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February 28
- Unusually Hot or Cold Weather Could Affect Babies' Weight
- Kinky Wolf Spiders Engage in Ménage à Trois to Avoid Cannibalism
- Photos: That's a Lot of Legs! Wolf Spiders Caught Having Threesomes
- Mount Etna: Facts About Volcano's Eruptions
- Gallery: Jaw-Dropping Images of Life Under the Sea
- The Strange 'McGurk' Effect: How Your Eyes Can Affect What You Hear
- There She Blows! Italy's Mount Etna Erupts
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Rise Sharply in Younger US Adults
- Giant Prehistoric Penguins Evolved During the Dinosaur Age
- An Anti-Trump Incantation: What's in a Magic Spell?
- Royal Maya Pendant Possibly Used in Rain God Ritual
- Blue Tarantula Hair Inspires Nonfading Color Pigment
- Shona People: History & Culture
- SpaceX to Fly Passengers On Private Trip Around the Moon in 2018
- Why Some People Look Like Their Names
February 27
- Are Any Fad Diets Actually Healthy? What the Research Shows
- Earth's Outer Shell: Was It Once Solid?
- What Makes a Viral Story? Study Takes a Look into Readers' Brains
- Palaces of ancient Persia were built with 'fire temple' wood
- Robotic Arm Turns Your Digital Doodles into Good Old-Fashioned Sketches
- How Big Cats and Wild Dogs Coexist in India's Mountains
- Live Science Talks 'Cannibalism' with Author Bill Schutt
- Reviving Extinct Species: Is It Worth the Cost?
- Is Back Pain Linked to Your Risk of Death?
- Here's How Much Less Sleep Women Get Once They Have Kids
- First Solid Sign that Matter Doesn't Behave Like Antimatter
- 4 Million Solar Panels Seen from Space
- The 18 biggest unsolved mysteries in physics
February 26
- Could a Spacecraft Fly to the Sun?
- Type 2 Diabetes: Why Insulin Therapy Is So Difficult to Manage
February 25
- Are viruses alive?
- Facts About Venus Flytraps
February 24
- Beyoncé Cancels Gig: What Work Is Safe in Pregnancy?
- 'Doomsday Vault' Gains 50,000 Seeds to Fend Off Food Crises
- In Photos: Take a Tour of the World's 'Doomsday' Seed Vault
- Sink Full of Superbugs? Study Finds Surprising Way Germs Spread
- North Korean Assassination: What Is VX Nerve Agent?
- Viral Video of Drone-Hunting Tigers Hides Dark Reality
- 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse Will Be Visible from Southern Hemisphere Sunday
- Alternative Facts: How Do We Determine What Is True?
- 'Love Hormone' May Help Dads Bond with Toddlers
- Just Like Van Gogh: Prehistoric Artists Used Pointillist Technique
- Octopus vs. Crab Showdown Ends with a Twist in Startling Video
- US Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise: Here Are the Numbers to Know
- Why Don't Ticks Die of Lyme Disease?
- Battle of the Sexes: Who Sweats More?
- A Killer Spin: Table Tennis Gets 'First' Robotic Coach
- Roller Coasters Go Digital with VR-Enhanced Rides
- Lemur Faces Are Unique, Facial Recognition Reveals
- Richard III's Prayer Book Goes Online … and Is That a Personal Note?
- Microbes in Glittering Crystal Cave Revived After 10,000 Years
- In Photos: Shimmering Cave of the Crystals
- Europeans Brought New, Deadly Ulcer Bacteria to Americas
- Sugar Swap: Human Brain Converts Glucose into Fructose
- Caspian Sea: Largest Inland Body of Water
February 23
- TRAPPIST-1: How Long Would It Take to Fly to 7-Planet System?
- Goal! Ball-Rolling Bees Score Big Science Wins
- What's Up with Warm February Weather in Most of US?
- Conflicts of Interest: Are Humans Inherently Selfish?
- Colossal (and Growing) Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Seen in New Video
- 'Radical' Muslims? The History of Salafists
- 'Down Syndrome' in Chimps Seen for Only the Second Time
- Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike 'Surfs' Through the Air in Test
- Cave-Dwelling Snail Named for D&D Goddess of Darkness
February 22
- Healthy Heart in Midlife May Lower Dementia Risk Later
- Despite 'Mind-Controlling' Parasite, Cat Owners Not at Risk for Psychosis
- Ancient Kennewick Man Finally Laid to Rest
- Major Discovery! 7 Earth-Size Alien Planets Circle Nearby Star
- Brutally Murdered Pictish Man's Face Gets Digitally Recreated
- Want to Know the Future? Most People Don't, Study Suggests
- 9 Most Intriguing Earth-Like Planets
- Has the Large Hadron Collider Disproved the Existence of Ghosts?
- Teens Say Heroin Is 'Probably Impossible' to Get
- 8 Mammals That Have Been Cloned Since Dolly the Sheep
- Explore the Amazon Rainforest with New Virtual-Reality Film
- Cannibal Corpse Worm: 3-Foot-Long Creature Had Monster Jaws
- How 'Guerrilla Archivists' Have Rescued Data Throughout History
- Tiny, Wind-Powered Pumps Could Help Replenish Arctic Ice
- Trove of Dazzling Bronze Age Weapons Unearthed in Scotland
- Photos: Gilded Bronze Age weaponry from Scotland
- How Buttercups Get Their Yellow Gloss
- Extinct Giant Rodents' Family Tree Rewritten by New Fossil Finds
- 20 Years After Dolly the Sheep, What Have We Learned About Cloning?
- Facts About Piranhas
- David Cassidy Has Dementia: Here's What That Means
- Thulamela: Iron-Age Kingdom in South Africa
- Same-Sex Marriage May Reduce Teen Suicide Attempts
February 21
- Life Expectancy in South Korea May Reach 90 by 2030
- Famous Scientists' Early Works Stolen in $2.5 Million Heist of Rare Books
- Photos: Pueblo Society Chose Rulers Based on Mother's Line
- Moms Rule! Excavation at Chaco Canyon Reveals Maternal Lineage
- Hear This: Scientists Regrow Sound-Sensing Cells
- Tweaked DNA Snippets Could Become Tiny Electrical 'On' Switches
- Behold the Cactus Wren! Amazing Photos of the Desert-Dwelling Birds
- Water 'Walls' Spur Evolution of New Colorful Fish Species
- Going Bananas: The Real Story of Kepler, Copernicus and the Church
- Frogs Fit on a Fingertip: Tiny New Species Discovered in India
- So Tiny! Miniature Frog Species Are Among World's Smallest (Photos)
- Tully the Spineless Monster? Experts Say Ancient Beast Had No Backbone
February 20
- Ancient Roman House and Phallic Amulets Discovered in Israel
- Did Abraham Lincoln's Bromance Alter the Course of American History?
February 19
- The Outer Space Treaty Has Been Successful – But Is It Fit for the Modern Age?
- What Does the Vice President Do?
February 18
- What's the Oldest Thing Alive Today?
- Why Do Antiseptics Sting When Put on Cuts?
- This January Was the Third Warmest on Record Globally
February 17
- Wind, Rain, Heat: Health Risks Grow with Extreme Weather
- When Will Augmented Reality Get Real?
- White Water: NASA Probes Snow's Effect on Water Resources
- Air Force One: 8 Fascinating Facts About the President's Plane
- Climate Change Could Have Wide-Ranging Effects on Mental Health
- Dakota Pipeline: What Makes a Place 'Sacred' for Native Americans?
- Earth Has a Hidden 8th Continent
- Secret Behind Rorschach Test: Why We See Images in Inkblots
- Cholera, Other Illnesses May Spread with Climate Change
- Paleolithic Pebbles Used in Death Rituals Uncovered
- World's Rarest Boa Snake Seen for 1st Time in 64 Years
- What Traits Should Every Supreme Court Justice Have?
- Facts about groundhogs
February 16
- Climate Change Is Transforming the World's Food Supply
- 3D-Printed 'Laugh' Is 1st Major Artwork to Be Made in Space
- Warning on Flu: It's Not Going Away Just Yet, CDC Says
- Creatures of the Night: How Shadow-Dwelling Animals See in the Dark
- NASA Satellite Spots Mile-Long Iceberg Breaking Off of Antarctic Glacier
- Opioids May Be Causing Increase in Cocaine Overdoses
- Here's How Climate Change Can Cause More Air Pollution (All By Itself)
- Photo Gallery: Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Cracks
- 'The Blob' in Pacific Ocean Linked to Spike in Ozone
- Stunning Scenes Dazzle in Underwater Images (Photos)
- Combatting Stereotypes: How to Talk to Your Children
- Al Gore: 'Horrific' Health Risks from Climate, But 'We Have Solutions'
- Special Wavy Nerves Help Whales Take Big Gulps Without Pain
- Energy-Free AC? Heat-Reflecting Wrap Could Cool Without Power
- Should Psychiatrists' Weigh in on Trump's Mental Health?
- Ants Scurry on 'Treadmills' for Science
- Possible 'Hidden Chamber' in King Tut's Tomb Invites More Secretive Scans
- 3D-Printed Micro-Camera Sees with Eagle-Eye Vision
- Yangtze River: Longest River in Asia
February 15
- Experimental Therapy May Slow Type 1 Diabetes
- Brain Tumor Triggers Woman's Sudden 'Hyper-Religious' Behavior
- Rare Leptospirosis Cases in NYC: 5 Things to Know
- World's First Self-Driving Tesla Taxis Will Hit the Road in Dubai
- Depression Can Affect New Fathers, Too
- Cancer-Fighting Army? Magnetic Robot Swarms Could Combat Disease
- Flowing Fire? Yosemite's 'Burning' Waterfall Explained
- Winston Churchill on Aliens: 1939 Essay Discovered
- Snake vs. Snake: Video Captures Aussie Reptiles Dueling to the Death
- 'Disturbing' Results Show High Pollution Levels in Mariana Trench
- Deadly Cocktail: Mammal-Like Reptiles Were 1st Venomous Vertebrates
- Blue Jets Swirl Above Thunderstorm in Photo from Space Station
- Undersea Robot to Hunt for Strange Life of Deep Pacific: Watch Online
- Ya Had to Be There: Science Confirms We're Bad at Telling Stories
February 14
- North Korea's Missile Threats to US May Not Be Empty for Long
- Heads Up! Drones Will Fly People Around Dubai This Summer
- More Than 200 Baldness-Linked Genetic Markers Found
- Looming Octopus 'Dances' in Winning Underwater Photo
- Endangered Antelopes Face 'Catastrophic' Die-Off
- Ancient 'Nessie' Delivered Live Baby Sea Monsters
- Coders Race to Save NASA's Climate Data
- Should Cybersecurity Be a Human Right?
- Coastal Cities Could Flood 3 Times a Week by 2045
- Too Hot to Handle: 7 Sizzling Places on Planet Earth
- Ancient Nubia: A Brief History
February 13
- California Dam Emergency: 5 Dams That Did Fail
- Sea Ice Hits Record Lows at Both Poles
- Ceramic Pottery Reveals an Ancient Geomagnetic Field Spike
- 3,000-Year-Old Child Footprints Found at Site of Ancient Egyptian Palace
- Cyborg Future? Elon Musk's Plan to Compete with AI
- Climate Threat to Wildlife May Have Been Massively Underreported
- Tragic Suicide Case Highlights Mental Health Needs of Refugees
- The 8 Most Famous Solar Eclipses in History
- Sponges Ruled the World After Second-Largest Mass Extinction
- Scientist Dons Polar Bear Costume to Stalk Musk Oxen in the Arctic
- Ancient Pueblo Used Golden Ratio to Build the Sun Temple
- Squid Survives Ocean's 'Twilight Zone' Thanks to Its Mismatched Eyes
February 12
- Put a Ring on It! Saturn Impresses in Stunning Valentine's Day Photos
- Mass Stranding: Hundreds of Pilot Whales Returned to the Water
- Should You Date Your Best Friend?
February 11
- Mysterious Viking Ship Burial Yields a Trove of Artifacts
- Couch Potato Scientists, Get Ready: Coming to Netflix in February
February 10
- Why Exercise Is Not Enough to Prevent Weight Gain
- Clooneys Expecting Twins: 6 Facts About Older Parents
- Olympic Medals for Tokyo Games Will Be Made from Recycled Electronics
- Why Tinder Is So 'Evilly Satisfying'
- Orange-Hued Alligator Spotted in South Carolina
- 1,700-Year-Old Untouched Tomb Yields Elaborate Headdress Figurine
- Look Up Friday! Green Comet and Snow Moon Eclipse Team Up for Skywatchers
- Beetles Pose as an Ant's Butt to Grab a Ride
- Antarctic Expedition Will Hunt for 'Missing' Meteorites
February 9
- Winter Sickness: How to Tell If It's a Cold or the Flu
- Magma Power: Scientists Drill into Volcano to Harness its Energy
- Winter Snowstorm Battering Northeast US Seen from Space
- Newfound Amoeba Looks Just Like Gandalf the Wizard's Hat
- Boy’s Broken Bones Had Unusual Cause
- Sick Beats: Scientists Revive Hearts to Study Erratic Rhythms
- Are Trees Vegetarian?
- Hottest Dance Moves Revealed by Science
- Skip Dinner? Evening Fast May Burn Fat
- Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination Duties
- Teens and Screens: How Much Is OK?
- Daily Low-Dose Aspirin May Boost Chances of Successful Pregnancy
- Primeval Reservoirs Under Earth's Mantle May Be Older Than the Moon
- Snapshot of Hawaii: Why NASA Is Studying Islands' Volcanoes & Reefs
- Crikey! Australian Python Engulfs Tennis Ball
- A Strange Green Comet Is Heading Our Way
- Livestock Make Up a Quarter of Snow Leopards' Meals
- Bison Reintroduced to Canadian Wild After a Century of Conservation Efforts
- 3 New Malayan Tiger Cubs: Cute, and Genetically Valuable
- Facts About Kiwis
February 8
- Can the HPV Vaccine Protect Against Skin Cancer?
- Eww! Live Cockroach Pulled from Woman's Nose in Rare Case
- Poopy Situation Down Under: Why 36 Australian Beaches Were Closed
- Satellite Sees Louisiana Tornado Storm System from Space
- Device Turns Air Pollution Into Printing Ink
- Underwater Volcanic Eruption Could Create Temporary Island (Photo)
- 12th Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found in Israel
- In Photos: New Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed
- Huge Undersea Landslide Slammed Great Barrier Reef 300,000 Years Ago
- 70 Years After Dead Sea Scrolls Were Found, New Discoveries Await
- Who Invented the Refrigerator?
- Facts About Bromine
- Qumran & the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Your Brain on Music: Why Certain Songs Bring Pleasure
- Collapsing Beauty: Image of Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf
- Viking VIP: Grave Belonging to 'Warrior of High Status' Uncovered
- Bear Necessities: Andean Bears Call Machu Picchu Home
February 7
- E-Cig Risk: Teens Who Vape More Likely to Start Smoking Tobacco
- Heavy Lifting at Work Linked to Decreased Fertility in Women
- From 'CRISPR' to 'EpiPen': Dictionary Adds Slew of Scientific Words
- Whale of an Idea: Satellites Help Monitor Migrating Humpbacks
- Giant Amazonian Catfish Is a Record-Breaking Traveler
- Newfound Gecko Species Jumps Out of Its Own Skin
- Despite Whistleblower's Concerns, Climate Change Study Called Sound
- Can This Song Really Make Babies Happy?
- 11 Immigrant Scientists Who Made Great Contributions to America
- Fireball Hissing: Weird Cause of Noises Made by Meteors Found
- Child's Best Friend: Kids Prefer Their Pets Over Siblings
- Should Scientists Engage in Activism?
- Male Contraceptive 'Hydrogel' Passes Test in Rhesus Monkeys
February 6
- Sperm Bank Death: How Does Liquid Nitrogen Kill?
- Why Scientists Think Earth's Magnetic Poles Are About to Flip
- Brilliant Fireball Streaks Over Milwaukee, Wows Skywatchers (Videos)
- Mysterious Amazonian Geoglyphs Were Built in Already-Altered Forests
- In Photos: Mysterious Amazonian Geoglyphs
- Here's Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Eating Licorice
- 478-Million-Year-Old Spiky Slug Solves Long-Held Mollusk Mystery
- Photos: 'Hat'-Wearing Ancient Slug May Explain Mollusk Family Tree
- Lonely Ice Volcano On Ceres May Have Once Had Company
- Ancient Tomb of Chinese General and Princess Filled with Figurines
- In Photos: Ancient Tomb of Couple Found in China
February 5
- Immunotherapy: Could the Human Body Be Trained to Fight Cancer?
- 'Immigration Act of 1917' Turns 100: America's Long History of Immigration Prejudice
February 4
- Super Bowl 2017: Is a Turf or Grass Field Riskier for Players?
February 3
- How Good Posture May Help with Depression Symptoms
- How Do Tom Brady's Pricy Pajamas Work?
- Are Solar Storms Causing Mysterious Sea Animal Beachings?
- Like or Unlike? Facebook May Harm Health
- Most Americans Say Kids Should Get Vaccinated, Poll Finds
- Lost Holocaust Songs Played for 1st Time on Repaired Wire Recorder
- Chess, Anyone? Giant Checkerboard Spied from Space (Photo)
- Watch This Squishy, See-Through Robot Grab a Live Goldfish
- Is There Equality in Parenting?
- Physicists 'See' Location of 23,000 Single Atoms for First Time
February 2
- Here's Why Synthetic Marijuana Isn't Safe
- Here's How Camping Helps You Fall Asleep
- Dutch Zoo Tests 'Tinder for Orangutans' Mating Program
- Smile! New Bucktoothed Ghost Shark Species Discovered
- RoboDragonfly: Tiny Backpack Turns Insect into a Cyborg
- Trump's Hair Growth Medicine: What Is Finasteride?
- Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That's a Good Thing
- 3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Royal Scribe Uncovered in Egypt
- Marijuana Compound Shows Some Potential for Treating Opioid Addiction
- Why Young Kids Should Spend Equal Time with Divorced Parents
- Newfound Asteroid to Buzz Earth Today: See It Live with Slooh
- E-Cigarette Smoking May Be Bad for Your Heart
- Hunting or Angry? Scientists Can't Agree on Odd Octopus Behavior
- Laundry Pods and Kids: Eye Injuries on the Rise
- Scientists Plan Washington March in Response to Trump
- Punxsutawney Phil Spies His Shadow, Signaling 6 More Weeks of Winter
- No Hands! Gadget Taps Brain Waves for Netflix Picks
- Could Wormholes Really Work? Probably Not
- How Dragonfish Open Their Fearsome Mouths So Wide
February 1
- Stone Cold Vodka? Drinking Habit 'Calcifies' Man's Pancreas
- Beyoncé Expecting 2: Here Are 5 Fun Facts About Twins
- New Quantum-Computer Design Could Lead to Practical Hardware
- The Physics of Wall Street Revealed: How to Watch Live
- This State Is the Nation's Happiest, for the 6th Time in Annual Poll
- The Happiest States in 2016: Full List
- Scientists Untangle the Soy-Breast Cancer Paradox
- 'Bat Bot' Can Pull Off Impressive Aerial Acrobatics
- Oldest Prostate Stones Ever Found Suggest a Man Was in Agony 12,000 Years Ago
- Infants Exposed to Languages Can Retain Them Later in Life
- All In: Artificial Intelligence Beats the World's Best Poker Players
- Why Do Groundhogs Emerge on Feb. 2, Really?
- Chimps Kill, Mutilate and Cannibalize Member of Own Group
- 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Ate Like a Flamingo
- 6 Cosmic Catastrophes That Could Wipe Out Life on Earth
- Facts About Porpoises
- 4 People with Locked-In Syndrome 'Talk' Using Their Minds