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'Britishisms' Creeping into American EnglishHarry Potter, Downton Abbey, and other British media are influencing American English.
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Lightning Still Largely a MysteryDespite 250 years of scientific investigation, lightning still confounds scientists' understanding of basic physics.
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America's State Borders Not Set in StoneThere's a lot of talk about securing the U.S. border with Mexico, but as it turns out, most state and county borders remain ambiguous. This causes frequent disputes.
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Q&A: Why Do Chimps Recognize Each Other's Rumps?Primatologists have discovered that chimps can recognize each other's rear ends in photos. What's the takeaway message here?
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Hyenas Have the Last LaughSpotted hyenas are much smarter than their stereotype suggests, and it's helping them adapt to a rapidly changing world.
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Dead Fish, Exploding Bowels Win Spoof Nobel PrizesThe Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony awards scientists for a range of hilarious contributions this year, from a discovery of brain activity in dead salmon to the cure for exploding colons.
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Hilarious Science: Gallery of the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize WinnersThe Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony awards scientists for a range of hilarious contributions this year, from a discovery of brain activity in dead salmon to the cure for exploding colons.
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Record-High Antarctic Sea Ice Levels Don't Disprove Global WarmingAntarctic sea ice hasn't been affected nearly as much as Artic ice by global warming. Skeptics say this disproves global warming, but scientists know better.
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Will Humans Eventually All Look Like Brazilians?Globalization is leading to more and more mixing of genes, and evolutionary biologists say the entire human population will someday resemble Brazilians.
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What Will Future Humans Look Like?Globalization is leading to more and more mixing of genes, and evolutionary biologists say the entire human population will someday resemble Brazilians.
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Will Science Someday Rule Out the Possibility of God?Physicists argue that science will eventually explain absolutely everything about the universe, even how it started.
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7 Simple Questions with No AnswersConsidering all that they know about the universe at large, it seems like scientists would have figured out why cats purr, how lightning works, and all sorts of other simple questions.
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Myth Debunked: Spicy Food Doesn't Really Kill Taste BudsGo ahead: drench your taco in hot sauce.
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Could Iran's Enemies Really Be Destroying Its Rain Clouds?President Ahmadinejad accuses the West of causing drought in the country. Scientists say this is impossible.
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Headache-Inducing Spiral Illusion ExplainedScientists explain a notorious optical illusion that confuses the brain into thinking circles are spirals.
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Mathematician Claims Proof of Connection between Prime NumbersA Japanese mathematician says he has the proof of the ABC conjecture, one of the most important unsolved problems in all of mathematics.
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What Is the Future of Computers?For the past half-century, computers have become twice as powerful every two years. If this trend continues, what will the future hold? Will computers eventually outsmart humans?
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Should You Buy Organic?A new study found that organic food is no healthier than conventionally grown food. But are other reasons to shell out cash for organic groceries?
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Ancient Knots Keep Mars Rover's Laces Tied on Red PlanetOn the decks of the Curiosity rover, some of the most advanced equipment ever developed by humans is being held together by some of the oldest forms of human technology: intricate knots.
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What Happens When You Swallow a Diamond?In several recent cases, people have been charged with swallowing diamonds in jewelry stores and replacing them with fakes. What happens when you swallow a diamond?
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What If You Eat an Entire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chili Pepper?The world's hottest chili pepper packs the heat of 400 jalapeños. But what does that actually feel like in your mouth?
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What Is the Cloud?Almost everybody engages in cloud computing, but few people understand what the cloud actually is.
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'Mysterious' Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial DepositThe so-called Baltic Sea "mystery object" is, in all likelihood, a mundane glacial deposit, according to the scientist who studied samples from the object.
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Have Three Little Photons Broken Theoretical Physics?A trio of photons emitted seven billion years ago from a gamma ray burst threaten to scrap decades of research by theoretical physicists.
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