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Why do people sing in the shower?
Feel no shame over your show-tune bathing ritual — it’s [...]
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June 21 Birthday Astrology
The astrological symbol for Cancer, the fourth sign of the [...]
Lifestyle
Can you buy deli meat without preservatives?
There’s no way to have deli meat without some nitrates [...]
Animals
Narwhals Caught on Video Using Their Tusks to Hunt
New video of narwhals using their tusks to capture food [...]
Health
5 Hygiene Tips On What to Do Before an Interview
©iStockphoto.com/nico_blue Whether you’re looking for your first job straight out [...]
Auto
How Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) Works
Tim Boyle/Getty ImagesShopping for a new vehicle can be fun [...]
Home & Garden
How Does a Heat Pump Work?
Air source heat pumps might be an alternative to typical [...]
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The Gold and Silver Beetles of Costa Rica
Feedloader (Clickability) Imagine you’re a conquistador in the 1500s. You’ve [...]
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Blood in the Water at the 1956 Olympics
Hungarian water polo player Ervin Zador’s eye is injured during [...]
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Animals
Wild Things: Spider Monkeys, Fire Ants, Hagfish and More…
Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) hangs by tail with mouth open. [...]
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H. Tracy Hall, Diamond Pioneer
Diamonds are the subject of one of the great battles [...]
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Bonobos Tell Each Other Where to Find the Yummy Foods
Feedloader (Clickability) Chimpanzees may announce with a grunt when they’ve [...]
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Preserving Silence in National Parks
A group of boaters make their way down the peaceful [...]
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Wicked Bugs (and Spiders and Worms and Other Creepy Crawlies)
Feedloader (Clickability) Let’s face it, we don’t like bugs. Sure, [...]
Health
In a 1st, HIV vaccine triggers rare and elusive antibodies in human patients
Scientists have taken a big step toward making an effective [...]
The Planet
Warm ocean water is rushing beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ making its collapse more likely
Warm seawater flowing into the glacier’s underside could significantly accelerate [...]
Health
The same genetic mutations behind gorillas’ small penises may hinder fertility in men
Scientists have used the gorilla genome to probe for previously [...]
Science & Tech
Astronomers offer new model for formation of recently discovered ‘free-floating’ planets
Schematics of JuMBO production from stellar encounters. Left: A close [...]
Physics
Physicists develop novel concept for detecting chiral molecules
Chiral sensing. (a) Cavity phase versus small perturbations of the cavity [...]
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Pulsating Snake: First millisecond pulsar discovered in the galactic center
Top panel shows the pulsar timing residuals of PSR J1744−2946 [...]
Physics
Researchers apply no-core Gamow shell model to investigate first excited state of α particle
Advanced theoretical calculations predict a rather complex character of the [...]
Science & Tech
Mangrove blue carbon at higher risk of microplastic pollution
Mangroves in Mida Creek, Kenya. Credit: Unsplash (Timothy K). Earth’s [...]
Physics
Researchers discover new ways to excite spin waves with extreme infrared light
This illustration shows that a pair of intense THz laser [...]
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Airborne chemicals instantly identified using new technology
Assoc Prof Ling Xing Yi (right) with PhD student Phan [...]
Physics
Team shows how uranium ditelluride continues superconducting even in high magnetic fields
Graphic representation of a microstructured sample (red) for electrical measurements [...]
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Overlap allows nanoparticles to enhance light-based detection
Rice chemists amplify the light from small concentrations of molecules [...]
Entertainment
January 1 Birthday Astrology
The astrological symbol for Capricorn, the tenth sign of the [...]
Lifestyle
Can synthetic foods be labeled ‘organic’?
In 2014, the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association declared that [...]
Animals
Orangutans Can Nurse for 20 Percent of Their Lives
A new study finds that orangutan young are able to [...]
Work & Money
How to Get Utilities Set Up
After you pick your providers, setting up utilities is as [...]
Health
What men’s health problems are linked to hygiene?
Men’s Health Image Gallery You probably know that eating right [...]
