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And why that's good for science. Happy Valentine's Day!

Good news: your dog understands you! Bad news: watch the Kibbles 'n Bits.

A bill sponsored by a Dallas legislator would make it a crime to take photos of private land using a remote-controlled drone.

And it's open source, so you can make your own at home.

Not necessarily! The chemistry behind aging ales, wet-cardboard taste, and what you can do about it.

Draw a Tyrannosaurus rex from memory, right now. It's probably wrong in a very significant way.

A soil-free gardening system developed by a DIY community

Immune cells build up strength against common bugs we encounter everywhere, and this helps us resist more dangerous ones. Kids eating dirt: Maybe a good thing.

Yesterday's magnitude 8 earthquake sent seismic energy rippling round the world.

How music enters the brain, and what it does when it gets there.

The USPS has announced it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays. Here's how technology can rescue the floundering agency.

A new psychology study brings "men are from Mars" gender stereotypes down to earth.

Braaains.

A sanguinary luncheon for laboratory insects

Plus: zoology's most wanted.

The only thing to we have to fear is fear itself. Also suffocation.

Got a twitch in your eyelid, arm, or leg? Wondering where the hell it comes from and how to get rid of it? Answers within.

A stunning archaeological find--confirmed by DNA--to light up this winter of our discontent.