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Penis Size Matters, Study Says

By Francie Diep

Do Brain Games Work?
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Do Brain Games Work?

By Francie Diep

How Thatcher The Chemist Helped Make Thatcher The Politician
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How Thatcher The Chemist Helped Make Thatcher The Politician

By Colin Lecher

Jurassic Park 4’s Dinosaurs Will Not Have Feathers
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Jurassic Park 4’s Dinosaurs Will Not Have Feathers

By Colin Lecher

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel
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Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

By Brian E. Clark

How The World Will End, According To 1939
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How The World Will End, According To 1939

By Rose Pastore

Cthulhu Lives In The Gut Of A Termite
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Cthulhu Lives In The Gut Of A Termite

By Martha Harbison

FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?
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FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?

By Daniel Engber

BeerSci: Want To Wet-Hop Your Beer? Grow Your Own Fresh Hops
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BeerSci: Want To Wet-Hop Your Beer? Grow Your Own Fresh Hops

By Martha Harbison

The Size Of The Milky Way Galaxy, Shown To Scale
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The Size Of The Milky Way Galaxy, Shown To Scale

By Francie Diep

The Changing Forensic Science Of Arson Is Freeing Innocent Convicts
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The Changing Forensic Science Of Arson Is Freeing Innocent Convicts

By Francie Diep

Space Station’s Giant Antimatter Magnet Finds Abundance Of Mysterious Particles
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Space Station’s Giant Antimatter Magnet Finds Abundance Of Mysterious Particles

By Rebecca Boyle

Distant Black Hole Wakes Up To Grab A Light Snack
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Distant Black Hole Wakes Up To Grab A Light Snack

By Rebecca Boyle

Shakespeare: Hoarder, Playwright, Fake? A Physicist Turns To Statistics For Answers
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Shakespeare: Hoarder, Playwright, Fake? A Physicist Turns To Statistics For Answers

By Rebecca Boyle

Deep-Space Engines
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Deep-Space Engines

By Konstantin Kakaes

A Working Transistor Built Out Of DNA Within A Living Cell
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A Working Transistor Built Out Of DNA Within A Living Cell

By Shaunacy Ferro

Faster-Than-Light Drive
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Faster-Than-Light Drive

By Konstantin Kakaes

Warp Factor
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Warp Factor

By Konstantin Kakaes

4-Billion-Pixel Panorama Lets You Explore Mars As If You Were Standing Next To Curiosity
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4-Billion-Pixel Panorama Lets You Explore Mars As If You Were Standing Next To Curiosity

By Rebecca Boyle

How A Tool For Perfect Human Vision Grew From One Of NASA’s Greatest Blunders
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How A Tool For Perfect Human Vision Grew From One Of NASA’s Greatest Blunders

By Rebecca Boyle

Caffeine-Addicted Bacteria Die If You Give Them Decaf
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Caffeine-Addicted Bacteria Die If You Give Them Decaf

By Martha Harbison

How A Seven-Sexed Organism Gets It On
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How A Seven-Sexed Organism Gets It On

By Shaunacy Ferro

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Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Circular-Eyed Fellow?

By Dan Nosowitz

Watch A Ferrofluid Sculpture Move To The Rhythm
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Watch A Ferrofluid Sculpture Move To The Rhythm

By Shaunacy Ferro

Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World
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Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World

By Susannah F. Locke

Speed Of Light In Vacuum Is Not Actually Constant, Study Finds
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Speed Of Light In Vacuum Is Not Actually Constant, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

300 Previously Unpublished Darwin Letters To Be Posted Online
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300 Previously Unpublished Darwin Letters To Be Posted Online

By Francie Diep

Challenge Accepted: Make Dinner From A Catalog Of Pharmaceutical Compounds
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Challenge Accepted: Make Dinner From A Catalog Of Pharmaceutical Compounds

By Martha Harbison

Could Privately Funded Orbiters Fill The Looming Weather Satellite Gap?
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Could Privately Funded Orbiters Fill The Looming Weather Satellite Gap?

By Rebecca Boyle

Brain Scan Predicts Whether Convicts Will Re-Offend: Welcome To The Sci-Fi Future
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Brain Scan Predicts Whether Convicts Will Re-Offend: Welcome To The Sci-Fi Future

By Dan Nosowitz

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BeerSci: The Art And Science Of Beer Brewing, On Video

By Martha Harbison

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This Periodic Table Of Booze Will Get You Atomically Wasted [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Let This Man Explain Why Your March Madness Bracket Sucks
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Let This Man Explain Why Your March Madness Bracket Sucks

By Colin Lecher

Did A Comet Kill The Dinosaurs?
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Did A Comet Kill The Dinosaurs?

By Martha Harbison

Trip Report: Sufjan Stevens’s Laser-Fueled Tour Through The Solar System
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Trip Report: Sufjan Stevens’s Laser-Fueled Tour Through The Solar System

By Dan Nosowitz

American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English
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American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Legal Experts Say It’s Okay To Kill A Civilian Hacker In Cyber Warfare
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Why Legal Experts Say It’s Okay To Kill A Civilian Hacker In Cyber Warfare

By Kelsey D. Atherton

11 Relics Of Space History That You Can Buy
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11 Relics Of Space History That You Can Buy

By Shaunacy Ferro

How It Works: The Most Powerful Space Rocket
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How It Works: The Most Powerful Space Rocket

By Robert Earle Howells

America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?
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America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Are These Lines The Same Height? Your Answer Depends On Where You’re From
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Are These Lines The Same Height? Your Answer Depends On Where You’re From

By Adam Alter

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
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FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

By Daniel Engber

Giant ALMA Telescope’s Amazing Early Discoveries Are Only The Beginning
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Giant ALMA Telescope’s Amazing Early Discoveries Are Only The Beginning

By Rebecca Boyle

Scientists Capture All The Neurons Firing Across A Fish’s Brain On Video
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Scientists Capture All The Neurons Firing Across A Fish’s Brain On Video

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?
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Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?

By Francie Diep

Are Birds Evolving To Not Get Hit By Cars?
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Are Birds Evolving To Not Get Hit By Cars?

By Colin Lecher

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?
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Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

By Colin Lecher

BeerSci: Are Hops Addictive?
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BeerSci: Are Hops Addictive?

By Martha Harbison

Autodesk CEO Carl Bass On The Future Of 3-D Printing At Home
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Autodesk CEO Carl Bass On The Future Of 3-D Printing At Home

By Dave Mosher

Watch This Absolutely Beautiful Animated Explanation Of DNA
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Watch This Absolutely Beautiful Animated Explanation Of DNA

By Colin Lecher

Your Complete Guide To Chocolate Flavors [Infographic]
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Your Complete Guide To Chocolate Flavors [Infographic]

By Shaunacy Ferro

NASA Resumes Production Of Plutonium-238 Space Fuel After 25 Years
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NASA Resumes Production Of Plutonium-238 Space Fuel After 25 Years

By Shaunacy Ferro

Wait, Is There Life In Lake Vostok? Researcher Still Says Yes
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Wait, Is There Life In Lake Vostok? Researcher Still Says Yes

By Martha Harbison

Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs
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Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs

By Francie Diep

Their Big Eyes May Have Caused Neanderthals’ Demise
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Their Big Eyes May Have Caused Neanderthals’ Demise

By Martha Harbison

What’s The Half-Life Of DNA?
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What’s The Half-Life Of DNA?

By Amber Williams

The Master Memories of Savants
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The Master Memories of Savants

By Adam Piore

No, Architects, You Can’t Plant Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers
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No, Architects, You Can’t Plant Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers

By Francie Diep

Science Is Institutionally Sexist. Here Are 4 Ways To Help Fix It
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Science Is Institutionally Sexist. Here Are 4 Ways To Help Fix It

By Shaunacy Ferro

If Earth Were Hosting An Alien Species, This Is What It Would Look Like
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If Earth Were Hosting An Alien Species, This Is What It Would Look Like

By Emily Elert

3-D Reconstruction Of Martian Surface Uncovers Lost Evidence Of Ancient Floods
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3-D Reconstruction Of Martian Surface Uncovers Lost Evidence Of Ancient Floods

By Rebecca Boyle

10 Of The Best Nature Photographs Of the Year
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10 Of The Best Nature Photographs Of the Year

By Emily Elert

Kepler’s Hunt For Planets Outside Our Solar System: The Greatest Hits
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Kepler’s Hunt For Planets Outside Our Solar System: The Greatest Hits

By Rebecca Boyle

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