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- January 31
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- Flow Battery Breakthrough May Boost Green Energy Storage (Video)
- Does Polar Vortex Mean 'So Much for Global Warming?' (Op-Ed)
- Open Wide: 3D-Printed Foods Made to Eat: Photos
- Off-Road Wheelchair Helps People with Disabilities Get Off-Road and On With Their Lives (Op-Ed)
- Extradition: Will Amanda Knox Be Returned to Italy?
- Americans' Mental Health is Latest Victim of Changing Climate (Op-Ed)
- Backyard Hockey A Bellwether For Climate Change
- How to Get Ants to Solve a Chess Problem (Op-Ed)
- Lemur Parents Start to Smell Like Each Other
- Where is the Proof in Pseudoscience? (Op-Ed)
- Super Bowl Science: How Cold Weather Could Affect the Big Game
- EPA: New Mine Threatens Half World's Wild Sockeye Salmon (Op-Ed)
- Sarychev: Photos of a Spectacular Eruption
- Super Bowl Ads Symbolize A Positive Cultural Shift for Animals (Op-Ed)
- Super Bowl Space Tech: NASA Makes the Big Game Possible
- On Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover Seeks Smoother Road to Reduce Wheel Damage
- Did Alien Life Evolve Just After the Big Bang?
- Do Older People Have More Body Odor?
- 12 Amazing Images in Medicine
- Snack Down: The Rise and Fall of Super Bowl Snack Foods
- Louis Pasteur: Biography & Quotes
- For Prostate Cancer, Radiation Complications May Outweigh Risks (Op-Ed)
- Did Life Begin In A Drop of Water?
- What Does Google Want with DeepMind? Here are Three Clues (Op-Ed)
- For Many Sports Fans, It's Not 'Just A Game'
- January 30
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- As Plant Virus Jumps to Bees, Does it Cause Colony Collapse?
- Where's My Roof? Why Northern Football Stadiums Go Topless
- In Photos: NFL Stadiums That Have Hosted the Super Bowl
- Caught on Camera: Ice-Dwelling Sea Anemone
- Snowy Owl Hit By Bus in Washington
- Summer Sea Levels Rising Fast Along Florida's Gulf Coast
- Video Game Can Teach Kids Signs of Stroke
- Yellowstone Geyser Erupts For First Time in Years
- New Cholesterol Guidelines: How to Make Sense of Them
- Spy Device? One-Way Sound Machine Created
- Methane Rising As Funding Cuts Threaten Monitoring Network
- Aliens Didn't Do It! Mysterious Underwater 'Fairy Rings' Explained
- NASA Video Captures Stunning Volcano Eruption View from Space
- 'Darwin Day' Would Celebrate Father of Evolution
- To Date, Particle Supercollider Detects No Evidence Of Dark Matter
- What Is Communism?
- Some Babies Mistakenly Injected with Oral Vaccine
- Bringing Mars Rover Design Down to Earth (Video)
- Facial-Recognition Tech Can Read Your Emotions
- Southern Britain Soaking in Record Wet January
- Color-Changing 'Sea Chameleons' Could Inspire New Military Camouflage
- Captive Shark Ray Gives Birth to Septuplets
- Some Reasons Why You Should Avoid Sleeping Pills (Op-Ed)
- 3 Tips for Keeping Teens Healthy
- What's the Universe Made Of? Math, Says Scientist
- What Are Complex Numbers?
- Advocates for Humane Treatment Welcome Scrutiny, If It's Honest (Op-Ed)
- Less Snow Threatens Antarctica's Fragile Ice Shelves
- New 'Swamp Monster' Skull Found in Texas
- January 29
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- Numbers That Become Memes Can Be Dangerous to Society (Op-Ed)
- In Images: A Flying Snake of Southeast Asia
- Flying Snake Morphs into UFO Shape to Glide
- How Musicians Prevent Chaos In A String Quartet
- Diabetes and Pregnancy are a Dangerous Mix
- For Men with ADHD, Taking Meds May Mean Fewer Car Accidents
- Girl's Back Hair Was Sign of Spine Problems
- Rains Spurred by Climate Change Killing Penguin Chicks
- Images: Downy Magellanic Penguin Chicks Suffer From Hypothermia
- Weight at Age 5 Predicts Obesity Risk in Middle School
- What Causes Skin Tags?
- Florida's Rat-Saving Labors Aren't Paying Off
- Photo Gallery: Snow Paralyzes the South
- California Communities Could Soon Run out of Water
- Colorado's Highest Peaks Re-Named After Super Bowl Team
- Grey is the New Black Hole: Is Stephen Hawking Right? (Op-Ed)
- 2 Poems by Greek Writer Sappho Discovered on Papyrus
- Alaska Heat & Atlanta Snow: What Happened?
- Simulating Mars Terraforming, on Earth (Video)
- First-Ever Weather Map of Failed Star Reveals Patchy Alien Clouds
- At least 20% of Neanderthal DNA Is in Humans
- Testosterone Again Linked to Heart Risks
- Bizarre Magnetic Particle Revealed in Ultra-Cold Lab Experiment
- Obama Declares Climate Change a 'Fact': Now What?
- Upgraded Deep-Sea Sub Alvin Heading Back to Work
- Alvin's Makeover: Photos of the Famous Deep-Diving Sub
- A New Method for Making Stem Cells
- Primeval 'Devil Frog' May Have Sported Anti-Dinosaur Armor
- Hong Kong to Destroy More Than 30 Tons of Ivory
- Inside Stephen Hawking: PBS Documentary Explores Famed Scientist's Life Tonight
- NASA's Weird RoboSimian Robot May Save Human Lives One Day (Video)
- Stephen Hawking's New Black Hole Theory: Scientists Remain Unconvinced
- Squatters Rights: Why Do Humans Need Toilet Paper and Animals Don't? (Op-Ed)
- Semantic Memory: Definition & Examples
- Why Generous Donors Give Anonymously
- January 28
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- China's War on Thought is Being Waged in Western Universities (Op-Ed)
- Preterm Birth Linked with Asthma
- Whale of a Tale: Rare Marine Fossil Found at School
- Take a Mock Mission to 'Mars' with MarsCrew134 (Video)
- The Myth of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
- Green and Ghostly Northern Lights Haunt Norway Mountains (Photo)
- Looking Forward to the Past: What Fossils Tell Us About Extinction (Op-Ed)
- Scratching Away at the Mystery of Itch
- Earth's Conveyor Belts Trap Oceans of Water
- Futuristic Bra Only Opens For 'True Love'
- Testosterone May Help Boost Women's Low Libido
- Cheers! Video Reveals Bubbly Science Behind Brewing Beer
- Ruins of Bustling Port Unearthed at Egypt's Giza Pyramids
- Elusive ‘Warm Valley’ Toad Discovered in Peruvian Andes
- Newly Discovered Brain Region Helps Make Humans Unique
- Famous Amnesia Patient's Brain Cut into 2,401 Slices
- Slicing of the Brain of Patient H.M.
- 27 Dimensions! Physicists See Photons in New Light
- Sexual Problems Affect Young Adults Too
- The North Star Polaris Is Getting Brighter
- Strange, Hypervelocity Stars Get Ejected from Milky Way
- Graphene Condoms: Super Thin and Tough, But Is That Enough to Make People Have Safer Sex? (Op-Ed)
- How Do We Know If Security Measures Work Against Terrorists?
- Why the Masculine Face? Genetic Evidence Reveals Drawbacks of Hyper-Masculine Features (Op-Ed)
- The Dangerously Fun Game of Bubble Soccer
- January 27
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- Devastating Plague Strains Arose Twice, Could Return
- Kids' Vitamins Often Exceed Recommended Doses
- Holy Snow Rollers! Strange Snowballs Invade the US
- 5 Tips to Ward Off Cholesterol Confusion (Op-Ed)
- Humans Managed Rainforests of Southeast Asia for Thousands of Years
- Yoga Holds Benefits for Breast Cancer Survivors
- $1.7 Million Personal Submarine Lets You 'Fly' Underwater
- How fast does hair grow?
- Black Holes Get Even Weirder with New Stephen Hawking Theory
- Gallery: DeepFlight Submarine 'Flies' Underwater
- Pesticide DDT Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
- Black Carbon Soot Greater in China, India Than Thought
- Year-Round Arctic Ice Cooled Earth Earlier Than Thought
- Sperm's 'Swimming Pool' May Affect Health of Offspring
- New Technique Could Demystify Ancient Human DNA
- Scientists Create Peanut Butter Jellyfish
- Groups Sue Feds to Protect Blue Whales and Dolphins Off California (Op-Ed)
- 300,000-Year-Old Caveman 'Campfire' Found in Israel
- Preventing and Treating a Cold: What Works?
- Fresh Magma Could Help Power Geothermal Plants
- Science: Yep. Rebound Sex Is Real
- Women Hold Many Misconceptions About Baby-Making
- Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Affects Baby's Brain
- January 26
- January 25
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- Stephen Hawking: There Are No Black Holes
- Wildlife Across the Globe Rely on Pristine Antarctic Waters: Protect Them (Op-Ed)
- China's Drug Takers are Chasing Newer Highs (Op-Ed)
- When Winter Kills Power Plants, Clean Energy Can Help Pick Up the Slack (Op-Ed)
- Design for Living: The Hidden Nature of Fractals
- January 24
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- Soil-Free Farming Grows Vegetables in the Desert
- Ancient Roman Infanticide Didn't Spare Either Sex, DNA Suggests
- Body's Response to Disease Has a Smell, Study Suggest
- Source of Galapagos Volcanism Not Where Scientists Thought
- Boeing Tests Mammoth Hydrogen-Powered Drone
- Three Foods That Help Prevent Slippery Roads
- How The Scorpion Got Its Venom
- Exotic Animal Trader Arrested After Smuggling Komodo Dragons, Baby Apes
- Dead Plants Hold Earthquake Secrets
- Why Wait? Career and Romance Woes Lead to Delayed Childbearing
- Photos: Amazing Mosaics in an Ancient Church
- Unusual Coral Reef Thrives in Acidified Waters
- What is Stigmata?
- Tower of London: Facts & History
- Get Off the Couch! Even Light Exercise Has Health Benefits
- Different Strokes: How Rafael and Tiger Hit The Top of Their Games (Op-Ed)
- Stethoscopes Could Become Extinct, Doctors Say
- January 23
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- Why There May Be Fewer Truly New Drugs Hitting the Market (Op-Ed)
- River Roulette: Randomness Controls Erosion
- Scientists Dive Into The Mystery Of The Dog Paddle
- Bones Found in Scotland Recall 19th Century Serial Killers
- Fossils of 'Bizarre' Big-Headed Fly Discovered (Photo)
- What Holds Back Women Research Faculty?
- Polar Bears Hunt on Land as Ice Shrinks
- In Images: Polar Bears' Shifting Diet
- FDA Will Review New Safety Data on Caramel Coloring
- Shrilk: Bug-Inspired 'Plastic' Made from Shrimp Shells
- World's Oldest Cancer Arose in a Dog 11,000 Years Ago
- Skull Images May Help Solve Cold Cases
- Rare Disease Linked to Dengue Virus Caused Texas Woman's Death
- LA Earthquakes Could Be Amplified, Models Show
- Frog 'Love Ripples' Bring Death from Above
- Aggressive Mantis Shrimp Sees Color Like No Other
- In Photos: Mantis Shrimp Show Off Googly Eyes
- Midwest Earthquake Risk Still Looms
- London Unveils World's Largest Solar-Powered Bridge
- A Vacation Tainted by China's Toxic Air (Op-Ed)
- Milky Way's Huge Black Hole to Gobble Gas Cloud Soon
- Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres, May Erupt from Ice Volcanoes
- Exploding Star: New Supernova Discovery Is Closest in Years
- First-Time C-Sections Declining in Many US States
- Lionfish May Be Here to Stay, But Hunting Them Helps
- Squarks & Neutralinos Lurk in the Universe, Physicist Says
- Ferdinand Magellan: Facts & Biography
- A Snowy Winter: Northern Owls Spread as Far South as Texas (Op-Ed)
- Predicting Super Bowl Snow is an Epic Forecasting Challenge (Op-Ed)
- Why is The Sun Going Quiet? (Op-Ed)
- January 22
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- No More Eye Drops? Contact Lens Protoype Delivers Glaucoma Meds
- Is Your Signature Safe? How to Avoid Forgery (Op-Ed)
- Empathic Rats Free Trapped Buddies From Restraints (Op-Ed)
- Electrical Burn Causes Man's Star-Shaped Cataract
- 2013 Was Record Year for Rhino Poaching in South Africa
- Sea Anemones Found Clinging to Underside of Antarctic Ice
- Fish Oil Levels Linked with Bigger Brains
- Texting Makes You Walk Like a Clumsy Robot
- Number of Kids with Autism May Drop Under New Criteria
- Artificial Bone Marrow Could Be Used to Treat Leukemia
- Map Shows Snow Dumped on Northeast After Major Storm
- Around the World: Atlantic Warming Melts Antarctic Ice
- Cold Air Could Help You Lose Weight
- Bare Mount Shasta Reveals California Drought Severity
- Scotland Surprisingly Had Glaciers 400 Years Ago
- Fever Treatments May Cause More Flu Deaths
- Rare Borneo Bay Cat Captured in Stunning Photo
- In Images: The Rare Bay Cat of Borneo
- Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol of Jesus Uncovered in Israel
- Snowy Super Bowl? Too Early to Make the Call
- Cosmic Lens Caught Bending Bright Gamma-Ray Burst, a Space First
- Sound Waves Make Droplets Dance in Midair
- Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
- NASA Flooded with Ideas for 2020 Mars Rover Science Gear
- Dark Matter Mystery Could Be Solved in Next 10 Years
- Cosmic Lagoon Shines in Spectacular Views from Very Large Telescope (Video)
- Fewer Women Seeking Help for Infertility
- Wood Stoves: Hot Technology
- What Are Imaginary Numbers?
- In Photos: National Zoo Animals Play in the Snow
- The Long Paper Trail: U.S. Recycling Roots Date to 1600s
- Why Sloths Leave the Trees to Poop
- January 21
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- Turkey-Inspired Sensors Could Detect Toxins
- 10 Weird and Terrifying Medical Instruments from the Past
- World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Seen From Space
- Blood Test Has Potential to Catch Pancreatic Cancer Early
- Matter of Mystery: Antimatter Beam Could Help Solve Physics Puzzle
- Marijuana vs. Alcohol: Which Is Really Worse for Your Health?
- 2013 Ties for 4th Hottest Year on Record
- H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Rise in Winter
- Resolve to Lose Weight and Cut Carbon Emissions: Eat Less Beef (Op-Ed)
- Know When To Go: A New Way to Keep Firefighters Safe from Harm (Op-Ed)
- Strange Ball Lightning Caught on High-Speed Video
- Elves, Sprites & Blue Jets: Earth's Weirdest Lightning
- Polar Vortex, Part II? Nah, It's Just Winter
- Love Really Is Sweet, Science Reveals
- Ancient 'Big Freeze' Rapidly Wiped Out European Forests
- Evidence of Universe's Inflation Lurks in New Data
- Straw Could Power Jets
- Neutrino Telescopes Launch New Era of Astronomy
- 500 Dolphins Captured in Annual Hunt in Japan
- When Was the Internet Invented?
- One-Quarter of Sharks and Rays at Risk of Extinction
- Leaf-Patterned Toad Without Ears Discovered in Peru
- Elephant Mystery at Ancient Syrian Battle Solved
- 10 epic battles that changed history
- Sea Urchins Inspire Cheap Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions
- Severed Heads Eaten by Dogs in Roman Times
- Tasty Life: Leopard Teeth, Calf Bones Found in Ruins Near Pyramids
- Photos: Amazing Discoveries at Egypt's Giza Pyramids
- Self-Administered Test Helps Spot Early Alzheimer's
- January 20
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- If You Don't Like People Tweeting About Cancer, Don't Read It (Op-Ed)
- Earthquake Shaking Could Be Worse for Vancouver
- And the Award for the Safest Airline in 2013 Goes to ... (Op-Ed)
- Happier People Keep Healthier as They Age
- Sunshine May Lower Your Blood Pressure
- Can 'Skull Theory' Reveal Sex of an Unborn Baby?
- Melatonin Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
- January 19
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- January 17
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- Is a Rhino Hunt Really Conservation? (Op-Ed)
- Your Robot Helper is On The Way Now It Can Learn From Its Friends (Op-Ed)
- That's No Kangaroo on the Manuscript – So What Is It? (Op-Ed)
- Smoking Report: Why 'Lighting Up' Causes So Many Diseases
- Antarctic 'Grand Canyon' Carved by Glaciers
- Who Is the Surgeon General?
- Ouch! Why Some People May Be More Sensitive to Pain
- Northridge Earthquake: 20th Anniversary in Photos
- Supreme Court Confusion: Why Judging Distance Is Tough
- Toilet Paper Could Hide a Cancer Warning Sign, Doc Says
- Hellish Northridge Earthquake: Is Los Angeles Safer 20 Years Later?
- Widespread Damage to Syria's Ruins Seen from Space
- Photos: Damage to Syrian Ruins Seen from Space
- Mummy of Forgotten Pharaoh Discovered in Ruined Egypt Tomb
- Gallery: The Discovery of a Forgotten Pharaoh
- New Record for Human Brain: Fastest Time to See an Image
- California Colby Wildfire Seen from Space
- T. Rex Set for April Road Trip to Washington, D.C.
- Sydney's Bald Reef Gets a Seaweed Transplant
- Vitamin D Reduces Pain in People with Fibromyalgia
- Japan to Test Space Junk Cleanup Tether Soon: Report
- Night Sky Comes Alive in Breathtaking Time-Lapse Video 'Ancients'
- Squatting Owls Eavesdrop On Prairie Dogs
- Ohio Execution: Lethal Injections are Based on Guesswork (Op-Ed)
- Ten Tiny Places That Have Their Own Domain Names
- Male Spiders Must Twerk — or Be Eaten
- January 16
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- Why Is It So Hot in Australia?
- NY State Lawmakers Weigh Ban on Sale of Ivory
- China Launches Hypersonic Missile Test, Downplays Fears
- Landmark Sexuality Survey Foiled by Teen Jokes
- Even Baby's 'Fake' Crying Builds Relationship with Mom
- Are New Execution Drugs 'Cruel and Unusual'?
- Best US States for Child Kidney Transplants Revealed
- Extremely Rare Gangrene Strikes Man after Routine Hemorrhoid Treatment
- Dogs' Closest Wolf Ancestors Went Extinct, Study Suggests
- Can Chinese Herbal Medicine Reduce Diabetes Risk?
- Snow Leopards Photographed for the 1st Time in Uzbekistan
- New England's 'Lost' Archaeological Sites Rediscovered
- Images: 'Lost' New England Archaeology Sites Revealed in LiDAR Photos
- How Queen Bees Reign Over Reproduction
- Mountains May Suck Up Carbon Better Than Thought
- 'Sixth Sense' Can Be Explained by Science
- You, Too, Can Smash Atoms!
- Climate Change Disbelief Rises in America
- Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found in Washington, D.C.
- Are You Getting Enough Exercise? 3 Tips to Be Sure
- Ocean Radioactivity from Fukushima Leak to be Tracked
- How Much Does It Really Cost to Have a Baby?
- New Device May Put DNA Testing in Doctors' Hands
- Google Doodle Honors Gorilla Expert Dian Fossey
- Wart Removers Catch Fire and Hurt 10, FDA Reports
- Massive Antarctic Glacier Uncontrollably Retreating, Study Suggests
- Real Numbers: Properties and Definition
- Texting is Bound to Decline but It Won't Die Out Just Yet (Op-Ed)
- Gallery: Measuring Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's Tallest Mountain
- January 15
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- Alligators Stalk, Crush & Swallow Prey on Candid Camera
- Gene Therapy Improves Vision for Some with Rare Disease
- Attack! How Falcons Stalk Their Prey in Flight
- When is an Animal Not an 'Animal'? Research Ethics Draws the Line (Op-Ed)
- NY State Assembly to Hold Public Hearing on Illegal Ivory Trade
- New Genital Herpes Treatment Shows Promise
- New Zealand's Tallest Mountain Shrinks by 100 Feet
- Doing Maths on the Fly, Birds Form V for Efficiency (Op-Ed)
- International Action Can Save the Polar Bear (Op-Ed)
- Who Invented the Internet?
- EU States Urged to Destroy Their Illegal Ivory
- 'Polar Vortex' Event Paltry Compared to Past Freezes
- Cold Snaps Highlight Need for Updated Furnace Standards (Op-Ed)
- Strange Metal Asteroid Targeted in Far-Out NASA Mission Concept
- Oddly Quiet Black Hole Spotted Around Fast-Spinning Star
- Smallest Full Moon of 2014 Rises Tonight: Here's Why
- New Theory: Alexander the Great Poisoned by Flowering Herb?
- Fitness Trackers May Trigger Rashes in People Allergic to Nickel
- How Hot Is the Sun?
- Alien Planet Around Solar Twin Found in Distant Star Cluster, a First (Video)
- FDA Limit on 23andMe Genetic Tests Called Unwarranted
- Giant Surprise: Old Trees Grow Fastest
- Arctic Sea-Ice Cracks Attract Toxic Mercury
- Can Brain-Dead Woman Give Birth to Healthy Baby?
- Israel Joins Physics Research Lab, CERN
- When Do Babies Start Teething?
- Potato-Shaped Mars Moon Phobos May Be a Captured Asteroid
- Fertility Mystery: 17 Call Utah Clinic with Paternity Concerns
- Kilauea Eruption Triggered Unusually Strong Earthquakes
- Earthquake Shakes Southern California
- Fluids in Motion | Fun Science Experiments
- Oldest Hippo in US Dies
- Tiny Robot Flies Like a Jellyfish
- In Elephant Society, Matriarchs Lead (Op-Ed)
- Marsupial Extinctions: Don't Blame the Dingoes (Op-Ed)
- Nuclear Attack Aftermath: Make Haste to a Fallout Shelter
- Secret to 'Gravity-Defying' Beads Revealed
- January 14
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- Humanity's Journey, from the Big Bang to the Present (Op-Ed)
- For Kids with Autism, Sights and Sounds Are Disjoined
- The 6 Strangest Robots Ever Created
- Cold Facts: Does Winter Weather Cause More Deaths?
- Doomsday Clock Set at 5 'Til Midnight
- Crazy! Spider Launches Slingshot Web to Snag Prey (Video)
- Supercomputer Takes 40 Minutes To Model 1 Second of Brain Activity
- Epic Antarctic Ice-Shelf Collapse Caused by Chain Reaction
- Ancient Nordic Grog Intoxicated the Elite
- Thanks Academia, Soon I Will Join a Generation of Jobless PhDs (Op-Ed)
- Graves and Grog: Images of Nordic Artifacts
- GP Consultations are Often More Complicated Than You Think (Op-Ed)
- Europe's Mars Probe Celebrates 10 Years of Amazing Martian Views (Video)
- Vivid Symmetrical Shapes of Algae Revealed in Stunning Photo
- Dyson Spheres: How Advanced Alien Civilizations Would Conquer the Galaxy (Infographic)
- Mini Camera-Carrying Helicopter Drone Takes Off on Kickstarter
- Google Goes Wild: How Off-Road Tech Aids Conservation
- Elderly Brain Training Benefits Not Clear
- National Zoo's Panda Bao Bao Readies for Big Debut
- Elves (Yes, Elves) Spark Road-Building Protest in Iceland
- Google Purchases Maker of 'Smart' Thermostats & Smoke Alarms
- Incredible Technology: How to Search for Advanced Alien Civilizations
- 'Dead Priest's Hair'? Alternative Medicine Poisoned Man
- Rotavirus Vaccine Linked to Serious Intestinal Disorder in Infants
- Visiting a Rough Neighborhood Alters the Psyche
- Tiffany & Co.: Why Jewelry Must Be Sustainably Sourced (Op-Ed)
- January 13
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- US Navy's Huge Triton Drone Will Provide 360-Degree Surveillance
- Misfit Shine: Fitness Tracker Review
- How 'Teen Mom' Affects Teen Pregnancy
- Probiotics May Help Prevent Infant Gut Disorders
- Bird's Rescue from Extinction Nearly Backfired
- Epic Undersea Battle Caught on Video
- Getting Others Mad May Be a Winning Strategy
- Teen Brains Really Are Wired to Seek Rewards
- Does Having Children Make People Happier?
- Darwin Was Right: Island Animals Are Tamer
- Swedish Doctors Transplant Wombs into 9 Women
- Udder Nonsense? Cow Urine Promoted for Health Benefits
- Hubble Telescope Captures Spectacular Views of Spidery Tarantula Nebula (Photos)
- Strange Ancient Fish Had Front And Back Legs
- Images: Weird Ancient Fish Fossil (Tiktaalik)
- Why Weather Affects Climate Change Belief
- X-Ray Reveals Hundreds of Gold Needles in Woman's Knees
- Earthquake Shakes Puerto Rico
- Quick Pen-and-Paper Test Can Spot Signs of Dementia
- Violence Accounts for 10% of School Injuries
- January 12
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- January 10
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- 'No Pants Subway Ride': Sure It's Fun, But Is It Healthy?
- Habitat Fragmentation Causes Inbreeding in California Cougars
- Fossils of Ancient Australasian Trees Found in Patagonia
- Gender-Bending Bird Breaks Migration Record
- Scientists at Work: Stuck in the Antarctic Ice We Set Out to Study (Op-Ed)
- McDonald's Unveils Plan to Start Purchasing Sustainable Beef in 2016
- The Weirdest Gadgets of CES 2014
- Tiny Neighbors Keep Coral Reefs Clean
- Faults May Emit Earthquake Warning Signs
- Humans Use Sound Cues to Read Dog's Emotions
- Go West, Young Raven: Clever Birds Use Power Lines to Spread to New Territory
- 'Invisibility' Materials Could Do Computer's Work
- Will Wearable Tech Bring Humanity a 'Sixth Sense?'
- Northern Lights Fizzle in US
- Will Climate-Change Warnings on Gas Pumps Work?
- State of Emergency Declared for West Virginia Chemical Spill
- Tragic Cases: Technology Creates a New Way to Die
- 'Lost' Remains of Martyred Georgian Queen Unearthed
- Scientists Study Mighty and Mysterious Protein MitoNEET
- Cold Truth About Polar Vortex
- Are Solar Panels Usable in Snowy Climates?
- 10 Years on Mars: Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates NASA's Spirit and Opportunity Rovers
- Searching for Time Travelers, Scientists Look to Social Media
- Mars Rover Curiosity Spotted from Space (Photos)
- New Test Could Predict Heart Attacks
- Seals Gain Global Protections, Despite Anthony Bourdain's Efforts (Op-Ed)
- Babies Know What Makes a Friend
- January 9
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- Gloomy Vocabulary in Books Reflects Poor Economic Climate (Op-Ed)
- Gov. Christie: 5 Modern Machiavellis
- Explainer: What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
- Deep-Sea Expedition Could Reveal How Continents Form
- Explainer: After 4G, Why Do We Need 5G Phones?
- 23andMe Test Reveals Disturbing Artificial Insemination Switch
- Moderate Earthquake Shakes Cuba
- Meet the Castle-Raiding 'Pillage Ant'
- Ocean Acidification May Slow Hopping Sea Snails
- 'Hand of God' Spotted by NASA Space Telescope (Photo)
- Tourists Chipping Away at Sea Shells
- Basis B1: Fitness Tracker Review
- Superhydrophobic What? How Rust-Oleum NeverWet Works
- Ocean's Huge Hidden Waves Explained
- Squee! Baby Polar Bear Takes First Steps (Video)
- Scale of Universe Measured with 1-Percent Accuracy
- Fit Fido? New Activity Tracker Designed for Dogs
- Dolphin Love Child: How 2 Species Made a Third
- Bacteria Help Sea Blobs Morph Into Tubeworm Adults
- Images: Bacterial Structures Induce Tubeworm Metamorphosis
- Ocean Microbes Shed Bizarre DNA-Carrying Blobs, Study Finds
- Hot Tubs, Spas Can Spread Illness in Winter
- Lung Cancer Rates in US Declining, CDC Finds
- Intense Solar Flare May Supercharge Northern Lights
- Massive Utah Landslide Triggered Earthquakes
- Panasonic Giving 100,000 Solar Lanterns to Needy Villages Worldwide
- Are You a 'Super Tech Adopter'? Or a 'Tech-Averse Older'?
- 'Kangaroo Care' May Have Lasting Benefits for Human Babies
- Historic, Eccentric Wills Go Online
- Why Depression, OCD May Be More Common than Thought
- Super-Earth Planets May Have Watery Earthlike Climates
- Glow Fish: Drab Species Secretly Don Bright Colors
- Why We Shouldn't Ditch the Quest for New Schizophrenia Drugs (Op-Ed)
- Rise of the Google Machines: The Robotics Companies Involved (Op-Ed)
- Fish Aglow: Hidden Colors In The Sea
- 7 Crazy Things That Happen Only When It's Really Cold
- January 8
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- Computer Algorithm Seeks To Crack Code Of Fiction Bestsellers
- Images: Fish Secretly Glow Vibrant Colors
- 'Nutcracker Man' Ate Tiger Nuts (Not What it Sounds Like)
- Photos: The Life of Nutcracker Man
- Penguins' Climate-Change Solution? Cliff-Climbing
- 5 Odd Religions Coming to a Statehouse Near You
- Mysterious Wanderings of Tiger Sharks Tracked
- In Images: Tracking Tiger Shark Migrations in the Coral Sea
- Lions Face Extinction in West Africa
- Great White Sharks Live As Long As Humans
- Placebo Effect May Account for Half of Drug's Efficacy
- New Glue Could Mend Broken Hearts
- Polar Vortex Brought Flurry of Frost Quakes to Canada
- 'Whiteout' Over Great Lakes Seen from Space (Photo)
- Ancient Greeks Used Portable Grills at Their Picnics
- Ancient Sea Monsters Were Black, Study Finds
- 'Most Threatened' Tribe Gets Respite from Illegal Loggers
- Stem Cells Reveal Secrets About Cancer
- Ancient Nursery of Bizarre Spoon-Billed Sharks Discovered
- Sun Unleashes 1st Major Solar Flare of 2014 (Video)
- Smallest, Faintest Galaxies of the Ancient Universe Spotted
- Will NASA's Ailing Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Get New Mission?
- Wow! Hubble Snaps Super-Deep View of Universe (Photos)
- Storms on 'Failed Stars' Rain Molten Iron
- Quantum Effects Of Photosynthesis Could Improve Energy Efficiency
- Ogopogo: Canada's Loch Ness Monster
- Fate of Ark of the Covenant Revealed in Hebrew Text
- 2014 Begins with Oriented Animal Pooping and Pufferfish Highs (Op-Ed)
- A Side of Dolphin with Your Shrimp Cocktail (Op-Ed)
- Furry Fans: Why Prairie Dogs Do 'the Wave'
- I (Barely) Spy: Starfish Have Poor Vision, Are Color Blind
- January 7
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- Hot New Wood Stoves: High-Tech & Eco-Friendly
- Why One Hectare of Rainforest Grows More Tree Species than US
- Fast-Spinning Star Tests Einstein's General Relativity Theory
- New Exoplanet Imager Snaps 1st Photos of Alien Worlds
- Extreme Cold Could Halt Invasive Insect
- Polar Vortex: Can a Person Freeze to Death?
- Smoking Rates Drop Globally, but Millions Still Light Up
- First Dinosaur Fossils from Saudi Arabia Discovered
- Ancient Syrian Trade Routes Recreated with Google Earth
- Three New Tech Concepts You Might Actually Use From CES 2014 (Op-Ed)
- Docs Fail to Discuss Alcohol's Risks with Patients
- The Meteoric Rise of Life?
- 'Share the Love': Neil deGrasse Tyson Urges Scientists to Educate Public
- Bad to the Bone: Dealer Pleads Guilty in Fossil Smuggling Scheme
- Early Earth's Crust Was a Drippy, Hot Mess
- Trapped Ships Break Free From Antarctic Ice
- Crop Circle Was a Publicity Stunt: Why 'Experts' Were Fooled
- 5 Rocky Alien Planets Revealed by NASA's Kepler Spacecraft
- One Weird Trick To Improve Women's Chances in Science
- X Prize: Spurring Innovation Through Competition
- Build a Better Drone, for Wildlife Conservation (Op-Ed)
- Would Time Travelers Leave Online Traces?
- January 6
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- Mindfulness Meditation May Reduce Anxiety, Depression
- Flu Season is Here, CDC Says
- Century-Old Photos Provide Glimpse of Historic Antarctic Voyage
- Newfound Earth-Mass Planet Is a Gassy Puffball
- Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Diabetes
- Abundant 'Mini-Neptunes' Form New Class of Alien Planets
- New Views of Famed Supernova Reveal Cosmic Dust Factory (Images)
- Yes, It's Cold — and Yes, Global Warming Is Still Happening
- 49-Million-Year-Old Cockroach Fossil Found
- Ancient Palace's Painted Floors Display Bronze-Age Creativity
- Can a Pill Give You Perfect Pitch?
- Women Worse Off When it Comes to Natural Disasters (Op-Ed)
- Magma's Balloon-Like Buoyancy Drives Super-Eruptions
- An Icebreaker Gets Stuck in the Ice, Photos are Used to Mislead (Op-Ed)
- Swirling 'Polar Vortex' Over Northern US Seen From Space
- Paleo Diet May Have Included Some Sweets, Carbs
- Men, Beware of Killer Cold
- Let Nature Fill in the Details (Op-Ed)
- Tiny Ancestor of Lions, Tigers & Bears Discovered (Oh My!)
- Stephen Hawking Releases New iPad App
- China Destroys Part of Illegal Ivory Stockpile
- 'Polar Vortex' Creates Huge Temperature Difference Across US
- Finally, A 3D-Printed Drone for Archaeologists
- The Dog Paddle Is Just an Underwater Jog
- Images: Life Grows on Sunken Ancient Vases
- Uncannily Lifelike Roman Masks Recreated in Wax
- Photos: Lost Roman masks recreated
- January 4
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- Meditation, Mindfulness and Mind-Emptiness (Op-Ed)
- Is Industrial Hemp the Ultimate Energy Crop? (Op-Ed)
- Cause of Polar Bear Knut's Death Found
- 7 Simple Steps for a Post-Holiday Health Detox
- With One Slip, a Hand Injury Could Ruin Your Winter
- 5 Huge, Efficient Wins for the Environment in 2013 (Op-Ed)
- What is Gabapentin?
- January 3
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- As Schools Boost Access to EpiPens, Do Teachers Know How to Use Them?
- The Imagine Engine at the Intersection of Science and Art (Op-Ed)
- Why Pull-Ups Are Harder for Women
- China to Destroy Confiscated Illegal Ivory on Monday
- Pointer Dogs: Pups Poop Along North-South Magnetic Lines
- Mystery of Bizarre Amazon Web Formations Unraveled
- In Photos: Spiders Hatched from Web Towers
- Personality Traits Help Explain Creationist Beliefs
- Shapeshifting Northern Lights Dance Over Alaska in Amazing Photos
- Cosmic Horsehead Dances with Flame Nebula in Amateur Astronomer's Photo
- Bizarre Earthquake Lights Tied to Rifts in Earth
- Elite of Ancient Pompeii Dined on Sea Urchin, Giraffe
- Embrace Your Regrets in the New Year (Op-Ed)
- Kilauea Eruption Turns 31
- Bald Eagles in Utah Died of West Nile
- Major Blizzard Visible from Space
- Earth-Friendly Packaging Made of Organic Mushroom Parts
- Life After Brain Death: Is the Body Still 'Alive'?
- Photos Show Beauty of California's King Tides
- Speak, Fido: Device Promises Dog Translations
- King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle
- Bill Nye to Debate Creationist on Theory of Evolution
- January 2
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- Animal Sex: 7 Tales of Naughty Acts in the Wild
- Watches, Glasses and Super-Tablets: Tech Predictions for 2014 (Op-Ed)
- Man-Made Flood Could Help Revive Colorado River Wetlands
- What Happens When 10 Inches Of Snow Isn't 10 Inches?
- Cicada 3301: The Mystery Keeping Cryptologists Awake At Night (Op-Ed)
- La Niña Influences Melt of Major Antarctic Glacier
- Is There A Cure for Psoriasis?
- Brooklyn and Naythyn Among First Babies of 2014
- Rare Blue Flowers Reveal How Petals Get Their Color
- Three Ways Your Body Battles the Cold
- Jars of Prego Traditional Italian Sauce Recalled
- Passengers of Stuck Antarctic Ship Rescued
- 'Jumping Genes' Linked to Schizophrenia
- Diabetes Risk May Come from Neanderthal Gene
- Earthquake Strikes Southern Iran
- Hubble Telescope Reveals Super-Planets Covered in Alien Clouds
- Woman's Death Linked to Alternative Cancer Treatment
- Quirky Quarks: 'Charming' Particle Mixes with Bizarre Cousin
- January 1
