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- July 30
- July 29
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- Do Opioids Make Pain Worse?
- Drones Taking Flight for Inaugural 'Liberty Cup' Race This Weekend
- Most of World's Biggest Beasts Could Be Extinct by 2100
- What Really Caused the Voices in Joan of Arc's Head?
- Remote Antarctic Library Would 'Protect Ice Memory'
- Fungal Disease 'Valley Fever' Is Often Misdiagnosed
- 4 Florida Zika Cases Were Likely Contracted in the US, Officials Say
- Putrid-Smelling Corpse Flower Finally Blooms: Watch It Live
- Unique 3D Views of Alaskan Forest Captured with Laser Scanner
- Extreme Workouts: The Nutritional Needs of Elite Athletes
- Exercise and Weight Loss: The Science of Preserving Muscle Mass
- Workout Supplements: The Impact on Muscle Strength and Fatigue
- Eating After Workouts: The Science of Timing Meals and Exercise
- Workout Calorie Math: Here's How to Eat to Fuel a Workout
- Fitness Nutrition: What Science Says About Diet and Exercise
- What Is VO2 Max?
- How Your Body Uses Energy
- 10 Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances That Still Puzzle Historians
- North America Has Only 1 True Species of Wolf, DNA Shows
- Little Hope for Breeding Healthier English Bulldogs, Study Shows
- July 28
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- Facts About Arsenic
- Is Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Bad for You?
- Floating Underwater Tunnels Planned for Norway
- Amazing Fireball Over Western US Caused by Chinese Space Junk
- Democratic Party Platform: We Fact-Checked the Science
- Where Do the World’s Tallest and Shortest People Live?
- 9 Disgusting Things That the FDA Allows in Your Food
- Deep-Space Heart Health: Astronauts Face Cardiac Problems
- Missing Flight MH370: Ocean Currents Point to New Search Spot
- Unequal Division of Labor in Marriage Ups Risk of Divorce
- Hyena Meets Tasmanian Devil: Ancient 'Hypercarnivore' Unearthed
- In Photos: Strange Purple Orb Found in Pacific Ocean
- Mysterious Purple Sea Orb Stymies Scientists
- Facts About the Common Loon
- July 27
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- Here's How You Can Keep Sitting from Killing You
- Ice Bucket Challenge Cash Helped Pay for ALS Gene Discoveries
- World's Deepest Blue Hole Is in South China Sea
- Here's the US City with the Highest Pot Use
- Special Energy Drink May Alter Metabolism and Boost Performance
- Brain Cells Call for Help: Discovery May Aid Stroke Treatment
- 'Game of Thrones' Ant Has Dragon-Like Spikes
- Facebook's Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight
- Rare Pottery Workshop Discovered in Galilee
- In Photos: Roman Ceramic Factory Found in Israel
- Sun Blasts Out 2016's Strongest Flare (Video)
- 10 Historical Treasures That the World Lost in the Past 100 Years
- How Did Dinosaurs Communicate?
- Childhood Migraines: When Are They More Than Just Headaches?
- Death Spiral: 4th Phase of Life May Signal the End Is Near
- Do Dogs Sweat?
- How to Get People to Step Up Their Exercise
- July 26
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- Transgender Identity Is Not a Mental Health Disorder, Study Finds
- 7 Tips to Keep Your Pets Cool During Hot Weather
- Solar Plane Completes Historic Round-the-World Flight
- Dolly the Sheep's Clone 'Sisters' Are Healthy in Old Age
- Police Killings and Race: Do the Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
- 'Blood Lake' Blooms in Iran
- Prehistoric Village Likely Torched by Bronze-Age Warriors
- Photos: Prehistoric village holds Bronze Age treasures
- Ancestor of All Life on Earth Had Steamy Beginning
- Huge Quake for the Himalayas? Ancient Hindu Temples Hold Clues
- The World's 6 Smallest Mammals
- Kids' Nightmares and Night Terrors: Why They Happen, and What to Do
- Goodbye, Weasels! New Zealand to Wipe Out Its Invasive Predators
- These Honeybees Have Mastered Twerking: How They Do It
- Superhuman Tech? Most Americans Fear the Worst
- New Speckled Venomous Snake Discovered in Cloud Forest
- 'Grow' Your Own Glowing Flowers: The Science of Fluorescence
- July 25
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- Vibrantly Colored 'Starburst' Scorpionfish Discovered in the Caribbean
- 'The Hubble Cantata' Weds Live Music with VR Views of the Cosmos
- Menopause May Speed Up Aging
- Why 5 or More Hours of TV Daily Is Bad for You
- Smelly 'Corpse Flower' About to Bloom in NYC: How to Watch It Live
- Watch Earth Spin Through a Full Year in This Spectacular Time-Lapse Video
- More Kids Consuming Pot by Accident in Colorado
- Why Do People Hate the Sound of Their Own Voices?
- Great White Shark Dangles Seal Meal from Its Maw
- Photos: Take a Tour of Utah's Zion National Park
- How to Talk About Race to Kids: Experts' Advice for Parents
- Solar Probe Plus: We're Going to Dive Into the Sun
- July 23
- July 22
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- Juicy, Exotic, Decadent: Food Porn Is Actually Centuries Old
- Depressed Patients Do Well with Cheaper Treatment
- Mysterious Green Foam Spews from Drain in Utah
- Bartender, Beware: Squeezing Limes Can Cause 'Margarita Burn'
- Ultrathin Electric 'Tattoo' Can Monitor Muscles and More
- That's Insane! Daring Skydiver 'Surfs' on Storm Clouds
- Why Quiet Is Important for Kids' Learning
- Photos: Skydiver Sean MacCormac 'Surfs' on Thunderstorm Clouds
- Move Over, 'Star Trek' — Hubble Telescope Sees the Real Final Frontier
- Bloody Leaves from King Albert's Deadly Fall Are Authentic, DNA Shows
- Pew! Pew! Pew! Mars Rover Curiosity Can Now Fire Laser On Its Own
- Cocaine & Meth Use May Erode Moral Compass: Study
- Are Gifted Kids More Sensitive to Screen Violence?
- Family of Exotic Tetraquarks Discovered
- 10 Amazing Women Who Turned the Tide of History
- Molar Pregnancy: Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
- Facts About Sea Turtles
- July 21
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- Silk Road Gave Infectious Disease a Route, Ancient Poop Shows
- 'Strong Evidence' Shows That Alcohol Causes 7 Cancers, Researcher Argues
- How Your Sandwich Could Be Hurting Your Diet
- Do Your Ears Ring? How to Deal with Tinnitus
- Why the 'Heat Dome' Will Scorch Nearly the Entire US This Weekend
- Food for Thought: Americans Just Can't Stop Throwing Out Food
- Human Gut Microbes Took Root Before We Were Human
- Trains, Dolls and Dinosaurs: Why Do Kids Get Obsessed?
- 'Earthquake' in Florida Was Actually a Naval Explosion
- Mighty Viking Ax Discovered in Tomb of Medieval 'Power Couple'
- Children's Doodles Found in Margins of Medieval Manuscript
- Photos: 10th-century Viking tomb unearthed in Denmark
- What Would Happen If Comet Swift-Tuttle Hit the Earth?
- We Fact-Checked the Science Behind the Republican Party Platform
- Parasite Evolution: Here's How Some Animals Became Moochers
- Images: Human Parasites Under the Microscope
- Why Did NASA Send a DNA Sequencer to Space?
- Does Caffeine Really Dehydrate You?
- Chickens May Help Repel Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
- July 20
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- Was Zika Contracted in Florida? How the Virus Could Spread Locally
- This Robot Is Part Sea Slug
- Kepler Adds 100 to Galaxy's Planet Count
- The Unexplored Brain: Nearly 100 Uncharted Areas Revealed
- Why Comparing Yourself to Others Is Normal
- Nectartini? This Little Lemur Has a Taste for Alcohol
- Hottest Year Ever? 2016 Burns Through Heat Records, NASA Says
- Is Personality an Illusion?
- Caribbean Cave Art Illuminates Encounters with Europeans
- Photos: Spiritual, Pre-Columbian Cave Art Uncovered
- What's in Your Food? A Peek Under the Cover of the FDA's Handbook
- Facts About Beluga Whales
- July 19
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- Healthy Kids: Homemade Meals Not Always Best
- Cutting the Weed: Joints Have Less Marijuana Than Thought
- Norovirus at the RNC: Why This Virus Spreads So Quickly
- Pot Dealers Traced Back 5,000 Years
- How High Can Insects Fly?
- How High Can Birds Fly?
- Create 3D Animations with the Stroke of a Pen
- Epidurals: How They've Changed, and How They Work
- Many Teens with Diabetes Don't Know They Have It
- 'Witch' Prison Revealed in 15th-Century Scottish Chapel
- Photos: Scottish Church Once Imprisoned Accused Witches
- Unusual Condition Lets People See Sign Language in Colors
- Why Does Using Periods in Text Messages Make You Sound Angry?
- Earth's Tides Can Trigger Earthquakes Along the San Andreas Fault
- Empathy Drug? Ecstasy Should Be Clinically Studied, Doctors Say
- Book Excerpt: 'This Is Your Brain on Parasites'
- July 18
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- Living Near a Fracking Site May Increase Your Risk of Asthma
- Stem Cells Could Replace Hip Replacements
- Why Florida's Recent Earthquake Is So Rare
- Adorable Mouse Lemur Helps Solve Madagascar Whodunit
- Solar Plane Zooms Over Egypt's Pyramids on Historic Flight
- Zika Virus Mystery: New Utah Case Stumps Researchers
- Ancient Logbook Documenting Great Pyramid's Construction Unveiled
- Tiny 'Atomic Memory' Device Could Store All Books Ever Written
- 8-Year-Old's Fossil Discovery Explains Why Turtles Have Shells
- Does Drinking Alcohol Warm Your Body?
- SETI Seeks Ideas to Hunt Strange Alien Life-Forms
- Cutting Calories Can Lower Inflammation
- Black Magic: 6 Infamous Witch Trials in History
- 7 bizarre ancient cultures that history forgot
- Pediatricians Should Discuss Sexuality with Kids, Group Says
- July 16
- July 15
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- Prince Harry Checks HIV: Who Else Should Get Tested?
- Time on His Side? Jagger a Dad Again at Age 72
- Man Gets Zika from Sex with Female Partner, in First
- 'Dragon Silk' Armor Could Protect US Troops
- Space Shot Shows Gypsy Caterpillars' Rampage Through Forests
- Sun Makes Nervous Face with Hole in Its Head (Video)
- Iris Scans to Replace Fingerprints
- Victoria Beckham Smooches Daughter: Did She Cross a Line?
- Ancient Bug Jumped Out of Its Skin to Escape Gooey Trap
- 2,000-Year-Old Dog Graveyard Discovered in Siberia
- Photos: Prehistoric Dog Graveyard Discovered in Siberia
- Gorgeous Gravity Waves Intersect Near Africa (Photo)
- Cockroaches Use Their Own Internal GPS to Get Around
- Man's New Best Friend Is a Goat?
- Shoe-Wearing Robot's No Flatfoot — It Walks Like a Person
- July 14
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- Facts About Whale Sharks
- U-F-NO! NASA Shoots Down Speculation Over Space Station Video
- Dangerous Drugs: Why Synthetic-Cannabinoid Overdoses Are On the Rise
- Eating More Fruits & Veggies May Make You Happier
- Oculus Project Lets You Feel in VR without Gloves
- Can Rocks Grow?
- These Ducks Aren't Lame — They Can Think Abstractly
- Zika Outbreak Could Be Over in 3 Years, Study Predicts
- First Ever? Discovery of Philistine Cemetery Draws Criticism
- Photos: Skeletal Remains of Possible Philistines Unearthed
- 'Snowfox' GPS Phone Helps Parents Keep Tabs on Young Kids
- 5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Bullying
- July 13
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- Facts About Clownfish
- Fish Venom Unveiled: Toxins Evolved Many Times, Study Shows
- 'Extinct' Volcano Near Rome Rumbles to Life
- 'Demon Orchid' Has a 'Devil Head' and Claw-Like Petals
- Men with Long Work Hours Cause Families to Suffer
- New Dinosaur Had the T. Rex Look: Tiny Arms
- Photos: Newfound dinosaur had tiny arms, just like T. rex
- Paper in a Top Medical Journal Has Unexpected Author: Barack Obama
- What Are Chastity Belts, Really?
- Do Lobsters Live Forever?
- Why the Olympics Actually Won't Cause Zika to Spread Everywhere
- Souring on Artificial Sweeteners: Substances May Boost Appetite
- 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Human Ancestor Walked Like Us
- How Many Types of Trees Grow in the Amazon? (Hint: It's A LOT)
- Juno Spacecraft Captures 1st Photo from Jupiter Orbit
- Do People With Schizophrenia Really Have Multiple Personalities?
- Meet Your Muscles: 6 Remarkable Human Muscles
- July 12
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- Brain-Eating Amoeba Infections: Causes & Symptoms
- Why Does Synthetic Marijuana Make People Act Like Zombies?
- Lifting Weights? No Need to Go Heavy
- Many Beer Makers Will Start Listing Calories on Bottles & Cans
- Why It's Harder to Recover from Jet Lag When You Fly East
- Moon Photobombs Earth in New NASA Video
- Microsoft Mines 'Minecraft' to Study Artificial Intelligence
- 23 More Wrecks Found at Greek Hotspot for Sunken Ships
- Corals 'Kiss' and Wage War, New Underwater Microscope Reveals
- Photos: The Secret Lives of Corals
- 'Pokémon Go' Catches High Praise from Health Experts
- Why do we imagine aliens as 'little green men'?
- Do Pets Really Have Secret Lives?
- The Psychology of 'Pokémon Go': What's Fueling the Obsession?
- Beyond Balloons: 8 Unusual Facts about Helium
- Massive Florida Algae Bloom Can Be Seen from Space
- 'Ghost Fish' Seen Live for First Time
- How'd They Do That? The Best Illusions of 2016 Named
- 10 Medical Conditions That Sound Fake but Are Actually Real
- New Dwarf Planet Discovered Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
- July 11
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- Prenatal Multivitamins Don't Help Much, Study Says
- Will Staying Hydrated Help with Weight Loss?
- Too Many People 'Self-Prescribe' Antibiotics, Experts Say
- Magnesium Supplements May Help to Lower Blood Pressure
- Robots Could Hack Turing Test by Keeping Silent
- Crystal Pepsi Returns: Uncapping the Weird History of Clear Sodas
- New Equation Tallies Odds of Life Beginning
- Photos: Monkey Tool Use Points to a Simian 'Stone Age'
- 3 Blind Mice? These Rodents' Vision Has Been Restored
- Simian Stone Age: Monkeys Used Rocks as Tools for Hundreds of Years
- Hillary Clinton Controversy: How Do Email Servers Work?
- Hidden Fault Could Trigger Cataclysmic Megaquake in Asia
- 'Primitive Machine' Within Great Pyramid of Giza Reconstructed
- Ancient Roman Soldier with Ornate Belt Discovered in UK Grave
- The Most Interesting YouTube Science Channels
- Evidence of Cannibalism: Did Neanderthals Eat Each Other?
- How Much Are National Parks Worth to You?
- 7 Weird Facts About Balance
- Thumb-Sucking, Nail Biting Kids May Have Lower Allergy Risk
- July 9
- July 8
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- How Racism Persists: Unconscious Bias May Play a Role
- Raw Food Warning: Why Uncooked Flour Can Make You Sick
- Is a 'Mystery Virus' Causing Former Tennis Starꞌs Bizarre Symptoms?
- Why People Consider 'Normal' to Be 'Good'
- Blaming the Victim: Science Examines Why It Happens
- Should You Wake Up a Sleepwalker?
- 'Bomb Robot' Kills Dallas Shooter: How Police Did It
- Stingray Robot Uses Light-Activated Rat Cells to Swim
- Three's Company: Newly Discovered Planet Orbits a Trio of Stars
- Covered in Ash: Chinstrap Penguins Threatened by Volcanic Eruption
- Bye, Bye, Coffee Cups: Why San Francisco Banned Foam Products
- Rare Noah's Ark Mosaic Uncovered in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
- 99-Million-Year-Old Spider Mummy Sported Horned Fangs
- Balance Exercise: Everything You Need to Know
- Strength Exercise: Everything You Need to Know
- Flexibility Exercise: Everything You Need to Know
- The 4 Types of Exercise You Need to Be Healthy
- July 7
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- Brain Zapping May Sharpen Vision
- Are Guys Really Better Gamers Than Gals?
- Mudskipper Robot Mimics Ancient Land Animals' First 'Steps'
- 500-Million-Year-Old 'Seaweed' Was Actually Home to Tiny Worms
- Where Did Earth's Water Come From?
- Artificial Intelligence Could Help Catch Alzheimer's Early
- 'Leap Second' to Be Added on New Year's Eve This Year
- Baby Turtles Mysteriously Dying on Australian Island
- July 6
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- Seeing Green: Pot Changes Brain's Response to Money
- Urine-Based Dye Found in Ancient New Testament
- Is Medical Marijuana Replacing Other Prescription Drugs?
- 'I Think I Can:' How Talking to Yourself Brings Self-Improvement
- What's the Fastest Spacecraft Ever?
- Prehistoric Tattoos Were Made with Volcanic Glass Tools
- New Blood Test Could Determine Whether a Patient Needs Antibiotics
- Love in the Time of Tarantulas? Newfound Spider Named for Márquez
- Galaxy Stirring Revealed by Doomed Japanese Spacecraft
- Philly's Poo: Old Toilets Reveal Early America's Secret History
- Photos: Treasure Trove of Artifacts Hauled from Philly's Old Toilets
- It May Smell Nice, But Is Your Sunscreen Actually Protecting You?
- Armor Up! Water Fleas Grow Helmets and Spines for Battle
- 12,000-Year-Old Shaman's Elaborate Funeral Had 6 Stages
- New High-Speed Camera Is So Fast It Can See Neurons Firing
- July 5
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- Man Paralyzed After Mosquito Bite: How Often Does West Nile Strike the Nerves?
- DARPA's Hacking Contest Will Pit Machines Against Each Other
- Plunging Neckline May Help Women Land More Job Interviews
- Nightmarish Find: Giant, Venomous Centipede Is a Powerful Swimmer
- US Olympic Team Will Be Studied for Zika
- Dwarf Dinosaur Sported Lumpy Tumor on Its Face
- Secret World of Primeval Rivers Lies Beneath Greenland Glacier
- Massive 'Lava Lamp' Blobs Deep Inside Earth Have Scientists Puzzled
- A Fifth Force: Fact or Fiction?
- The Science of Preventing Sexual Assaults on College Campuses
- 'Fearsome Raisin' Ant Sports Striking Fingerprint Pattern
- By Jove! NASA Probe Arrives at Jupiter After 5-Year Trek
- July 4
- July 3
- July 2
- July 1
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- 60-Year-Old Woman Wants to Get Pregnant: What Are the Risks?
- What the First Driverless Car Fatality Means for Self-Driving Tech
- How Does Reverse Psychology Work?
- Satellite Spies International Space Station Orbiting Earth
- Why Does Cooking Oil Go Rancid?
- Spectacular Aurora Seen Over Jupiter
- Your Brainwaves May Fall into a 'Texting Rhythm'
- Early-Onset Alzheimer's: Should You Worry?
- New Robo-Salamander Can Really Move
- Revenge Is Bittersweet, Research Finds
- Gut Microbes Could Lead Fight Against Superbugs
- Infant Cadavers Were Prized by Victorian Anatomists
- 7 ways marijuana might affect the brain
- By Jove! 7 Weirdest Facts About Jupiter
- Plague: A Scourge From Ancient to Modern Times
