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The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think
Animals

The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think

Rest in peace, big guys

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?
Technology

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?

The power they would provide isn't worth the effort

simonkolleite
Archaeology

Is the Anthropocene really a thing? Minerals we’ve helped create rekindle the debate.

These 208 minerals were all caused by human activities

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal
Health

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal

It probably saved your life

scanned drugs
Health

Counterfeit drugs are putting the whole world at risk

Even if you don't buy the fake pharmaceuticals yourself

This bot-maker wants to make a thousand interconnected AIs out of your documents
AI

This bot-maker wants to make a thousand interconnected AIs out of your documents

Converting docs into virtual assistants isn't quite the singularity, yet

A Tesla charging station
Electric Vehicles

The worst thing about electric cars might not be an issue for much longer

Is "range anxiety" a thing of the past?

eccerobot
Robots

Let’s use humanoid robots to grow transplant organs

Bio-hybrid robots could make better lab-grown tissues

Man-made earthquakes will continue to shake the country
Environment

Man-made earthquakes will continue to shake the country

Oil and natural gas drilling is still shaking things up

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral
Psychology

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral

Even if you wouldn't share them yourself

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby
Animals

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby

Time to have the talk about the birds and the giraffe pee

The ‘safer’ plastics designed to replace BPA may be just as bad for you
Health

The ‘safer’ plastics designed to replace BPA may be just as bad for you

What's in your water bottle?

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil
Dinosaurs

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

Soft tissues abound

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials
Cancer

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials

And obesity is probably a culprit

dehydration in the body
Health

This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration

Caution: this article may cause thirst

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps
Health

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps

But rare diseases don't get a lot of research funding

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer
Agriculture

Half of your bread’s environmental impact comes from fertilizer

Your morning loaf holds a C02 intensive surprise

Earth’s first continent? Probably a giant continental crust
Environment

Earth’s first continent? Probably a giant continental crust

It was not filled with chocolate

Wildfire
Environment

Humans are responsible for the vast majority of wildfires in the U.S.

Only you can prevent forest fires. For real.

Science

Black holes might devour stars much more often than we thought

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