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How To Euthanize A Whale
Some beached whales can't be rescued. Four scientists have developed a humane way to end their suffering.
Antioxidant Supplements Worsen Lung Tumors, Study Finds
Doctors have long known that taking antioxidant supplements may actually increase the risk for cancer in some people. One new mouse study offers an explanation why.
Rise Of The Insect Drones
Nature spent millions of years perfecting flapping-wing flight. Now engineers can reproduce it with machines.
This Leech Can Survive A 24-Hour Submersion in Liquid Nitrogen
100 percent of the leeches also survived extreme cold (-130°F) for nine months!
Frowning In Bright Sunlight Can Make You Angry
A study on an Italian beach turns up interesting results
Where And How To Sift For Your Own Fossils
A simple tool you can make yourself, and 27 great locations to try it out
Meet The People Who Want To Print A Home In A Day
The open-source construction system WikiHouse could upend architecture as we know it.
Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers
A newly published genome holds some spicy secrets.
Killing One Owl, To Save Another, Ruffles Feathers
Barred owls are being killed to save endangered spotted owls.
‘Placebo Sleep’ Can Improve Cognitive Skills
If you tell people they slept better than they did, they are likely to perform better on math and word association tests.