New Research

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This Is a Water Droplet Being Sliced in Half

File this under: stuff you didn't know would be really cool but actually is - a water droplet being sliced in half by a superhydrophobic knife

Comparing the conglomerate outcrop on Mars with a similar structure on Earth.

Curiosity Nails It: Mars Used to Have Flowing Water

Scientists report what they suggest is the best evidence yet that water flowed on Mars

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Watch Drought Dry Up America’s Groundwater

A drought this year affected large parts of the United States, including a lot of agricultural land

This ancient Buddhist statue is thought to have been carved from meteorite roughly 1000 years ago.

Carved From Meteorite, This Thousand-Year-Old Statue Was Taken From Tibet by the Nazi SS

Crafted from a meteorite fragment, Nazis may have taken this early Tibetan relic because it displayed a swastika

A map of the earthquakes triggered around the globe within a week of the April 2012 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra (white star).

Largest Quake of the Year Crossed Fault Lines, Echoed for a Week

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Even Close Subspecies of Migrating Birds Can’t Agree on the Best Route

Scientists in British Columbia attached tiny ‘backpacks’ to birds and mapped their winter migration from Canada to Central America and back again

High School Students Hit a Forty Year Low on the SAT Reading Section

Over 50 percent of test takers scored below the level that would indicate college success, and scores from every racial group but one (Asian) declined

A scanning electron microscope image of the ancient tooth, and the location of the beeswax filling.

6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling

From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling

Doctors Warned Life Expectancy Could Go Down, And It Did

Some groups of Americans have actually seen their expected lifespans decline

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Women Are Still Discriminated Against in Science

A recent study in PNAS suggests that, at least when it comes to science, gender bias is still going strong

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Sea Lions Deliberately Collapse Their Lungs So They Can Dive Deeper

Shutting down their lungs helps sea lions avoid getting the bends

After a Four Year Fight, Scientists Announce No Link Between XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

What you need to know about the recent XMRV, chronic fatigue syndrome announcement

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This Story Has a Picture With It, So It Must Be True

A recent study found that statements accompanied by pictures are more likely to be taken as true than those without

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Women’s Wedding Jitters Might Actually Matter

Psychologist warn that pre-wedding misgivings - especially among women - may be a sign that trouble awaits after 'I do'

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When Bad Things Become Funny

Humor experts set out to discover when tragedies are fine to joke about, and when they're not

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Skeleton Found Under a Parking Lot May Be English King Richard III

A skeleton consistent with that of the long-dead king was unearthed recently in Leicester

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Scientists Unleash Bacteria Into Boston Subway to Study Bioterrorism

To study the spread of biological agents, researchers sprayed bacteria into the Boston subway system

Acupuncture Barbie suffers from chronic pain.

Acupuncture Might Actually Work (Surprise! It Probably Doesn’t)

A recent study suggesting acupuncture is medically effective is not without flaws

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The Best Argument for Saving Threatened Species That Do Not Benefit Humans

A new list of the world's 100 most threatened species challenges the world to care

This paper doll could end up with a nasty rash.

How Common Are Infections From Tattoo Ink?

A recent set of infections from tattoos has shed light on just how unregulated ink really is

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