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The Oldest Known Human Remains

in the Americas Have Been

Found in a Mexican Cave

The Oldest Known Human

Remains in the Americas

Have Been Found in a

Mexican Cave

Culture

‘Marrying Up' Has Never Been Easier for American Men

Thanks to an increase in education, women today are more likely to marry men who are less educated and earn less money than they do.

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Health

How Eating Releases Opioids in the Human Brain

Astronomy

Magnetic Field 5 Billion Light-Years Away Offers Insight Into Our Universe

Robotics

San Francisco Official Calls for Study of a Tax on Job-Stealing Robots

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VR

Standing in the Flames of a

Prescribed Burn

Standing in the Flames of

a Prescribed Burn

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VR

Hang Gliding Above the Ocean in 360º

Soar above the Pacific Ocean like never before in this 360º hang gliding lesson with Zac Majors.

VR

Riding Shotgun in a Fighter Jet

Grab a g-suit and experience what it’s like to fly in a jet aircraft

VR

Diving Underwater With Elusive Devil Rays

Devil rays are mysterious sea creatures that are rarely seen in the wild. With their population dwindling, biologists are racing to learn more about these rays before they disappear.

Animals

Sticking a Penis Into a

Nostril: The Wild Story of

Octopus Sex

Sticking a Penis Into a

Nostril: The Wild Story of

Octopus Sex

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Animals

After a Decade of Colony Collapse, Bees Are Bouncing Back! (Sort Of)

Health

Are Elite Athletes Born Superior to You?

History

Ancient Humans & Neanderthals Had Sex, Here's How It Changed Us Forever

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Astronomy

Experts Want the Next Space

Telescope to Double the Size

of the Biggest Ever

Experts Want the Next

Space Telescope to Double

the Size of the Biggest

Ever

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Exploration

NASA's Next Mission to Mars Will Probe the Red Planet's Deep Interior in 2018

InSight will do a deep dive into the Martian underground, putting two instruments onto the surface that will ferry information back from the depths.

Exploration

Carl Sagan Collaborator Wants a ‘Golden Record’ Aboard NASA’s New Horizons Probe

Jon Lomberg has launched a fundraising campaign to equip the interstellar craft with photos, music, and other data aimed at teaching extraterrestrials about Earth.

Tech

North Korea Boasts Its Own Space Program With Rocket Test

While the Hermit Kingdom says that the rocket engine is intended to launch satellites into space, some experts believe that it is actually the first-stage rocket for an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Tech

High-Speed ‘Brain Modem’

Could Restore Vision, Speech,

and Movement

High-Speed ‘Brain

Modem’ Could Restore

Vision, Speech, and

Movement

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Mind

How the Brain Constructs Meaning From Changes in the Pitch of a Person’s Voice

The same words spoken by the same person can have completely different meanings depending on pitch and where emphasis is placed, and now researchers understand why.

Tech

Scientists Built a Virtual Reality ‘Holodeck’ for Lab Animals

Researchers have created an environment for experimenting on animals that appears to be effective at generating convincing illusions of the natural world.

Tech

Myanmar Startups Preserve the Past, Shape the Future With Virtual Reality

Decades of military rule made Myanmar one of the world’s most isolated nations, but tech companies are bringing the country into the 21st century, using virtual reality in classrooms and at tourist sites.

Earth

$7 Million Xprize Competition

Incentivizes Mapping of the

World’s Oceans

$7 Million Xprize

Competition Incentivizes

Mapping of the World’s

Oceans

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Animals

Oh, Snap! Trap-Jaw Ants Clamp Down on Prey in Half a Millisecond

Ants from the genus Myrmoteras have developed jaws that close at speeds up to 60 mph, and researchers now understand the mechanics of their evolutionary development.

Climate

Bigger and Stronger Storms Expected as the World Warms

Some of the characteristics that have made Hurricane Harvey so destructive are likely to become more frequent and more severe, scientists warn.

Animals

Experiment Shows That Birds Can Use Smell to Navigate in the Air

Temporarily deprived of the ability to smell, these ocean-faring birds had trouble finding their way home, setting off at the wrong angle on the return trip.

Animals

Drug Addicted Fish Are Helping

Scientists Solve the Opioid

Crisis

Drug Addicted Fish Are

Helping Scientists Solve

the Opioid Crisis

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Health

Peter Thiel Helps to Fund Controversial Offshore Human Trial for Herpes Vaccine

American researchers are increasingly going offshore to developing countries to conduct clinical trials, citing rising domestic costs.

Health

The Guts of Hunter Gatherers Point the Way to Our Lost Microbial Diversity

The gut ecosystems of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania vary seasonally with their diets, and include beneficial microbes that the guts of urban dwellers lack.

Health

Muhammad Ali Speech Study Traces the Decline of a Verbal Powerhouse

Signs of the disease that afflicted the bombastic athlete and activist in his later years were evident even while he was in top fighting shape.

History

Ancient Babylonian Tablet

Identified as the World’s

Oldest Trigonometry Table

Ancient Babylonian Tablet

Identified as the

World’s Oldest

Trigonometry Table

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Culture

Here's Why Whiskey Tastes Better With a Little Water

Whiskey enthusiasts also often add a few drops of water before drinking it, but how dilution might help its taste was not clear until now.

Culture

X-Ray Reveals Ancient Roman Portrait Covered in Mt. Vesuvius Ash

The artistry behind an early Roman portrait that went virtually unnoticed for centuries has been uncovered by a new, non-invasive X-ray fluorescence device.

Behavior

Are You Type-A or Type-B Personality? (Science Says You're Neither)

You've probably heard of Type-A and Type-B personalities, but is there any science behind personality types?