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- September 30
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- Vaccines May Protect Kids Against Strokes, Too
- Blast from the Past: 3 Civil War Cannons Pulled from River
- Babies' Gut Bacteria May Signal Later Asthma Risk
- Mars H2O: How Scientists Discovered Salty Water on the Red Planet
- Lush Oasis to Arid Desert: How Our View of Mars Has Changed
- King Crabs Arrive in Antarctic, with Claws Out for Biodiversity
- Rats: Facts about these thin-tailed, medium-size rodents
- Nose: Facts, Function & Diseases
- September 29
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- Calcium Not as Great for Bones as Once Thought
- Rare Fluorescent Sea Turtle Glows Red and Green
- 1,500-Year-Old Mosaic Shows Map of Ancient Egyptian Settlement
- In Photos: Elaborate Mosaic Adorned Floor of Ancient Church
- Strange Designs: 5 Weird Ways Tattoos Affect Your Health
- Why Is Water So Essential for Life?
- Antikythera Wreck Yields More Treasures of Ancient Greece's '1 Percent'
- It's Part Tank, Part Salamander, and Ready for Combat
- Fit for a God? Ancient Booty Discovered in Transylvania
- In Photos: Ancient Caches of Weapons, Jewelry Found in Transylvania
- How to Prevent Injuries from Falling TVs
- September 28
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- Meat May Not Be So Bad for You After All (But There's a Catch)
- 7 More People Sick with Legionnaires' Disease in NYC
- Tiniest Snail Ever Found Could Fit Through Needle's Eye 10 Times
- Japanese Paper Art Inspires Sun-Tracking Solar Cell
- In Photos: Is Water Flowing on Mars?
- Salty Water Flows on Mars Today, Boosting Odds for Life
- 'Supermoon' Total Lunar Eclipse Thrills Skywatchers Around the World
- Snack Time for Predators! 6 Weird Ways Wildfires Affect the Forest
- 'Angelina Effect' Is Real: Actress Raised Breast Surgery Awareness
- September 27
- September 26
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- Apple Watch Credited with Saving Life: What Conditions Can It Detect?
- Bear Fights & Moon Sex: History's Best Lunar Eclipse Myths
- As Privacy Fades, Your Identity Is the New Money (Op-Ed)
- Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Virus Found in Cattle
- Aww! Panda Cub Bei Bei Is a 'Precious Treasure'
- What a Precious Bei Bei! Panda Cub Grows Up (Photos)
- September 25
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- Unusual Allergy: Girl Reacts to Food Only After Exercise
- All Ears! What Human Ancestors' Hearing Was Like
- Man's Heavy Metal Poisoning Leads to Vision Loss, Baldness
- China Announces World’s Largest Cap and Trade Program
- Nectar-Slurping Bat Tongues Move Like Human Bowels
- Water Woes: Firefighters Get Creative to Douse Flames in California
- Imagining Strange New Lifeforms May Reveal Our Own Origins
- Blood Moon Prophecy: The Science of Supermoon Eclipse Superstitions
- They're Out There! Most People Believe in E.T.
- Rare 'Supermoon' Lunar Eclipse Coming Sunday: Skywatching Tips
- 4 Things That Might (or Might Not) Exist in the Human Body
- September 24
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- Why Being Tall and Slim Sometimes Go Hand in Hand
- Who Believes in Aliens? (Infographic)
- 10% of Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol, Study Finds
- Sierra Nevada Snowpack Shrinks to Lowest Level in 500 Years
- In Photos: The Magnificent Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Amazing Snapshot: Jet Zooms Over Bahamas in Astronaut Photo
- 'Doomsday' Seed Vault: The Science Behind World's Arctic Storage Cube
- 3 Square Meals? People Don't Eat Like That, App Reveals
- Sunday's 'Supermoon' Total Lunar Eclipse: When and Where to See It
- Pope's Climate Call Misses Population Problem, Scientists Say
- Mishka, 1st Sea Otter with Asthma, Learns to Use an Inhaler
- No Boys Allowed: Snake Mom Has 'Virgin Birth'
- Giraffes Caught Humming in the Midnight Hour
- Volkswagen Scandal: Why Is It So Hard to Make Clean Diesel Cars?
- Paralyzed Man Walks Again Using Brain-Wave System
- September 23
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- Medical Research Subjects Who Lie Can Mess Up Study Results
- Energy Vampires: Pulling the Plug on Idle Electronics (Op-Ed)
- Can You Exercise Too Much? (Op-Ed)
- Fall's Back! Equinox Heralds Colorful Leaves and Bad Weather
- Grisly Discovery: 9,000-Year-Old Decapitated Skull Covered in Amputated Hands
- Photos: Evidence of Ancient Ritual Beheading Discovered
- God Help Us? How Religion is Good (And Bad) For Mental Health
- Tech Art at the Heart of Silicon Valley
- The Unique Art of Silicon Valley (Photos)
- Eavesdropping on Aliens: Why Edward Snowden Got E.T. Wrong
- Ringing Ears and Chronic Pain Share Unexpected Link
- Boxing Mantis Shrimp Prefer Flurry of Hits Over Knockout Punches
- Map Reveals Ghostly Antineutrinos Lurking Within Earth
- Bizarre Giant Hexagon on Saturn May Finally Be Explained
- Pope Francis Visit: What Catholics Think of Their Church
- Cheers! Wild Yeast Could Yield New Kinds of Beer
- More Evidence That Coffee Is Safe for Your Heart
- September 22
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- Some Fruits & Vegetables Are Better For Your Waistline
- Brrr! Duck-Billed Dinosaur Lived Through Alaska's Snowy Winters
- Photos: Duck-Billed Dinos Found in Alaska
- Health-Promoting Texts Could Help Battle Heart Disease
- US Dumps Twice as Much Trash as EPA Estimated
- Shades of 'Star Trek'? Quantum Teleportation Sets Distance Record
- Holy Dream Team? The Most Notorious Catholic Saints
- 'Witchcraft' Island Reveals Evidence of Stone Age Rituals
- Photos: Stone Age Discoveries Made on Mysterious Island
- Thermal 'Invisibility Cloak' Could Keep People Cool
- Forget Fingerprints: You Can Be Identified by Your 'Microbial Cloud'
- Yohimbine Supplements Contain Drug-Like Doses
- Common Pregnancy Complications Tied to Heart Disease Deaths Later On
- September 21
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- How Plastics-to-Fuel Can Become the Next Green Machine (Op-Ed)
- Rare Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Is Just One Week Away
- 'Guevedoces': Rare Medical Condition Hides Child's Sex Until Age 12
- Walk with Elephants: Explore African Sanctuary on Google Street View
- Sex After a Heart Attack? Doctors Give the All Clear
- Long-Lost Tomb of Jewish 'Maccabee' Rebels Possibly Found
- In Photos: Tomb of the Maccabees Possibly Found
- Doctors to FDA: Don't Call Them 'Breakthrough' Drugs
- How Do Fossils Form?
- Politics of Refugee Crisis: Why There's No Science to Resettlement
- Psychology of Immigration: Why Responses to Migrant Crisis Vary
- What Is Cyberbullying? Parents Disagree
- Survey of the Attitudes of American Catholics (Infographic)
- By the Numbers: Who Are Catholics in America?
- Apples Take the Prize as Kids' Favorite
- Sainthood for Missionary Priest Is Disputed by Native Tribes
- September 20
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- September 18
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- Board Game Pieces Found in Settlement Built on Roman Military Fort
- Photos: Dice and Pottery Found in 2nd Century Roman Settlement
- Marijuana Study Reveals Teens' 'Surprising' Views of the Drug
- Eavesdropping on Arches: Rock's Internal 'Hum' Reveals Its Health
- Photos: Listening In On Mesa Arch's Internal 'Hum'
- Sunset on Pluto: Breathtaking NASA Photo Shows Mountains, Wispy Atmosphere
- New Listeria Outbreak Tied to Soft Cheeses
- Nature's GMOs: Parasites Alter Butterfly Genomes Using Viruses
- World's Oldest Sea Turtle Fossil Discovered
- Hair-Raising Experience: Baldness Drug Causes Man's Fainting
- What Pope Francis Thinks Americans Need to Hear
- Is it Really OK to Eat Food That's Fallen on the Floor?
- The 10 Ig Nobel Winners of 2015: Penis Stings, Smooch Science and More
- September 17
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- Spacing Out Vaccines? No Evidence Supports Candidates' Ideas
- Ultrathin 'Invisibility Cloak' Can Match Any Background
- Having Kids Before Marriage Doesn't Raise Divorce Odds Anymore
- Confusion and Fear of Ebola Delayed Treatment for Some Kids
- New Flu Shot Addresses Last Year's Shortcomings
- The Planet Is Going To Have Its Hottest Year on Record
- It's a Monster! Apes Remember Scary Movie Scenes
- An Ocean Flows Under Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus
- Dino Down Under Sported Claws the Size of Kitchen Knives
- Tiny 'Jellyfish' Team Up for Multi-Jetpack Swimming
- Paralyzed Man Can 'Feel' Again with Brain-Connected Prosthetic Hand
- Eating Healthy Foods May Lower Depression Risk
- September 16
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- Fish Jaw in the Eye: Beachgoer Leaves with Odd Malady
- Energy Drinks Tied to Brain Injuries in Teens
- Common Brain Tumor More Likely in Obese People
- Stem Cell Discovery Could Spare Cancer Patients from Nasty Side Effect
- Photos: The Amazing Animals of China
- Panda Protections Save Other Species, Too
- Caffeine Confuses Your Body's Internal Clock, Study Suggests
- Best Pedometer Apps
- Air Pollution Kills More than 3 Million People Globally Every Year
- US Military Foresees Robot-Run 'Transportation Hub' in Space
- 16 Pyramids Discovered in Ancient Cemetery
- This Summer's Arctic Sea Ice Is 4th Lowest on Record
- Flexible Robo-Legs Could Help Helicopters Stick Tricky Landings
- Saving Prostate Cancer Patients from Collateral Damage
- September 15
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- Why Diet Soda Could Sink Your Diet
- Skip the Anti-Bacterial Soap: Regular Suds Work Just as Well
- Starving Polar Bear Photo: Don't Blame (Just) Climate Change
- Ancient Human-Size Fish Breathed with Lungs
- Photos: Ancient Fish Had Well-Developed Lung
- Kids May See Better If They Play Outside
- Design the Jet Engine of the Future, Win $2 Million
- Frozen Giant Virus Still Infectious After 30,000 Years
- Creepy Surprise: Medieval Skeleton Discovered Under Uprooted Tree
- In Photos: Medieval Skeleton Entangled in Tree Roots
- Leaf-Eating Caterpillars Use Their Poop to Trick Plants
- Contaminated Cocaine: Docs Puzzled Before Realizing Patient's Habit
- Another Reason Not to Sit for Too Long: Liver Disease
- September 14
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- Happy? Sad? Breastfeeding May Affect Babies' Awareness of Social Cues
- Graphene Is Turned into Zero-Resistance Wonder Material
- Hidden Superchain of Volcanoes Discovered in Australia
- Firestorm Leaves ‘Mass Destruction’ in California
- Ashley Madison Scandal: Science Reveals 2 Main Reasons People Cheat
- Double Whammy: 2 Meteors Hit Ancient Earth at the Same Time
- Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
- Pesticides Linked to Kids' Cancer Risk
- 2-Year-Olds Have the Most Tricycle Accidents
- September 13
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- September 11
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- Could Red-Wine Compound Resveratrol Help Treat Alzheimer's Disease?
- California's Killer Bees Are Spreading North
- Snakebites in Costa Rica Rise Along with El Niño Cycles
- Unrestrained Fossil Fuel Burning Could Drown World's Major Cities
- Light-Bulb Moment: Doctors Find True Cause of Toddler's Cough
- DARPA Is Developing Human Bio-Factories to Brew Lifesaving Vaccines
- Social Media Use in Teens Linked to Poor Sleep, Anxiety
- How Armored Dinosaur Got Its Bone-Bashing Tail
- Homophobic People Often Have Psychological Issues
- Wirelessly Powered Brain Implant Could Treat Depression
- September 10
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- Many Injuries in California's 2014 Quake Occurred During Cleanup
- Eating More Fish Linked to Lower Risk of Depression
- How Your Gut Bacteria May Influence Your Heart Health
- Surprise! Newfound Venomous Spider Drops in on Scientists
- Poor Sleep May Increase Heart Disease Risk
- Why We Must Build an 'Immune System' to Ward Off Cyber Threats (Op-Ed)
- Testing the Scientific Knowledge of Americans (Infographic)
- 1 in 5 Americans Confuse Astrology and Astronomy
- Gigantic Ice Slab Found on Mars Just Below the Planet's Surface
- Pluto Probe Starts Beaming Home 'Treasure Trove' of Flyby Data
- Weird Microscopic Animal Inspires New Kind of Glass
- Could Physics' Reigning Model Finally Be Dethroned?
- In Photos: New Human Relative Shakes Up Our Family Tree
- New Human Species with Orange-Size Brain Discovered
- SpaceX for the Brain: Neuroscience Needs Business to Lead (Op-Ed)
- September 9
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- Ancient Peru Tar Pools Trapped Hundreds of Songbirds
- Blood Fats May Play a Role in Migraines
- Low Heart Rate in Men May Predict Criminal Behavior
- Apple's New Health Features
- These Men Ate 6,000 Calories a Day for Science
- Children's Hormone Treatments May Have Planted Alzheimer's Seeds
- Key to Survival Found for Sailors Shipwrecked in Alaska in 1813
- Laser Weapon Melts Test Drone in Midair
- Massive Dust Storm Swirls in New Photo from Space
- Bird Mummy's Secret: Why Raptor Was Force-Fed by Ancient Egyptians
- The Best Countries for Older Adults
- The Best Country to Live in If You're Over 60
- September 8
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- Deadly Parasite Could Be Zapped Like a Cancer Cell
- It’s After Labor Day, So Why Is It Still So Hot?
- 'Super-Henge' Revealed: A New English Mystery Is Uncovered
- Half of American Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
- Early Humans Climbed Down from Trees Gradually
- Smart Thermometers Could Help Contain Epidemics, Experts Say
- Male Seahorses Act Like Pregnant Mammals, Study Suggests
- The Cute and Complicated Science of Raising Twin Pandas
- September 7
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- September 4
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- Do 'Brain Training' Games Really Work? (Op-Ed)
- An Arachnid Dracula? Rare, Red-Fanged Spider Is Uncovered
- Sorry, Cat Lovers: Felix Doesn't Need You
- 8-Foot-Long Bull Shark Pulled from Potomac River
- In Photos: Bizarre, Blood Red-Fanged Spiders
- Hummingbirds Use Hawks for Home Security
- Birds of a Feather: Photos of Hummingbirds, Hawks & Jays
- One Size Fits Few: Artificial Hearts Leave Many Out (Op-Ed)
- Could the HPV Vaccine Treat Warts?
- Kermit the Cannibal? Frogs Sometimes Eat Each Other
- September 3
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- Liberia Is Ebola Free (Again)
- How Much Do Chronic Diseases Cost in the US?
- The Costs of 6 Health Conditions for Each US State
- Confirmed: Wing Part Is From Missing Malaysian Flight
- Guys: Before You Watch Football, Get a Prostate Checkup
- Denali's Digits: North America's Tallest Peak 'Shrinks' by 10 Feet
- Creating 'Common Wealth' Spawns Health and Profits (Op-Ed)
- The Science of Essential Oils: Does Using Scents Make Sense?
- 'Synthetic' Leaves: The Energy Plants of the Future? (Kavli Roundtable)
- Rare Roman-Era Coffin Features Carving of Curly-Haired Man
- Photos: Curly-Haired Man Carved into Ancient Sarcophagus
- NASA Wants to Use Hoverboard Tech to Control Tiny Satellites
- Oxygen Oasis Discovered in Antarctic Lake
- Hidden Blue Paint Found in Ancient Mummy Portraits
- The Science of Adorable: What It Takes to Win #CuteOff
- September 2
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- Fairy-Tale-Inspired 'Gremlin Drones' Could Spy in Swarms
- Why Is Powdered Caffeine Dangerous?
- #JunkOff: Why Animal Genitals Are Important to Science
- Say 'Aaaah': Zoo's Aardvark Gets 2 Teeth Pulled
- Earth Lost Half Its Trees to Humans
- No Organs, No Problem: Weird Animal Hunts Without Nerves or Muscles
- Spinal Manipulation Relieves Back Pain … for Some
- In Men with Breast Cancer, Double Mastectomies Are on the Rise
- Hot Superblobs at Earth's Core Feed Rivers of Molten Rock
- New Species of Ancient 'River' Dolphin Actually Lived in the Ocean
- 60,000 Antelopes Died in 4 Days — And No One Knows Why
- Photos: A Mass Die-off of the Endangered Saiga Antelope
- Why Record-Breaking Hurricane Trio Swirls Above the Pacific
- Recreated Pit Roast Offers a Taste of Stone Age Life
- In Photos: A Stone Age Barbecue Pit
- September 1
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- Daily Marijuana Use Among College Students Reaches 30-Year High
- Cycling Injuries Increasing Among Middle-Age & Older Adults
- Why 'Denali?' Explaining Mount McKinley's New (Old) Name
- Life Might Spread Across Universe Like an 'Epidemic' in New Math Theory
- Disappearing Ancient Texts Could Be Saved by Solar-Powered Device
- 'Bizarre,' Human-Size Sea Scorpion Found in Ancient Meteorite Crater
- Photos: Primordial Sea Scorpion Was a Top Predator
- Why Creative Geniuses Are Often Neurotic
- Iguana Relative Shows How Lizards Spread Worldwide
- 'Gray Swan' Hurricanes Could Strike Unexpected Places
- Jimmy Carter: I Want the 'Last Guinea Worm to Die Before I Do'
- Stomach: Facts, Functions & Diseases
- Vitamin Zzz? Sleep Could Fight Risk of Catching a Cold
