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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #17: Multiple realities stacked on top of one another — 5 downBy Harry Baker Last updated 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #16: Famous female Australopithecus skeleton — 5 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Opinion OpinionThere is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate youBy Kit Yates Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #15: Explosive death of a star — 11 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #14: Fast dinosaur with a killer toe claw — 14 acrossBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #13: Biggest country on Earth (by land area) — 7 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Opinion OpinionCitation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop itBy Kit Yates Published 
 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #17: Multiple realities stacked on top of one another — 5 downBy Harry Baker Last updated 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #16: Famous female Australopithecus skeleton — 5 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #15: Explosive death of a star — 11 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #14: Fast dinosaur with a killer toe claw — 14 acrossBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #13: Biggest country on Earth (by land area) — 7 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #12: The heart of an atom — 6 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #11: Giant cloud at the edge of the solar system — 7 acrossBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #10: Tallest volcano on Earth — 10 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #9: A 'royal' snake that wears a hood — 14 acrossBy Harry Baker Published 
 
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Conspiracies & Paranormal
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 Quiz QuizConspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard peopleBy Lydia Smith Published 
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 What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?By Patrick Pester Published 
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 21 of the best conspiracy theoriesBy Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 'Yeti hair' found in Himalayas is actually from a horse, BBC series revealsBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans revealBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Opinion OpinionAre ghosts real?By Benjamin Radford Last updated 
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 The biggest hunt for the Loch Ness Monster in 50 years is about to beginBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Most methods for squashing conspiracy theories don't work, study finds. Here's what does.By Anna Demming Published 
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 How do flat-Earthers explain the equinox? We investigated.By Brandon Specktor Last updated 
 
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Education
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 Deals DealsSave 15% on this National Geographic Rock Tumbler kit at AmazonBy Lloyd Coombes Published 
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 Why are kids such fast learners?By Joe Phelan Published 
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 How we test, review and rate products on Live ScienceBy LiveScience Staff Last updated 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat is STEM Education?By Elaine J. Hom Last updated 
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 Best science books: Popular science books to feed your imaginationBy Mihaela Bozukova Published 
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 Deals DealsSave $400 on this Dell XPS 13 laptop deal at Best Buy - perfect for studentsBy Ian Stokes Published 
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 Meet Elliott Tanner, the 13-year-old who just got his college degree in physicsBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Reference ReferenceBest free museums in London and the UKBy Daisy Dobrijevic Published 
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 Your pupils can count … sort ofBy Yasemin Saplakoglu Published 
 
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Politics
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 Opinion OpinionThere is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate youBy Kit Yates Published 
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 Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the USBy Kristina Killgrove Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhen did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms?By Natalie Wolchover Published 
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 What are the nuclear codes?By Stephanie Pappas Published 
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 Reference Reference10 biggest protests in historyBy June Woolerton Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWomen's suffrage timeline: How American women won the voteBy Ailsa Harvey Published 
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 The 'Gates of Hell' may finally be closed, Turkmenistan's president announcesBy Brandon Specktor Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat is fascism?By Mindy Weisberger Published 
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 What does the president do all day?By Paula Schaap Published 
 
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Religion
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 What does the Pope do, anyway?By Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 Science 'supersedes' creationism, Einstein tells religious students in newly revealed letterBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Did Noah's flood really happen?By Patrick Pester Published 
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 Why does the date of Easter change every year?By Tom Metcalfe Published 
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 Why is Hanukkah 8 days?By Tom Metcalfe Published 
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 Why is Christmas celebrated on Dec. 25?By Owen Jarus Published 
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 Reference ReferenceWhat does the devil look like? Historical depictions of SatanBy All About History Published 
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 Texas Sect Earns Cult StatusBy Jeanna Bryner Last updated 
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 Americans Muddled on Obama's ReligionBy Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
 
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Warfare
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 'Lord, these affairs are hard on the heart': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb testBy Alexander McNamara Last updated 
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 How many nuclear bombs have been used?By Sierra Bouchér Published 
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 Why did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima leave shadows of people etched on sidewalks?By Stacy Kish Last updated 
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 What happens when a nuclear bomb explodes?By Stephanie Pappas Last updated 
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 What is Juneteenth?By Mindy Weisberger Last updated 
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 World War II 'horror bunker' run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in ChinaBy Ben Turner Published 
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 What stops nuclear weapons from accidentally detonating?By Joe Phelan Published 
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 Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secretsBy Denise Chow Published 
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 30 incredible sunken wrecks from WWI and WWIIBy Tom Metcalfe Published 
 
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More about Human Behavior
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 Opinion OpinionCitation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop itBy Kit Yates Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #12: The heart of an atom — 6 downBy Harry Baker Published 
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 Science crossword Science crosswordLive Science crossword puzzle #11: Giant cloud at the edge of the solar system — 7 acrossBy Harry Baker Published 
 
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