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Rarely can so much scientific attention have been paid to whether or not one small group of men put it where they shouldn't.
The US government has asked the authors of two terrifying studies of bird flu to redact them heavily, fearing the information could be used by terrorists.
Scotland takes its whiskey very seriously. So it should come as no surprise that scientists at the counrtry's oldest university have come up with a device that uses spectroscopy to test whiskey for its authenticity.
Like Batman is drawn to his symbol, a certain rainforest vine pollinated by bats has evolved to grow dish-shaped leaves that attract the winged creatures using echolocation.
A resurrected catch phrase popularized by The Office for immature boys everywhere, "that's what she said," is almost unavoidable in popular conversation these days.
For smokers hoping to quit, the idea of a quick fix in the form of a "magic" vaccine seemed almost too good to be true. No patches, no gross nicotine gum, just a shot.
If you thought reptiles were some of the least intelligent creatures in the animal kingdom, well, you might want to reconsider.
This is something straight out of every scientist's sweetest dream. Yes, researchers recently found three living rainbow toads that were previously thought to be extinct in the jungles of Borneo.
Imagine diving in Austrlia's Great Barrier Reef only to see a fish...using a tool.
Oscar-winning hunk Colin Firth isn't just a pretty face, it seems: he's been cited as one of four co-authors on a scientific paper appearing in Current Biology.
If you thought McDonald’s was the only food capable of giving you artery busting bad health, think again.
According to a recent study by Canadian researchers, playing video games actually makes people eat more food, even if they aren’t hungry.
In the age of CSI and Law & Order, scientists are putting newfound interest into the mystery of Amelia Earhart. Hoping to extract her DNA from dried saliva on two envelopes she is believed to have sealed, one British Columbia researcher is attempting to reveal new secrets about her past.
I have long believed that the USA is a profoundly anti-intellectual country, in spite of America’s (paradoxical) belief in its technological and intellectual superiority over the rest of the world.
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