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Being spicy helps a chili plant protect its fruit from fungal rot, but it has a downside in dry conditions
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Neuropsychiatrist Galina Mindlin suggests that listening to particular songs on your mp3 player can make you a more productive person
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Energy-rich honey may have helped hominids evolve big brains
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Cambridge University is digitizing its collection of works by Newton and other revolutionary scientists of the past
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Human evolution T-shirt, necktie, coloring book and board game are just a few of the hominid-themed gifts you can give your loved ones this holiday season
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Best of all, science is a story with an open ending. Every discovery ends with more questions
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Science is about unlocking the world around us and laying it out to be admired
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How do humans separate sarcasm from sincerity? Research on the subject is leading to insights about how the mind works. Really
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If there's an alien conspiracy, the President doesn't know about it
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No one else will be dressed like dark energy
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Neanderthals' short legs made them well-suited for walking in mountain environments
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The discovery of a 100,000-year-old art studio in Africa hints at when modern human behavior emerged
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As a way of working, it's wide-open, competitive, nit-picky and nerve-wracking; it's outright warfare
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The ties between same-sex couples can be just as strong as those in heterosexual birds
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A look into the intelligent humor of this 1990s-era cartoon
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Sociologist Keith Hampton believes technology and social networking affect our lives in some very positive ways
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"I was learning for the first time about all the gremlins that stand between the researcher and The Answer."
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The NIST Museum has placed images of several items on the website of its Digital Archives and is asking the public for help
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The star of the King's Speech is the co-author on a paper examining political orientation and brain structure
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Researchers claim that people with names at the end of the alphabet respond more quickly to purchasing opportunities
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