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Earth’s Gravity Is Reshaping the Moon

Leaving cracks on the surface as it slowly contracts

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People Can’t Tell Which of Their Toes Is Being Touched

The piggy that stayed home and the piggy that got roast beef get mixed up the most

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Pope Francis: The World "Still Has Time" to Act on Climate Change

The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people

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American Kids Are Obsessed With Apples

Apples make up 29 percent of the total fruit eaten by teens and kids in the United States

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Americans Dump Twice as Much Trash as Previously Thought

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 estimate was more than 50 percent off

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The More You Have to Pee, The Easier Lying May Be

Full bladders make for better fibs

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Edward Snowden Thinks Alien Transmissions Might Be Hidden by Encryption

To chat with aliens, scientists might have to crack codes

New Zealand North Island Robin

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How to Give a Robin an IQ Test

Testing whether individual animals are smarter than others of their species is tricky

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The Ig Nobel Prize Turns 25

Celebrating a quarter-century of the goofiest work in science

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Giraffes Spend Their Nights Quietly, Constantly Humming

Not so silent after all

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How to Build a Seven-Mile-Wide Scale Model of the Solar System

It takes three-and-a-half miles to get from the Sun to Pluto

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The Arctic Now Has a Big Mosquito Problem

The bugs are growing bigger and living longer thanks to climate change

Ancient people may have ground up wild oats

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Flour Was Part of the Human Diet 32,000 Years Ago

A stone pestle inside an Italian cave bears traces of starch from wild oats

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Reaching the End of a Task Makes People More Likely to Cheat

A study shows that when given a repetitive task and the ability to get away with cheating, people will be sneaky

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Ancient Cats Drove Ancient Dogs to Extinction

The rivalry runs deep

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Some Ocean Populations Declined by Nearly 50 Percent Between 1970 and 2012

Is there still a chance to stave off a growing crisis beneath the waves?

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Here’s Why Chimps and Humans Look So Different

Thank genes for the lack of family resemblance.

"The Nut," an ancient volcanic plug on Tasmania in Australia

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Scientists Recently Realized That 1,240 Miles of Volcanoes Were Connected

Now the Cosgrove Volcano Track is the longest on Earth

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Microbiologists Keep Finding Giant Viruses in Melting Permafrost

Researchers find several new species in a single soil sample.

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Ozone Is Making Flowers Smell Different to Bees

New research shows that ozone-exposed flowers aren’t as delicious to pollinating insects

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