers who stuck with tobacco

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Young Fish Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Develop Defects in Their Hearts

The impacts extend to economically valuable species such as tuna and amberjack

There's more going on here than you might suspect.

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Never Underestimate a Goat; It’s Not As Stupid As It Looks

Goats are not just cute and somewhat comical, but also surprisingly intelligent, new research finds

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Women Who Are Stressed Out Have More Difficulty Getting Pregnant

This is the first time that scientists have proven that there is a relationship between stress and becoming pregnant

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Air Pollution Contributes to One in Eight Deaths

The World Health Organization says air pollution is the leading environmental hazard

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Bitcoin’s Rules Might Reward Self-Interest a Little Too Much

If bitcoin’s rules aren’t rewritten, the cryptocurrency could be in trouble

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Mount Everest Formed Because of India’s Relentless Push Against Asia

Just think of India as a giant Himalayas bulldozer

Some families have a high net worth, but not a lot of cash to ride out bumps.

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A Third of All Americans Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck

A report identifies the “wealthy hand-to-mouth,” people with a high net value but little to no cash

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Humans Killed the Moa, Genetics Study Suggests

Yet another species humans have the distinct honor of eradicating

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