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India Once Released 25,000 Flesh-Eating Turtles Into the Ganges

A plan to clean up corpses failed due to lack of planning

November 19, 2014

An artist's interpretation of the Philae lander separating from Rosetta and landing on the comet.

The Philae Spacecraft Confirmed the Presence of Organic Molecules on the Comet it Landed On

Researchers hope the finding sheds light on how organic molecules might have first arrived on Earth

November 19, 2014

This Company Is Crowdfunding a Mission to the Moon

Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface

November 19, 2014

Pacific bluefin tuna populations have declined by up to 33 percent over the last 20 years.

300+ Species Just Joined the List of Threatened Plants And Animals

Overfishing, overhunting and habitat loss drove many of the new additions

November 18, 2014

Previously excavated art from the ancient city of Karkemish

This Archaeology Site Is Guarded by 500 Turkish Soldiers

The excavation of a 5,000 year old city on the Turkey-Syrian border continues despite nearby presence of the Islamic State extremists

November 18, 2014

Early images of the vertical occipital fasciculus, a brain region involved in processing visual information

Neurologists Lost Track of Part of the Human Brain And Just Re-Discovered It

The major pathway in the brain wasn’t exactly missing, but science literature appeared to have forgotten about it until now

November 18, 2014

People Tend to Run Marathons Before Big Birthdays

The search for achievement and meaning at the end of a decade increases suicide and cheating, too

November 18, 2014

Outfitting Football Helmets With Magnets Could Reduce Concussions

Strong magnets can repel at least 300 lbs of force, preventing heads from colliding

November 18, 2014

How to Heat Your House With a Cloud Computer Server

A German company is installing servers in homes and offices to recycle heat

November 18, 2014

A bed bug surrounded by potentially parasite-laden feces.

Bed Bugs Can Transmit the Chagas Disease Parasite

The parasite is usually associated with Latin and South America, but was recently found throughout Louisiana, too

November 18, 2014

Some Plants Eavesdrop (And Steal) Via an Underground Fungal Network

An underground network can be used for friendly communication—or for evil

November 17, 2014

Antarctic Seals Keep Trying to Have Sex With Penguins

This isn’t the first time a fur seal has attempted to copulate with a king penguin and scientists think that more seals are learning the behavior

November 17, 2014

More Than 35 Million People Around the World Are Slaves

People are slaves in every one of the 167 countries investigated in a new report, including the United States

November 17, 2014

Physicists Explain Why Coffee Is More Prone to Spills Than Beer

It all comes down to the foam

November 17, 2014

Philae's ancestor, the original Apollo lunar lander.

We Fall in Love With Space Robots Because They Act Like Animals

Like pets, wires and chips can appear to act with intention

November 17, 2014

How to Live With Hallucinatory “Voices” Without Drugs

A European-centered movement is trying to change the perception that hearing voices is bad

November 17, 2014

We're Running Out of Chocolate

We're eating so much chocolate that plants can't keep up

November 17, 2014

A seaweed farmer in Tanzania shows off her crop.

Eat More Seaweed (It's Good for You)

Foraging for fresh seaweeds gives you option and the best taste according to this Brittany seaweed eater

November 17, 2014

One of the Philae Lander's feet is visible in this snapshot from the comet's surface.