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Sea Level Rise Might Drown a Fifth of All UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Statue of Liberty and the Sydney Opera House are under threat

March 5, 2014

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Everybody Chill Out, Eating Meat Isn’t Going to Kill You

A new study suggesting that a meat-rich diet is just as bad as smoking has some problems

March 5, 2014

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Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days

Just 13 percent of the bears’ diet comes from human food

March 5, 2014

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Female Computer Scientists Make the Same Salary as Their Male Counterparts

Only 20 percent of programmers are women, though

March 4, 2014

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This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of ‘Gravity’ Happening in Real Life

Space is littered with debris, and we really should start getting some of it out of there

March 4, 2014

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Owners, Not Breeds, Predict Whether Dogs Will Be Aggressive

Researchers suggest training your dog well and early on to avoid any problems with aggression—regardless of what breed you’ve got

March 4, 2014

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Neanderthal Hunters Probably Didn’t Herd Mammoths Off Cliffs

Not that it’s impossible, in general; it just probably didn’t happen at this one particular spot

March 4, 2014

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Everything Important Happened to You Between 11 And 30 — Or, At Least, That’s What Your Brain Wants You to Think

In a recent study, researchers confirmed that people tend to think that the most important world events happen when they’re younger

March 3, 2014

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Ancient Poop Had Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Too

14th century feces not so different from today

February 28, 2014

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These Drones Flock (Almost) Like Birds

After long scientific endeavor, these drones flocked together

February 28, 2014

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Why Adults Scorn Teens For Sleeping Too Much

New research suggests that oversleeping makes teen feels better, and adults feel worse

February 27, 2014

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Blind People’s Dreams Are Richer in Sounds, Touches, Tastes And Smells

Compared to people whose sight is intact, blind people experience touch, smell, taste and sound more frequently in dreams

February 27, 2014

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Here’s What Might Happen to Local Ecosystems If All the Rhinos Disappear

African landscapes may become very different places if rhinos aren’t there to diversify plant life and create prime grazing spots for other animals

February 27, 2014

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The Mystery of This 500-Year Old Mummy Is Only Beginning To Be Solved

For more than a century, no one in Germany knew where this mummy came from

February 27, 2014

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Scientists Figure Out Where Stonehenge Stones Came From, Still Don’t Know How They Got to Stonehenge

Scientists add two miles to the stone’s 140 mile trip, but still don’t know how they made it

February 27, 2014

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There Might Be a Way to Eat More Meat Without Ruining the Planet

Grain has a lot to do with it

February 26, 2014

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Middle-Aged Kids Can Still Stress Their Parents Out

Being too involved or not involved enough in middle-aged kids’ lives can cause parents to become depressed

February 25, 2014

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Athletes’ Body Language Gives Away the Score

You can tell a whole lot about the score from the wrinkles on a forehead, the slouch of shoulders and the jittering of hands

February 25, 2014

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Camels Have Been Carrying Around a Deadly, Contagious Virus For At Least Twice As Long As Anyone Realized

Over the past twenty years, cases of the MERS virus might have gone undetected in infected humans

February 25, 2014

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This Little Gem Is the Oldest Piece of the Earth We’ve Ever Found

A tiny zircon from western Australia is 4.4 billion years old

February 24, 2014