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There’s A Salmonella Outbreak While Food Safety Workers Are On Furlough

By Dan Nosowitz

Scientists Are Bad At Identifying Important Science, Study Finds
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Scientists Are Bad At Identifying Important Science, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

FYI: Does Stress Make You Hungry?
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FYI: Does Stress Make You Hungry?

By Daniel Engber

A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson
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A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson

By Shaunacy Ferro

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By Colin Lecher

Einstein May Have Had An Unusually Well-Connected Brain
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Einstein May Have Had An Unusually Well-Connected Brain

By Shaunacy Ferro

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Science Indicates That Sprite Might Be A Great Hangover Cure

By Dan Nosowitz

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Awesome Twitter Rant About Science Errors In ‘Gravity’
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Awesome Twitter Rant About Science Errors In ‘Gravity’

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Dark Side Of The Nobel Prizes
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The Dark Side Of The Nobel Prizes

By Mark Jackson/ The Conversation

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Meet Cady Coleman, The Astronaut Who Taught Sandra Bullock How To Look Cool In A Spacesuit

By Jennifer Bogo

Why The Government Should Fund Unpopular Science
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Why The Government Should Fund Unpopular Science

By Erin Biba

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Best Ever Astronaut Selfies

By Elizabeth Howell/ Universe Today

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Watch This Droplet ‘Walk’ On Liquid [Video]

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?
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FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?

By Daniel Engber

The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad
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The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad

By Colin Lecher

You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This
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You’ve Never Seen Pi Like This

By Jefferson Mok

The Most Complete Guide To Beer Ever [Infographic]
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The Most Complete Guide To Beer Ever [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories
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How Apollo Didn’t Go to the Moon and Other Stories

By Amy Shira Teitel

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No More Panda Cam: How The Government Shutdown Will Affect Things We Care About

By Dan Nosowitz

What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?
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What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?

By Erik Sofge

Did We Steal Our Moon From Venus?
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Did We Steal Our Moon From Venus?

By Dan Nosowitz

Trained Police Rats Sniff Out Crime In The Netherlands
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Trained Police Rats Sniff Out Crime In The Netherlands

By Shaunacy Ferro

Curiosity Finds Water And Poison In Martian Soil
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Curiosity Finds Water And Poison In Martian Soil

By Francie Diep

Readers Respond To Our Decision To Drop Comments
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Readers Respond To Our Decision To Drop Comments

By Rose Pastore and Suzanne LaBarre

A Crazy Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Ships [Infographic]
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A Crazy Size Comparison Of Sci-Fi’s Greatest Ships [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?
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FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?

By Lizzie Schiffman

Nonsense Paper That Cites Michael Jackson And Ron Jeremy Actually Gets Published
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Nonsense Paper That Cites Michael Jackson And Ron Jeremy Actually Gets Published

By Shaunacy Ferro

Meet The 2013 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Scientists
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Meet The 2013 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Scientists

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?
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FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?

By Kaitlin Miller

Chemistry’s Biggest Loser: Official Atomic Weights Change For 19 Elements
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Chemistry’s Biggest Loser: Official Atomic Weights Change For 19 Elements

By Francie Diep

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art
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The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?
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FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?

By Daniel Engber

Why We’re Shutting Off Our Comments
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Why We’re Shutting Off Our Comments

By Suzanne LaBarre

FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?
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FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?

By Francie Diep

Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?
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Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Autumn Guide To Apples [Infographic]
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Your Autumn Guide To Apples [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

The Week In Numbers: Sad News For Life On Mars, Earth’s Smallest Car, And More
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The Week In Numbers: Sad News For Life On Mars, Earth’s Smallest Car, And More

By Rose Pastore

Republicans Block Proposal For National Science Laureate, Fearing Science
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Republicans Block Proposal For National Science Laureate, Fearing Science

By Dan Nosowitz

Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?
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Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?

By Lana Birbrair

Scientists Discover Brain Activity Beyond A Deep Coma
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Scientists Discover Brain Activity Beyond A Deep Coma

By Shaunacy Ferro

Arrr! Did Captain Kidd Hide His Gold In An Ox-Swallowing Underground Vault?
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Arrr! Did Captain Kidd Hide His Gold In An Ox-Swallowing Underground Vault?

By Rose Pastore

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?
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FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

By Ryan Bradley

The Big Bang May Not Have Spawned The Universe After All
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The Big Bang May Not Have Spawned The Universe After All

By Dan Nosowitz

Neuroscience May Help Us Understand Financial Bubbles
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Neuroscience May Help Us Understand Financial Bubbles

By Will de Freitas/ The Conversation

How To See Tomorrow’s Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch To The Space Station
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How To See Tomorrow’s Historic Antares/Cygnus Launch To The Space Station

By Ken Kremer/ Universe Today

The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
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The Case Of The Girl Who Couldn’t Feel Pain

By Francie Diep

FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?
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FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?

By Ryan Bradley

FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?
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FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?

By Daniel Engber

How Andrea Armani Invented A New Set Of Scientific Tools
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How Andrea Armani Invented A New Set Of Scientific Tools

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?
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FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?

By Shaunacy Ferro

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1
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NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1

By Rose Pastore

Where Do Dreams Come From?
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Where Do Dreams Come From?

By Shaunacy Ferro

The 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes: Drunk People Feel Sexy, And More Of The Year’s Silliest Science
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The 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes: Drunk People Feel Sexy, And More Of The Year’s Silliest Science

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?
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FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?

By Sean Kane

Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can
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Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

By Nick Statt

Everything You’ve Ever Been Told About How You Learn Is A Lie
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Everything You’ve Ever Been Told About How You Learn Is A Lie

By Shaunacy Ferro

Spying On Thunderstorms From Space [Video]
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Spying On Thunderstorms From Space [Video]

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?
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FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?

By Ryan Bradley

Big Pic: A Flaming Soyuz Spacecraft Carries Three Astronauts Home
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Big Pic: A Flaming Soyuz Spacecraft Carries Three Astronauts Home

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?
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FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?
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FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?

By Sarah Fecht

The Next Space Shuttle: Hybrid Engines Make Runway-To-Orbit Missions A Reality
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The Next Space Shuttle: Hybrid Engines Make Runway-To-Orbit Missions A Reality

By Nicole Dyer

Chemical Analysis Finds A Whiskey’s Unique Fingerprint
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Chemical Analysis Finds A Whiskey’s Unique Fingerprint

By Francie Diep

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More Than 200,000 People Sign Up To Die On Mars

By Rose Pastore

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