Why We Make New Year's Resolutions

The desire to reflect and start anew each year is an old one, stretching back to civic and spiritual oaths made in Babylonian and Roman times. Today, New Year's resolutions tend to be secular.

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The Bizarre Reason for a Man's Worsening Anxiety

A man's persistent and worsening anxiety had an unusual cause.

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Here's How 10 New Year's Eve Traditions Got Started

From smooching with a sweetie to blowing things up, here are the roots for several New Year’s Traditions.

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6 Strange Sites Spotted on Google Earth in 2017

Google Earth is an amazing trove of visuals from all over the planet, and new strange things turn up in it all the time. Here are the best from 2017.

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'Vast Majority' of Online Anti-Vaxxers Are Women

The "vast majority" of people commenting, sharing and liking anti-vaccination information on Facebook are women, a new study finds.

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Full Wolf Moon: New Year's Supermoon Is the Biggest of the Year

This New Year's Day will bring a "Full Wolf Moon," the biggest of the supermoons expected in 2018.

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Does Pure Water Exist?

Human beings seem to be obsessed with the purity of water. But the reality is, totally pure water doesn't exist.

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10 Ways to Cheat a Hangover

From drinking clear drinks to taking ancient herbal remedies, there are several ways to avoid a hangover after New Year's revelry.

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An Anthropologist Explains Why We Love Holiday Rituals and Traditions

The mere thought of holiday traditions brings smiles to most people's faces and elicits feelings of sweet anticipation and nostalgia. We can almost smell those candles, taste those special meals, hear those familiar songs in our minds.

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The 8 Biggest Happiness Findings of 2017

Here are eight interesting things we learned in 2017 about the factors that may influence happiness and lower your odds of stress and depression.

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Your Body's Internal Scale May Sense (and Fight) Weight Gain

The body's skeletal system may have an internal scale that senses when someone has gained weight, so the body can decrease appetite in response, a new mouse study shows.

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Sea Stars Make a Comeback After Mysterious 'Goo' Disease Killed Millions

For the past four years, a mysterious syndrome has been killing millions of sea stars along the West Coast, turning the five-armed critters into piles of goo. But now, the sea stars appear to be making a comeback, according to news reports.

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Science and Sci-Fi at the Movies in 2017

There was plenty of science in the movies that hit screens large and small in 2017.

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Nuclear Sphere: Weird Globe Could Revolutionize Fusion Energy

A team of physicists argues that its strange, spherical fusion reactor could be the way forward for nuclear energy.

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Newly Unveiled 16th-Century Map Shows a World Filled with Centaurs and Unicorns

A rare, 60-page map of the world illustrated during the early Renaissance is finally on display as its creator intended: With its colorful pages arranged in a 2D circle, showing a bird's-eye-view of the world from the vantage point of the North Pole.

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Photos: Renaissance World Map Sports Magical Creatures

In 1587, Italian cartographer Urbano Monte completed a world map with a unique perspective.

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Does It Fart? 10 Fascinating Facts About Animal Toots

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From American Cockroaches to Zebras, New Book Answers 'Does It Fart?'

A new book chronicles flatulence behaviors from snakes to elephants, answering the basic question, "Does it Fart?"

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China’s First Emperor Ordered Official Search for Immortality Elixir

Ancient texts reveal that China’s first emperor ordered an official search for the secret of eternal life.

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Ancient Axes, Spear Points May Reveal When Early Humans Left Africa

Ancient stone tools that may be nearly 2 million years old have been unearthed in Saudi Arabia, providing clues to help determine when ancient hominins dispersed from Africa.

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Physicists are Building the World's Most Perfect Snowflake

A physicist in California is working on an unlikely project: Building the world's biggest, most perfect snowflake

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Bud in the Oven? Marijuana Use Rises in Pregnant Women

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in pregnant woman, and now its use is increasing, a new study finds.

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Tourist Snaps Sneak Peek of SpaceX Falcon Heavy Payload Fairing in Florida

A lucky visitor to NASA's Kennedy Space Center snapped a photo of the payload container that will fly aboard SpaceX's new megarocket, the Falcon Heavy.

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When the World Turned Green: Age of Plant Photosynthesis Revealed

Ancient rocks from a remote Canada island contain the oldest algae ever discovered.

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Mongolian 'Game of Thrones' Revealed in Ancient Engravings

Stone pillars found in the Mongolian desert contain inscriptions revealing an ancient power struggle between leaders of a vast empire.

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Lies, Mistakes & More: These Scientific Papers Got Nixed in 2017

Lies, exaggerations, criminal acts, unbridled irony, alternative facts, fake news … No, we're not talking about 2017 politics. This is the 2017 world of science.

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Dig Deep: DARPA Contest Aims to Take People Underground

DARPA's latest challenge is designed to help humans navigate the treacherous and unknown subterranean environment of caves and human-made tunnels.

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Moon's Supersonic Shadow Created Waves During the Solar Eclipse

When the moon's shadow zipped across the United States during the Great American Solar Eclipse this past August, the shadow traveled so fast it created waves in Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study finds.

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Why Was Christmas So Cold This Year?

A National Weather Service meteorologist explains why the week of Christmas 2017 has been so frigid in the United States.

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What Is 'Water Memory'? Why This Homeopathy Claim Doesn't Hold Water

After the FDA announced plans to crack down on homeopathic medicines, Live Science asked chemists what, if anything, the world is losing.

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Footstrike Hemolysis: How Running Changed One Man's Blood Cells

Running long distances can be hard on the body, but as one ultramarathoner found out, it can also take a toll on an individual's red blood cells.

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Buttless Wonder: New Worm Has No Anus

Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of marine worm that lacks a number of internal features common to other animals — including an anus.

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60-Million-Year-Old Meteor Strike Uncovered on Remote Isle of Skye

Scientists have discovered out-of-this-world minerals at the site of a 60 million-year-old meteorite impact on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye.

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WWI-Era Submarine Found in Remote Waters off Papua New Guinea

A submarine lost 103 years ago off the coast of Papua New Guinea has been found.

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This Tiny Sea Monster Had Creepy Mouth Appendages

The long-extinct sea predator flourished during the middle Cambrian period about 508 million years ago.

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Photos: Prehistoric Rock Art Hints at Elite Class on Kisar

Hundreds of prehistoric rock paintings have been found on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar

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Prehistoric Rock Art Found on Tiny Indonesian Island

It looks like a prehistoric art gallery.

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Jade Eggs and Gay Lions: The Biggest Myths Debunked in 2017

It's not uncommon for people to make faulty claims or misinterpret events when science is concerned.

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10 Times Earth Revealed Its Weirdness in 2017

Earth is amazing. It's also a little weird.

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10 Times Science Proved the World Is Amazing in 2017

A spinach leaf pumping with human heart cells, an ape with impeccable social skills, and more of 2017's best offbeat discoveries.

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Bison vs. Buffalo: What's the Difference?

Early American settlers called bison "bufello" due to the similar appearance between the two animals.

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The Best Science Photos of 2017

Here are the science photos that stood out in 2017, from adorable animals to our amazing planet to stunning space.

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Time Crystals to Tetraquarks: Quantum Physics on 2017

The year 2017 was weird all over. And what science is better-suited for a weird year than quantum physics?

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SpaceX's Jaw-Dropping Rocket Launch Wows Spectators Across Southern California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the evening sky over Southern California last night (Dec. 22) in a dazzling display that was visible to potentially millions of spectators and set Twitter abuzz with sightings.

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8 Human-Animal Encounters That Went Horribly Wrong in 2017

Pro tip: Trying to "kill it with fire" never, ever ends well.

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World's Smallest Christmas Card Offers Season's Tiniest Greetings

This Christmas card is a very, very, very small gesture of holiday goodwill.

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Haunted Again: Skull-Faced 'Halloween Asteroid' Returns in 2018

Astronomers will soon get another look at the big, ghoulishly weird space rock that buzzed Earth on Halloween three years ago.

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The Strangest Science Findings of 2017

The year 2017 was brimming with strange science news. We're talking about worms sprouting two heads after visiting outer space, subatomic particles that were almost kept secret and mystery blobs floating in the ocean off the coast of Norway.

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If Dogs Can Smell Cancer, Why Don't They Screen People?

Dogs can be trained to be cancer-sniffing wizards, detecting cancerous fumes wafting from diseased cells. This sniffing could help diagnose people, which begs the question: why aren't dogs screening us for cancer right now?

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What is Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday that celebrates African heritage and identity. It is observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

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Mood Swings & Mommy Brain: The Emotional Challenges of Pregnancy

A woman's emotional well-being and her mental outlook can also play important roles in pregnancy.

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'Spermbot' May One Day Help Treat Cervical Cancer

A biohybrid sperm microrobot might one day deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumors in the female reproductive tract, according to a new paper from Germany.

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The Truth About Those 'Alien Alloys' in The NY Times UFO Story

Those mysterious UFO alloys that the government can't identify? Chemists don't buy it.

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The 10 Biggest Archaeology Discoveries of 2017

From mysterious stone structures in Saudi Arabia, to a previously undiscovered cave holding Dead Sea Scrolls, here are 10 of the coolest archaeological finds of 2017.

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Byzantine Monastery with Colorful Mosaics Unearthed in Israel

Archaeologists have revealed a richly decorated Byzantine church during salvage excavations in Israel.

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Photos: Remains of Ancient Monastery in Israel

The ruins of a richly decorated church were unearthed during salvage excavations in the city of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, in Israel.

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Poor Pups: Chocolate Poisonings in Dogs Spike During Christmastime

'Tis the season … in which chocolate treats poison pet dogs, according to a new study from England. The research found that pups are four times more likely to go to the vet for chocolate poisoning during Christmas than any non-holiday time of year.

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Winter Solstice: The Science of the Shortest Day of 2017

The winter solstice is in full stride today (Dec. 21), marking 2017's day with the fewest hours of daylight for the Northern Hemisphere. Here's why.

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UFO Sightings & News

UFOs have fascinated and puzzled people for decades. Yet UFO sightings and news reports rarely come with hard evidence.

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Vostok: Lake Under Antarctic Ice

Lake Vostok is one of the largest subglacial lakes in the world. It may harbor unique types of organisms.

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Neanderthals: Facts About Our Extinct Human Relatives

Sometimes thought of as dumb brutes, Neanderthals, a dead-end species in human evolution, used tools, buried their dead and controlled fire, among other intelligent behaviors.

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Am I Having a Boy or Girl? — Ultrasound & Sex Prediction

A sonogram, or ultrasound scan, can help determine the sex of a baby, but using fetal ultrasound to create keepsakes is not recommended.

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Cellphone Guidelines Won't Harm, But They Probably Won't Help Either

There's no harm in following California's new cellphone guidelines detailing how to reduce exposure to a phone's radio-frequency (RF) energy, but know this: There's no science showing that following these guidelines will make you safer, experts said.

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Skip the Snake Pills: Rattlesnake Medicine Linked to Salmonella

Rattlesnake "remedies" may also contain a dose of salmonella.

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We May Not Be Alone, Former Pentagon UFO Investigator Says

The former head of a secret government program to investigate UFO sightings told several media outlets that extraterrestrial life may exist.

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Elon Musk Unveils Falcon Heavy Rocket Photos Ahead of Maiden Flight

SpaceX founder Elon Musk unveiled a tantalizing first glimpse at his company's new megarocket - the Falcon Heavy - which is expected to launch on its maiden flight next month.

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Why Most of Us Lean to the Right When We Kiss

Turns out, hormone levels and brain hemispheres may explain the right-leaning kiss bias.

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UFO Mysteries: These Sightings Have Never Been Solved

While most UFO sightings can be attributed to cloud formations, atmospheric phenomena, weather balloons or military planes, a few remain unexplained.

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Dog-Mauling Death: Why Dogs Turn on Their Owners

After a woman in Virginia was reportedly mauled to death by her own dogs, some of her friends had trouble believing the story, because the woman had a strong bond with her dogs.

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The Weird Quantum Property of 'Spin'

You would think that electrons would be easy enough to describe — but a quantum-mechanical property called "spin" makes that task much less straightforward.

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Underground Castles? How Desert Spiders Craft Vertical Tunnels

Scientists have unearthed desert spiders' underground-tunnel-building secrets.

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8 Times Flat-Earthers Tried to Challenge Science (and Failed) in 2017

It was a good year for a very bad conspiracy theory.

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Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History

The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Stratolaunch's Monster Jet Completes First Test-Drive Down Runway

The monster jet, bankrolled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is designed to bring satellites into orbit.

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Jesus in 2017: Biblical Archaeologists Had a Big Year

From Jesus' tomb to his forbidden teachings, here are some of the biggest biblical archaeology findings from 2017.

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How to Temporarily Undo the Universe's Endless Chaos with Chloroform

Physicists demonstrated that in the unique circumstances of quantum-correlated nuclei inside a chloroform molecule, entropy can spontaneously decrease.

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Tiny Fossils May Be Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth

New analysis of microbial fossils indicates they are the oldest known evidence of life on Earth.

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Unidentified Object Sighting by Navy Pilots Left 1 'Pretty Weirded Out'

The Defense Department had a secret program to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects – and former military participants in the program say they had a stunning encounter with one back in 2004.

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The 10 Weirdest Sea Monsters of 2017

Bucktoothed sharks, cosmic jellyfish, boat-eating worms and more creepy creatures of the deep discovered in 2017.

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How Does the Flu Actually Kill People?

Every year the common virus is lethal to many. What happens inside the body that results in death?

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The 10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2017

From a woman who sweats blood to a man with a giant stone in his bladder, a number of intriguing medical cases made headlines in 2017.

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Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua Could Be a Comet in Disguise

While it looks like an asteroid, the first interstellar object spotted passing through the solar system, called 'Oumuamua, may be more like a comet in disguise.

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Continental Drift: Theory & Definition

Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.

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The Demon Attacks at Night: Explaining the Incubus Phenomenon

If you've ever woken up in the middle of the night feeling as though you're being crushed by a demonic being, you may have just experienced what's called the incubus phenomenon: an "attack" by a male demon.

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Best Robot Kits for Kids

Robot kits can help children learn to build as well as to code. Based on our testing, here are the best kits for every age and skill level.

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Are Santa's Reindeer Males?

Santa's sleigh-pullers, including Vixen and Cupid, are likely females.

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The Strangest Things That Were 3D-Printed in 2017

3D printing isn't new to 2017, but this year, researchers pushed the boundaries of the seemingly sci-fi technique.

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Woman Develops Rare Cesarean Scar Condition, 5 Times

In a rare occurrence, a pregnant woman's gestational sac — the small vessel that holds the developing embryo — attached not to the lining of her womb but instead to a scar left over from a previous C-section.

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A Tiny, 'Extinct' Marsupial Re-Emerges in the Australian Desert

A species of tiny, adorable marsupial that scientists thought had been extinct for more than 100 years has re-emerged in New South Wales, Australia.

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Do You Want to Believe? Government UFO Search Never Stopped

The U.S. government has been secretly investigating UFOs since 2007.

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Why People Hear Voices When Climbing Mount Everest

People can get visual and auditory hallucinations and extreme altitudes, and altitude sickness may not be the cause, research found.

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The 10 Best Science Hashtags of 2017

From #DoesItFart to #FieldworkFail, these were some of the best science hashtags to explore on Twitter in 2017.

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Photos: Oldest Iron Objects Came from Outer Space

Axes and daggers dating to thousands of years ago were made from iron that reached Earth inside meteorites.

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King Tut's Dagger Is 'Out of This World'

Daggers, axes and jewelry made from rare iron during the Bronze Age are literally out of this world, according to new research finding that ancient artisans crafted these metal artifacts with iron from outer space carried to Earth by meteorites.

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When Do Children Develop Their Gender Identity?

Gender is more of a flexible state than most people think. And as children, we start out thinking more flexibly about gender than we do as adults.

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Honanki Ruins: Photos Reveal Sprawling, Ancient Pueblos

Honanki is one of the largest prehistoric pueblos in the Verde River Valley of Central Arizona.

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These Quantum Droplets Are the Most Dilute Liquids in the Known Universe

A new form of liquid droplet, formed out of potassium "super-atoms," demonstrates strange and powerful quantum effects.

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Ancient Wari Queen Brought to Life with Stunning Recreation of Head

At first glance, the wrinkled face of a dark haired-woman wearing round, gold earrings looks incredibly real. But it's not — it's a reconstruction crafted from modeling clay, based on the skull of a Wari queen who lived 1,200 years ago in what is now Peru

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California's Still Growing Thomas Fire Spews Brown Smoke in NASA Image

A NASA satellite captured an image showing a thick curtain of brown smoke billowing from the Thomas Fire in Southern California yesterday (Dec. 14).

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Am I Pregnant? | Taking a Home Pregnancy Test

When you think you may be pregnant, it's time to check with a pregnancy test. It's important to understand how they work, how to read the results and which one is the most accurate.

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Photos: Children's Graves Discovered in Ancient Egypt

Four intact burials of children have been discovered at Gebel el Silsila in Upper Egypt.

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Compound in Marijuana Appears Safe and Nonaddictive, WHO Says

A compound in marijuana appears to be relatively safe and nonaddictive, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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8 Ways That Air Pollution Can Harm Your Health

Toxic air can take an unexpected toll on physical and mental health.

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4 Child Graves Discovered at Ancient Egyptian Site

The youngest child was just a toddler when he or she died.

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Photos: Aerial Views of Ancient Stone Structures in Saudi Arabia

Between Oct. 27 and Oct. 29, 2017, an archaeological team took nearly 6,000 photographs of ancient stone structures and other types of archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia.

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What Force Created These Bizarre Cubes in Antarctica's Ice?

It's not aliens.

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Russian Culture: Facts, Customs & Traditions

Russian culture has a long and rich history, steeped in literature, ballet, painting and classical music. Here is a brief overview of Russian customs & traditions.

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No, Scientists Haven't Found a 512-Year-Old Greenland Shark

Headlines describing the discovery of a shark over 500 years old were a little off the mark.

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Poop Proof: Ancient Greeks Suffered from Gut Parasites

The proof is in the poo.

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Brewing Health Benefits: Hot Tea May Lower Glaucoma Risk

Hot tea may do more than warm your insides: Drinking at least one cup of caffeinated tea a day may lower a person's risk for glaucoma, a new study suggests.

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Record Breaker! 8th Alien Planet Found Around Distant Star

Scientists have discovered an eighth exoplanet, Kepler-90i, around a distant star, mirroring the number of planets in our own solar system. See how Google machine-learning technology and NASA's Kepler space telescope made the discovery.

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Teen Cigarette Use Drops, But Marijuana & Vaping Rates Stay High

U.S. officials remain concerned about teen marijuana use — which increased in the past year — and vaping, which is common, according to a new survey.

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Gone Fishing? 11,500-Year-Old Fishhooks Discovered in Woman's Grave

Deep in a cave on the Indonesian island of Alor lies the roughly 11,500-year-old remains of a high-status woman buried with fishhooks crafted out of seashells. The finds represent the oldest known fishhooks used in a human burial, a new study reports.

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Photos: Ancient Woman Buried with Handmade Fishhooks

About 11,500 years ago, a high-status woman was buried in a cave with handmade fishhooks fashioned out of seashells.

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18th-Century Jesus Statue Hid a Secret Note in a Surprising Place

A Jesus statue that was being restored in Madrid harbored a secret — a time capsule nestled inside the buttocks of the statue.

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If You Suck at Dating, It's Not You: It's Evolution

Roughly 50 percent of humans find it hard to find or keep a romantic partner. The reason may be evolutionary.

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Spy Satellites Reveal Ancient Lost Empires in Afghanistan

Spy satellite and drone imagery is revealing ancient Silk Road outposts and other lost archeological treasures in the treacherous deserts of Afghanistan.

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Strange Sea Swirls: What's Behind Speedy 'Smoke Ring' Vortices?

Typically, ocean waters flow gently westward. But sometimes two eddies can combine into something called a modon, a massive vortex that can break off from the ocean's regular flow.

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Unusual 'Blob' of Hot Rock Found Beneath New England

What caused the blob — and if there are others like it — remain mysteries.

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Surgeon Signs Initials into Patients' Livers: What Is an 'Argon Beam'?

A British surgeon has pleaded guilty to charges that he marked his initials into patients' organs using a medical instrument called an "argon beam coagulator," according to news reports.

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Glass-Shattering! How Wineglass Size Has Changed Since 1700

This holiday season, will you view the glass as half full or half empty? Well, that might depend on the size of the glass.

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Why There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

Home can be a slippery concept. But psychologists have long understood that it plays a huge role in self-identity and emotional well-being.

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Mummified Egyptian Woman's Portrait Mapped in Incredible Detail

More than 1,800 years ago, an artist in ancient Egypt painted the portrait of a large-eyed woman wearing a red tunic — a painting that ended up resting on the woman's dead, mummified body.

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Antarctic Microbes Can Survive on Air Alone

With little sunlight and few soil nutrients, Antarctic microbes have evolved to be creative.

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Bolts from the Blue: What's Sparking This Crazy Electrified Dance?

A glass tube filled with lightning sparked plenty of attention after it was posted on Reddit this month. Here's the science behind the trick.

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That 'Feeling in Your Bones' Has Nothing to Do with the Weather

Some people say their joint or back pain changes with the weather, but a new study finds no link between achy joints and rainfall patterns.

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Health Stats: The Best and Worst States

Where does your state rank?

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Massachusetts Unseats Hawaii As Healthiest State

Chilly Massachusetts has bumped sunny Hawaii from the top spot as the healthiest state in the nation, a new report finds.

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Lose Water Weight, Grow an Inch? It Happened for These Mountains

The Sierra Nevada mountains grew almost an inch taller — and water is to blame.

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Hard to Imagine: What Is Aphantasia?

A rare condition renders people unable to picture mental images.

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Icy Images: Antarctica Will Amaze You in Incredible Aerial Views

NASA's Operation IceBridge continues to snap gorgeous images of the planet's chilly bottom, revealing the beauty and dynamics of Antarctica's expansive ice.

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The Arctic Ice Is Dying

Say goodbye to the frozen Arctic.

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Firefighters May Face Additional Foe: Increased Skin Cancer Risk

Firefighters may have a higher risk of skin cancer than the general public.

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Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight! How to Watch Online

If it's clear outside on Wednesday night (Dec. 13) and Thursday morning (Dec. 14) before dawn, be sure to go outdoors. One of the year's top meteor showers, the Geminids, will peak, with rates as high as one or two meteors per minute at around 10 p.m.

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Ancient Jellyfish Embryos Curled Up Like Accordions

A 537-million-year-old fossil was the victim of mistaken identity.

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Giant Penguin: This Ancient Bird Was As Tall As a Refrigerator

The fossils of a refrigerator-size penguin were so gargantuan that the scientists who discovered them initially thought they belonged to a giant turtle. The ancient behemoth is now considered the second-largest penguin on record.

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Star Wars Physics: Could the 'Force' Actually Exist?

Can objects be manipulated instantaneously from a distance?

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Why We Can't Stop Seeing Zigzags in This Freaky Optical Illusion

In this weird optical illusion, do you see curves, zigzags or both?

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Feather-Gripping Tick Trapped in Amber Dined on Dinos

A rare find in amber connects ancient ticks to feathered dinosaur hosts.

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Just How Rare Is That Giant Python Captured in the Everglades?

Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.

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Is the Ice Wall from 'Game of Thrones' Physically Possible?

The giant ice wall that protects the Seven Kingdoms from the White Walkers is physically unrealistic, glaciologists say.

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Mystery of Whale and Dolphin Strandings May Hinge on NASA Data

Are huge balls of charged gas launched from the sun steering these marine animals off course?

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Why This Explosive, Mars-Like Volcanic Island Fascinates NASA

Life on Mars may have looked a lot like Tonga.

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Picture of Health: Can AI Eye Scan Reveal What Ails You?

The light-sensitive layer found at the back of a person's eyes contains more than just cells that detect shadows and light — it also contains information about the health of a person's entire body.

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Ancient Tomb Full of 'Soup Bowls' & Food Vessels Discovered in China

Also inside the tomb was a badly decomposed body of an unidentified person, the archaeologists said.

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Photos: Ancient Chinese Tomb Full of Bronze Vessels

A 3,100-year-old tomb filled with bronze food vessels that have incredible designs has been discovered in Baoji City in China.

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'Pokémon' STOP: Experts Find Game Caused Spike in Car Accidents

When "Pokémon Go" launched back in July 2016, catching 'em all was harder for people in rural areas, where the augmented-reality game's hotspots were more spread out. So, many players in rural areas got behind the wheel, increasing car crashes.

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World of Intricate Muscles Revealed Inside Velvet Worm's Wee Leg

Scientists can now visualize the interiors of structures that measure fractions of a millimeter.

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What Are Pyrocumulus Clouds? California Fires Spawn Eerie Formations

A dark, ominous cloud that formed over the massive Thomas Fire in Southern California is a pyrocumulus cloud, a special cloud that forms during fires.

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Chinese Culture: Customs & Traditions of China

Chinese culture reflects the customs and traditions of one of the largest countries in the world, with 1.34 billion people.

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Full Moon Is Bad, But Supermoon Is Even Worse for Motorcyclists

The bright light of a full moon or supermoon may seem inviting to motorcyclists eager for a nighttime ride, but that moonlit trip may also come with deadly consequences, a new study finds.

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Is 'Man Flu' Real? Men Suffer More When Sick, Study Suggests

When a man complains of cold or flu symptoms, it may not be fair to dismiss his laments as simply a case of "man flu."

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Linen-Wrapped Mummy Found Inside 3,500-Year-Old Tomb in Luxor

Archaeologists have excavated two ancient tombs in Luxor, Egypt, that haven't seen the light of day in about 3,500 years, according to the country's antiquities ministry.

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Sorry, Mount Jackson: The U.K.'s New Tallest Mountain Is Ice Cold

Country shapes are weird, so the United Kingdom's tallest mountain isn't where you'd expect.

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Down the Drain: How 'Pulling the Plug' on Earth's Oceans Would Look

What might it look like if you "pulled the plug" in the Mariana Trench and drained the water from all the oceans?

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Do Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep?

Sleep will consume one-third of your life. You can't avoid it, nor should you. Sound slumber is energizing and uplifting. But there's more to it. Sleep is also essential for effective learning.

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How Does Your Brain Stop a Task It Already Started?

Pump those mental brakes!

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Beyond Clickbait: Viral Skin-Cancer Selfie Boosted Online Searches

A Kentucky woman's brutally honest selfie and Facebook post while undergoing treatment for skin cancer drew the type of social media attention and news coverage usually reserved for celebrity health disclosures, a new study suggests.

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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week! How to See Year's Best Meteor Display

This pre-Christmas display of celestial fireworks is due to reach its peak during the long, dark hours from Wednesday night (Dec. 13) into early Thursday morning (Dec. 14).

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Ancient Rock Art Mapped in Amazing Detail, Revealing 300-Foot Snake

These are some of the largest rock engravings found anywhere in the world.

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Earth's Mysterious Hum Recorded Underwater for 1st Time

Our planet is "humming," and scientists are getting closer to figuring out why.

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Will Artificial Intelligence Become Conscious?

Depends how you define consciousness.

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Cave of the 'Mayan Underworld' Filled with Methane-Eating Creatures

In a submerged cave network in the Yucatan, methane is an unlikely driving force for life.

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The Life of a Baby Tardigrade

What would this little water bear have encountered in the world?

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What Happens When You Die?

There's only one group of people who really know what happens when you die: the dead. And since the dead won't be revealing their secrets anytime soon, it's up to scientists to explain what happens when a person dies.

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Aconcagua: Highest Mountain in South America

The Andean peak is also the highest in the Western and Southern hemispheres.

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Chromosomes: Definition & Structure

Chromosomes carry hereditary information for everything from height to eye color.

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Starving Polar Bear's Last Hours Captured in Heartbreaking Video

A polar bear searches in vain for trash to eat before collapsing.

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Man's Unusual Sunburn Lets Him Make A Dent in His Forehead

A man in Texas recently developed a sunburn so severe, the swelling allowed him to make a dent in his forehead.

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Isaac Newton 'Graffiti' Discovered in Historic English Manor

Graffiti that was hidden in Isaac Newton's historic English manor has just been discovered, and apparently young Newton was fond of drawing windmills

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Bizarre Origins of 4th-Century 'Santa Claus Bone' Revealed

Is the saint's bone real?

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In Photos: Jaw-Dropping Images Reveal Science Is Amazing

From a close-up of a tardigrade embryo, to an aerial of Antarctic "ice cubes," to a pensive polar bear, winning photographs in Royal Society competition will amaze you.

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'American Murderer' Worm Strips To Evade Your Immune System

Why does this worm strip out of its sheath before it infects you? It could be playing an elaborate trick on your immune system.

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Watch a Brilliant Fireball Light Up the Sky in This NJ Police Dash-Cam Video

When Sgt. Michael Virga went out on patrol last weekend in Hamilton, New Jersey, he wasn't expecting to see something truly out-of-this-world. But thanks to a spectacular fireball, that's exactly what the officer saw.

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200-Year-Old Journal Reveals Rare American Sunspot Records

A journal of a Maine reverend reveals detailed sunspot observations during the 1816 "year without a summer."

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OCD Obsessions Often Come with Physical Sensations

Researchers are starting to understand the link between OCD and a certain kind of unreal sensory experience.

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Why One Woman Mysteriously Started Hearing 'Divine' Voices

A 48-year-old woman in Switzerland stabbed herself several times in the chest, claiming she heard divine voices that instructed her to commit the act as a religious sacrifice, a recent report of the woman's case reveals.

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5,500-Year-Old Wooden Clubs Were Deadly Weapons

Lethal weapons could explain head injuries archaeologists see in Neolithic human remains.

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Flu Season Is Already Off to a Bad Start

Flu season is underway in the United States, and a new report shows that flu activity is already higher than typical for this time of year.

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DNA: Definition, Structure & Discovery

What is DNA? DNA is a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live and reproduce.

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Solar Eclipse Damage to Woman's Eye Revealed in Striking Images

Using a new type of imaging, doctors were able to peer into the eyes of a young woman and see — on the cellular level — the type of damage that occurs from looking directly at the sun during an eclipse.

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Love at First Sight? It's Probably Just Lust

Does love at first sight really happen? Not quite, according to a new study.

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80-mph Wind Gusts Could Force L.A. Firefighters to a Standstill

Huge gusts as high as 80 mph could fuel wildfires blazing in Los Angeles.

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Did The Wildfire Rabbit 'Rescuer' Doom A Litter of Babies?

See a rabbit near a fire? Leave it alone!

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Is the World's First Nuclear Fusion Plant Finally on Track?

The world's first nuclear fusion plant has reached a major milestone: Its plasma core is halfway done.

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Viagra Goes Generic: 5 Interesting Facts About the 'Little Blue Pill'

A generic version of Viagra will be available on Monday, and it will cost half the price of the "little blue pill."

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Survival of the Fishiest? How 'Shape of Water' Creature Could Evolve

Could natural selection produce an aquatic human?

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DNA Has Gone Digital — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Biology is becoming increasingly digitized. But new capabilities also mean new risks.

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Mystery Attacks Caused Brain Damage in US Embassy Workers in Cuba

Brain scans reveal damage to the white matter in the brains of U.S. embassy workers who were in Cuba, though experts doubt the cause is a sonic weapon.

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Raging Southern California Wildfires Seen from Space (Photos)

Satellite photos show just how big and destructive the Southern California wildfires have become.

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Taking Vitamin B7 Can Mess Up Your Medical Tests

High doses of the vitamin biotin in a person's blood can cause errors in some medical lab tests, and these faulty test results have already been linked to one death, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Sleep Paralysis Is Linked to Stress (and Supernatural Beliefs)

Sleep paralysis can be terrifying, but what causes it? A new review of 42 studies looks for the links between sleep paralysis, stress, supernatural beliefs, and other possible factors.

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Photos: Analyzing an Amazing, Amphibious Dinosaur

About 75 million years ago, an odd dinosaur walked from land into the water, where it used its flipper-like arms to swim in the ocean.

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This Dinosaur Fossil Was So Bizarre, Scientists Thought It Was Fake

The oddball sported a swan-like neck and flippers that possibly helped it swim.

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This 5,000-Pound Behemoth Is the World's Heaviest Bony Fish

The heaviest fish in the sea is also very strange.

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Mariana Trench: The Deepest Depths

The Mariana Trench reaches more than 7 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

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Yes, Your Daily Stress Can Haunt Your Dreams

After a stressful day, you may hope to find some solace in sleep. But a new study from the United Kingdom suggests that stressful experiences from your day can make their way into your dreams.

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Even New Birth Control Pills May Raise Women's Breast Cancer Risk

Using hormonal birth control methods — including newer types of birth control pills, as well as IUDs and implants — may slightly increase women's risk of breast cancer.

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Blood Red Skies Over China Explained 300 Years Later

A massive geomagnetic storm that was recorded across East Asia for nine days in 1770 suggests such solar flareups are surprisingly common.

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They've Got Personality: Ant 'Superorganisms' Have Unique Temperaments

Trees with ants of a certain temperament suffered the least leaf damage.

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Here's Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive

California could see more wildfire events like this, even during the rainy season. That's because rising temperatures mean drier autumns.

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Humans Would Be Cool with Finding Aliens

The evidence suggests the discovery of aliens would not cause panic.

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The World's Largest Organism Is Dying

Mule deer are devouring the world's largest organism, a colony of quaking aspen in Utah.

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How Do Solar Panels Work?

Touted as a promising alternative energy source for decades, solar panels crown rooftops and roadside signs, and help keep spacecraft powered. But how do solar panels work?

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$450 Million Da Vinci: Why Was Damaged Painting So Expensive?

Last month, I was lucky enough to enjoy a private viewing of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi.” It was a remarkable experience, not due to the painting’s aesthetic, but because of its fame.

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What If the Big Bang Wasn't the Beginning? New Study Proposes Alternative

Did the universe begin with the Big Bang, or has it been expanding and contracting infinitely? A new study uses black hole physics to argue for the latter.

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Horseshoe Crab Fossil from a Long Time Ago Named After Darth Vader

Fossilized remains of an extinct species of horseshoe crab, named after Darth Vader because the animal's bizarre shape resembles the "Star Wars" character's iconic helmet, were discovered in Idaho.

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BLAMMO! Everything Bad That Happens When You Bite an Exploding Egg

Don't try this at home

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Tiny Spider Gobbles Tadpole in Never-Before-Seen Behavior

For the first time, a jumping spider has been observed hunting tadpoles.

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Jumping Spider Eating Tadpole (Photos)

Here's a look at the gory meal.

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The Jerusalem Quandary: Why Trump's Proposed Embassy Move Is Problematic

President Trump declared his intent to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Here's a historical look at why that move is so controversial.

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Why You May Hear a Loud Boom When Watching This Silent GIF

What do you hear when you watch this GIF? If you hear a loud boom each time the tower lands, you're not alone — but there isn't actually any sound accompanying the GIF.

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Elon Musk Will Launch His Tesla Roadster to Mars

Elon Musk says he's going to launch his own car on SpaceX's monster rocket test flight, and it'll play David Bowie's "Space Oddity" full blast on the way to Mars (if it doesn't explode).

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John Mayer's Emergency Surgery: How Common Is Appendicitis?

Singer-songwriter John Mayer went to the hospital this morning (Dec. 5) for an emergency appendectomy, or surgery to remove his appendix.

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Cats Are As Brainy As Bears But Fall Short of Dogs

Dogs win this one, but bears are the real losers.

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Mathematicians Awarded $3 Million for Cracking Century-Old Problem

The Breakthrough Prize in mathematics was awarded to two researchers who showed that polynomial questions with many variables have a finite number of solution types.

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Scientists Used Fake Hallucinations to Probe the Minds of People With Psychosis

How do people with psychosis interpret their hallucinations?

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Smile (or Not): Photos Can Be Animated to Show Expressions

Unless you're touring Hogwarts or an old haunted mansion, you expect portraits and photos to stay still. Well, thanks to the latest in digital-animation technologies, that may no longer be the case.

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Hairy, Blue Tarantulas Found Hiding in Hole-Filled Tree Stump

One dark night in the Guyana rainforest, herpetologist Andrew Snyder serendipitously shined his flashlight on "a small glint of brilliant, cobalt blue" sticking out of a rotting stump.

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Viking-Era Stone Carved with Runes Found in Norway

Archaeologists aren't sure what the runes spell out.

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Ancient 'Cave of the Dead” Revealed in 3D Model

The sea cave has been feared since ancient times as a place of the dead and the scene of at least one gruesome act of execution or human sacrifice.

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Why Do Dogs Chew Everything?

For dog owners, the following scenario may be all too familiar: You get home from a long day of work only to find your favorite slippers in tatters on the floor, scattered pieces of foam torn from the sofa cushions and teeth marks on your chair.

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In Photos: Scotland's Cave of the Dead

Archaeologists have created a 3D digital model of a sea cave in Scotland where bodies were left to rot in the Bronze Age.

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New 3D-printed Mask Helps Heal Puppy's Fractured Skull

A new 3D-printed mask helped a puppy in California heal after it sustained severe facial wounds during an attack by another dog.

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Trump Dramatically Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

President Donald Trump shrunk two national monuments — Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante — in Utah today (Dec. 4) after signing proclamations that cut the monuments by more than 1.1 million acres and 800,000 acres, respectively.

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The Wrong Way to Pop a Pimple

A 23-year-old construction worker used a woodworking blade to remove what he called a pimple on his lower lip, developing a rare fungal infection afterward, a recent report of the man's case revealed

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Brainy Birds: Pigeons Can Understand Distance and Time

Pigeons may not have unraveled the mysteries of "Doctor Who"'s TARDIS just yet, but they do understand the abstract concepts of space and time.

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Man's Unusual 'Do Not Resuscitate' Tattoo Sparks Ethics Debate

It's not often that a sentiment expressed in a tattoo would influence people's medical care, but that's what happened to a man in Florida who had the words "do not resuscitate" tattooed on his chest.

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It Bleeds. It Breathes. It's a Lifelike Artificial Human Corpse!

This isn't your typical medical model.

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Jesus' Secret Revelations? Copy of Forbidden Teachings Found in Egypt

A forbidden Gnostic text that claims to be Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James have been unearthed in an ancient trash heap in Egypt.

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The Biggest Myth About the 'Bee Apocalypse'

Apparently, there isn't one, at least not for domesticated honey bees.

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Lava Gulps Down GoPro Camera, Which Records the Entire, Fiery Affair

Footage of lava barreling toward and then melting the lens of a GoPro camera may be one of the hottest (literally) recordings online.

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Is Einstein's 'Theory of Happiness' as Successful as General Relativity?

Seven years after Einstein formulated general relativity, he also proffered another theory describing his recipe for happiness.

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Can Animals Count?

Humans aren't the only animals that can count.

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Full Cold Moon Tonight Heralds December's Supermoon: What to Expect

December's Full Cold Moon rises tonight (Dec. 3), bringing the only "supermoon" of the year on its heels.

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Physicists Proved Controlled Nuclear Chain Fission Was Possible, 75 Years Ago

By figuring out fission, physicists were able to split uranium atoms and release massive amounts of energy. This Manhattan Project work paved the way both for atomic bombs and nuclear power reactors.

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The Freaky Secret Hiding Inside a Scallop's 200 Glittering Eyes

Look me in the eye and tell me a secret. No, the other one. No, the other one. No, the other one. No, the other one...

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The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week

Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.

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Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week

Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.

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New Migraine Drugs May Stop Headaches Before They Start

People with frequent migraines may benefit from a new class of medications intended to prevent these severe headaches.

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Could Genetic Testing Companies Violate Your Privacy?

DNA information is kept secure mostly on the honor system.

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Hard to Swallow: Shark Suffocates on Porcupine Fish

A hungry shark that tried to gulp down a spiny porcupine fish suffocated on its supper.

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The Worst Theoretical Prediction in the History of Physics

When it comes to scientifically mysterious concepts that begin with the word "dark," dark matter attracts most of the public attention.

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Discovery: Why Strange, Chalky Swirls Cover the Southern Ocean

I'm in love with the cocco (lithophores).

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The Tastiest Sausages Bring Their Own Microbes to the Party

A new study from Italy shows how science can be used to improve the flavor of sausage and other processed meats.

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Addicted to Your Phone? It Could Throw Off Your Brain Chemistry

A new study suggests that for teens, being hooked on the internet and smartphones may harm brain chemistry.

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Hanukkah: History & Traditions

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday lasting eight days. It is typically celebrated in late fall or early winter. Although it is a minor holiday, its popularity has grown.

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This Week's Strangest Science News

Ready to get weird? Here are some of the strangest stories on Live Science this week.

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Armored 'Pinecone' Fish's Insides Revealed in Spooky Scan

From the outside, the pinecone fish is a colorful yet fearsome beast. On the inside, it's downright spooky.

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