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Actually figuring out which four-years-old are naturally smart and which have simply prepared, is harder than you might think
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Through their effect on the food web, shifting predator populations can change greenhouse gas levels
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Negative comments, regardless of their merit, could sway readers' perceptions
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Chimpanzees are several times stronger than us, generally healthier, and research suggests that they might have better memories too
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If you had to guess the most abundant organism on the planet, you might think of ants, or maybe bacteria. But a newly discovered virus might trump them all
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Across Asia, a plague of hunting has hit pangolins, though it's not too late to save these intriguing creatures from extinction
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The first retinal implants ever approved for use in the U.S. could help with a certain type of blindness
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In 1908, a meteor exploding in mid-air released the energy equivalent to "185 Hiroshima bombs"
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Really, you shouldn't be worried about the water, but about the bottle.
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The mid-air explosion of a 10-ton meteor injured more than 500 people
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The seven-year-old Philadelphia student just became the world's youngest known person ever to code a computer game
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Twenty-five different natural and synthetic chemical potions and poisons pop up in 20 different opera's plots
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Called the Distinguished Warfare Medal, this award will honor drone pilots, hackers and others
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Ockham never really said anything about razors; he was more interested in Scripture
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More than 100 Tibetan monks have set themselves aflame in the past four years
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People, whether single or partnered up, tend to think their way of romantic life is better for everyone, regardless of how happy they actually are
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The people of the world have spoken: they don't like cheaters, and they don't like doping. Unless you're a football player - in which case no one seems to care
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The end goal is to help develop drugs that more thoroughly knock out the feeling of pain
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Plants speak with chemical cues, and they listen more carefully to their close relatives
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A man just recovered from a condition his doctor called "clinical vampirism"—which was characterized by insatiable cravings for human blood
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