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Amazing Photo of Hurricane Isaac Is FakeA widespread image alleging to show Isaac barreling across the Gulf is actually a supercell thunderstorm superimposed over a picture of the ocean.
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Blue Moon: The Strange Evolution of a PhraseToday, a blue moon is just the second full moon in a calendar month. But the phrase has meant much more during its 500-year history.
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Mars Photos by Curiosity Rover Teeming with 'UFOs'Two weeks in, NASA's Curiosity rover has already caught several alleged UFOs and other anomalies on camera, according to the fringe sector of the Internet.
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Hormones Explain Why Girls Like Dolls & Boys Like TrucksChildren's toy preferences are influenced primarily by biology, not culture. Hormones control who likes what.
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Why Does Helium Affect Your Voice?The resonant frequencies of your vocal tract change when you breathe in a lungful of helium. Now, here's what that means...
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The Universe Isn't a Fractal, Study FindsScientists have long debated whether the universe is a fractal, or whether matter is distributed evenly within it. A new galaxy survey may settle the question.
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Was the Big Bang Like Water Freezing into Ice?Physicists say the Big Bang was a phase change, like water freezing into ice, rather than an explosion. The theory could have big implications.
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Big Bang Was Actually a Phase Change, New Theory SaysPhysicists say the Big Bang was a phase change, like water freezing into ice, rather than an explosion. The theory could have big implications.
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What Was the First Website Ever?Built by the inventor of the World Wide Web, the site outlines the concept and history of the web, and encourages people to expand it.
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The Physics of Stuntwoman's Crazy Slackline Walk between TrucksA stuntwoman walked across a rope strung between two trucks hurtling at 80 mph down the highway. How did she do it?
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When Will We Learn To Speak Animal Languages?Many scientists have already made great strides in decoding animal languages, despite other scientists thinking animals don’t have them.
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Is Faking Your Own Death a Crime?A New York man has been charged with fraud after faking his own drowning in order to collect life insurance. But what if he hadn't been doing it for the money?
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Amazing Dolphin Pod Video Raises SkepticismA video showing a pod of dolphins trailing a fishing boat has gone viral. But is it just an ad campaign for Go Pro cameras?
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Long-lost Egyptian Pyramids Found on Google Earth?A self-described "satellite archaeology researcher" claims to have found ancient Egyptian pyramid sites. But experts say she's a "pyridiot."
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What Makes Pi So Special?Pi appears all over math and nature, not just in circles. Here's why.
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What Are the Limits of Human Survival?The human body can tolerate drastic departures from normal conditions. But what are its absolute limits?
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Why Is Mars Red?We know that iron oxide makes Mars appear red, but we don't know exactly how so much of the compound got there.
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What If Someone Objects at Your Wedding?No one ever raises objections during weddings anymore. But here's what would have happened in the old days…
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The Physics of Loudmouths: Why Do Some Voices Carry?People whose voices "carry" generate a piercing pitch through small movements of their vocal tracts.
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Mystery of the 'Monster Stars' Solved: It Was a Monster MashAstronomers have figured out how four previously unexplained "monster stars" could have formed.
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Why Don't Any Animals Have Wheels?Most human technologies have analogues in nature. But why haven't wheels - our most useful invention of all - ever evolved?
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Gallery: The World's Weirdest Balancing RocksHow did these rocks get where they are?
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What If the Curiosity Rover Finds Life on Mars?NASA's Curiosity rover will look for complex organic molecules on Mars that would be telltale signs of ancient Martian life. What will happen if it finds some?
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Will the US Really Experience a Violent Upheaval in 2020?A scientist says that the United States experiences cycles of violence that peak every 50 years. If so, the next peak of violence will occur in 2020.
