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FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?

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Watch This Weird, Gelatinous Material Heal Itself

By Francie Diep

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

Vintage Pics: Early 20th-Century Artists Imagine ‘Earthrise’ From Mars
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Vintage Pics: Early 20th-Century Artists Imagine ‘Earthrise’ From Mars

By Francie Diep

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

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Alarming Satellite GIFs Show Russia’s Extreme Flooding

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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

Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space
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Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space

By Dan Nosowitz

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

The Crazy-Specific Colors Biologists Use To Describe Animals
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The Crazy-Specific Colors Biologists Use To Describe Animals

By Amber Williams

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Spying On Thunderstorms From Space [Video]

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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

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AGE OF DISCOVERY [SPONSORED ARTICLE]

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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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The Week In Numbers: A 3-D Printed Invisibility Cloak, Skyscrapers That Attack, And More

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Spot Exoplanets With Your Home Telescope, Using Free NASA Software
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Spot Exoplanets With Your Home Telescope, Using Free NASA Software

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A Quick Primer On America’s Spaceports
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A Quick Primer On America’s Spaceports

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Did I Participate In A Pyramid Scheme?

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What The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Says About Your Favorite Subway Line

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Why Futurama Was The Greatest Show About The Future Ever Aired
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Why Futurama Was The Greatest Show About The Future Ever Aired

By Colin Lecher

What’s In Your Pee?
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What’s In Your Pee?

By Dan Nosowitz

The Way The U.S. Teaches Science Doesn’t Work
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The Way The U.S. Teaches Science Doesn’t Work

By Erin Biba

Let This Gorgeous Chart From 1944 Teach You About Electromagnetic Radiation
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Let This Gorgeous Chart From 1944 Teach You About Electromagnetic Radiation

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Would Happen If Every Element On The Periodic Table Came Into Contact Simultaneously?
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FYI: What Would Happen If Every Element On The Periodic Table Came Into Contact Simultaneously?

By Bjorn Carey

FYI: Can I Buy The Moon?
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FYI: Can I Buy The Moon?

By Rebecca Boyle

This Is What An Urban Heat Island Looks Like
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This Is What An Urban Heat Island Looks Like

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Week In Numbers: Scientists Grow A Brain, Element 115 Exists, And More
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The Week In Numbers: Scientists Grow A Brain, Element 115 Exists, And More

By Rose Pastore

How Long Would It Take To Walk A Light-Year?
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How Long Would It Take To Walk A Light-Year?

By Jessica Cheng

The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked
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The 10 Best Fictional Laboratories, Ranked

By Colin Lecher

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FYI: What Are Cruise Missiles, And How Do They Work?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Mars Rover Curiosity Drives Itself For The First Time
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Mars Rover Curiosity Drives Itself For The First Time

By Dan Nosowitz

Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?
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Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?

By Bjorn Carey

Clues To The Sun’s Future In Ancient ‘Solar Twin’
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Clues To The Sun’s Future In Ancient ‘Solar Twin’

By Francie Diep

Bang! Supernova SN 2006gy
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What Does A Star Sound Like?

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Why Vegan Diets Suck
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Why Vegan Diets Suck

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On Nightmare Planet Covered In Boiling Lava, A Year Lasts 8.5 Hours
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On Nightmare Planet Covered In Boiling Lava, A Year Lasts 8.5 Hours

By Dan Nosowitz

Theoretical Element 115 Exists, Study Confirms
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Theoretical Element 115 Exists, Study Confirms

By Francie Diep

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?
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FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

By Lizzie Schiffman

Pitch Drop Experiment Scientist Dies Without Ever Seeing A Drop Fall
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Pitch Drop Experiment Scientist Dies Without Ever Seeing A Drop Fall

By Francie Diep

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?
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FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

By Benjamin Ewen-Campen

The Sharpest Photos Of Space Ever
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The Sharpest Photos Of Space Ever

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?
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Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?

By Sally Younger

Squeeze The Bacteria Out Of Water With A New Gel
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Squeeze The Bacteria Out Of Water With A New Gel

By Shaunacy Ferro

The World’s Most Precise Clocks: 100 Times More Precise Than Cesium Atomic Clocks
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The World’s Most Precise Clocks: 100 Times More Precise Than Cesium Atomic Clocks

By Francie Diep

Human Urban Activity Makes Animals Develop Bigger Brains
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Human Urban Activity Makes Animals Develop Bigger Brains

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?
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FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

By Bjorn Carey

New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math
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New Clues To Why Some Autistic Kids Are So Good At Math

By Shaunacy Ferro

Shorter Workday Isn’t The Key To Happiness, Says Bummer Of A Study
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Shorter Workday Isn’t The Key To Happiness, Says Bummer Of A Study

By Shaunacy Ferro

Scan Reveals If Your Civet Poo Coffee Really Comes From Civet Poo
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Scan Reveals If Your Civet Poo Coffee Really Comes From Civet Poo

By Francie Diep

FYI: What Would Happen If I Ate Nothing But Meat?
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FYI: What Would Happen If I Ate Nothing But Meat?

By Caitlin Kearney

5 Beloved Scientists Who Were Actually Bullies
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5 Beloved Scientists Who Were Actually Bullies

By Joey Carmichael

7 Amazing Living Fossils
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7 Amazing Living Fossils

By Dan Nosowitz

Back-To-School Lunch: Students To See Healthier Fare This Fall
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Back-To-School Lunch: Students To See Healthier Fare This Fall

By Francie Diep

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What Would Happen If I Ate A Teaspoonful Of White Dwarf Star?

By Bjorn Carey

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What Blood Shows Scientists About Suicide Risk

By Shaunacy Ferro

The 9 Coolest Space Photos From Astronaut Karen Nyberg
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The 9 Coolest Space Photos From Astronaut Karen Nyberg

By Lindsey Kratochwill

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Should Math Really Be A Required Subject?

By Shaunacy Ferro

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