New Research

Hurricane Sandy Spilled 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage

Enough sewage to fill a 41 food deep pool the size of Central Park spilled out during Hurricane Sandy

The honeybee, Apis mellifera, is in trouble because of colony collapse disorder.

High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies

High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees

A bone-munching worm eating a fish bone.

How Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Drill Through Whale Skeletons

The worms use a "bone-melting acid" that frees up the nutrients within both whale and fish bones

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To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Order Your Groceries Online

Ordering groceries online for delivery cuts carbon emissions by half when compared with traveling to the store by car

In places where malaria thrives, mosquito nets are used to keep the bugs away from people as they sleep.

In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It

Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading

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Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish

Aquarium-leaping guppies don't necessarily want to die, they're just trying to colonize the next pond over

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The Center of the Earth Is as Hot as the Sun

1,800 degrees warmer than we previously thought, the Earth's core is super hot

Native Australians, 1939

Ancient Australia’s First Settlers Probably Came There On Purpose

Rather some chance encounter with the continent down under, researchers think that the original migrants set out to deliberately colonize Australia

A tunnel excavation in Guatemala

Ancient Maya Were Cultural Sponges

Rather than the Maya influencing the Olmec or vice versus, similarities between their cultures represent a general shift in ancient Mesoamerica

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Playing Video Games Can Cure Your Lazy Eye

A special version of Tetris can help adults with a lazy eye see

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The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics

This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land

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This Is How the New Bird Flu Could Get to You

If H7N9 learns to transmit from person to person, here is how it could spread around the world

Chili Peppers Do To Your Skin What Migraines Do To Your Brain

Researchers are working on new medication to prevent migraines

Artificial Brains May Be the Best Way to Control Electricity

Researchers attempted to put the brain - or at least its cells - to the task of intelligently managing the country's future power supply

Repair crews inspect for damage after the 2011 Virginia earthquake.

Hurricanes May Cause Earthquakes

In August 2011, the Virginia earthquake shook the east coast. Days later, Hurricane Irene may have caused more earthquakes

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Your Brain’s a Search-and-Rescue Machine

When hunting for a lost object or child, areas of the brain normally dedicated to other tasks shift their performance to join in on the search

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This Weird New Chemical Can Pull Uranium Out of the Ocean

A highly-selective new compound can pull uranium right out of the ocean water

Artists illustrations of the previously known Kepler 22b, and the new 69c, 62e and 62f line up next to Earth.

Has This Week Been Too Much? Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

Three new potentially habitable exoplanets may be this week's only good news.

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Dogs May Live Longer If They Are “Fixed”

A new study shows spayed dogs live a year and a half longer, on average, than their fertile counterparts

Athletes and Movie Stars Really Do Live Harder, Die Younger

Famous athletes and other performers are more likely to die young than their famous business, political, or academic counterparts.

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