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Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?
Evolution

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

A new study argues that climate oscillations in East Africa resulted in human migration and adaptation.

Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science
Medicine

Sex Positions That Won’t Break Your Artificial Hip, According To Science

A motion capture study explores the range of hip motion required for sexual activities.

Robot Roaches …for Science?
Science

Robot Roaches …for Science?

How To Turn Your Camera Into A Photosynthesis Detector
Projects

How To Turn Your Camera Into A Photosynthesis Detector

In about an hour, you can hack a camera to only display blue, green, and near-infrared light, which will give you a lovely view of plant life.

See The World Through The Eyes Of A Cat
Cats

See The World Through The Eyes Of A Cat

An awesome, disorienting look at kitty vision.

Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth
Space

Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth

Space babies get major vertigo on Earth after a microgravity childhood.

Indigo fibers
Engineering

The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo

Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science
Diseases

Government Shutdown: Bad for Insect Science

How To Make Your Own (Floating!) Concrete Boat
Projects

How To Make Your Own (Floating!) Concrete Boat

Rock the boat using the physics of buoyancy

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals
Engineering

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals

These findings could help researchers make prosthetic arms that have a lifelike sense of touch.

How The U.S. Government Is Shutting Down Antarctica
Environment

How The U.S. Government Is Shutting Down Antarctica

Political struggle could have permanent scientific effects.

Which Pizza Chain Dominates Your State? [Infographic]
Science

Which Pizza Chain Dominates Your State? [Infographic]

Get it together, Nevada.

Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding Aurora 7
Space

Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter and the Controversy Surrounding Aurora 7

Snapple’s Bottle Cap Facts Are Often Wrong
Science

Snapple’s Bottle Cap Facts Are Often Wrong

Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse
Social Media

Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse

Because no one goes to college to learn.

The Drive to Win
Science

The Drive to Win

How Low Is The Sky? And More Questions A Drone Legal Case Might Resolve
Drones

How Low Is The Sky? And More Questions A Drone Legal Case Might Resolve

An upcoming trial could change the way the FAA deals with unmanned aircraft.

Utah Reopens National Parks, Government Shutdown Be Damned
Environment

Utah Reopens National Parks, Government Shutdown Be Damned

We don't need a government! We just need all the things the government normally pays for!

OMP’s Friday Link Roundup
Diseases

OMP’s Friday Link Roundup

40 Years Of U.S. Nutrition Data Is “Fatally Flawed” and “Physiologically Implausible”
Nutrition

40 Years Of U.S. Nutrition Data Is “Fatally Flawed” and “Physiologically Implausible”

Turns out people lie about how much garbage they eat. Even to the government.