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Stink Bugs Are Not All Bad Jun 15, 2020

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It isn't uncommon for people to hate stink bugs, but not all stink bugs are bad. Some are beneficial, like spined soldier bugs. They are predators that feed on over 90 agricultural pests, including Mexican bean beetles and cabbage loopers.

UFO Attack! Jun 12, 2020

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In 1969 two airliners, plus the pilot of an Air National Guard fighter plane, report being harassed by a team of UFOs.

Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer Jun 08, 2020

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Scientists at the University of Utah and at Arizona State studied the elephant genome and found that they have up to 40 extra copies of genes that code for a protein called p53, which has strong cancer-preventing properties.

Mona Lisa's Mysterious Smile Jun 05, 2020

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Harvard neuroscientist Margaret Livingstone is pretty sure she's solved the puzzle of the Mona Lisa's changing smile. Presuming nothing, Livingstone reasoned that the famous portrait's flickering smile is caused by the way we see.

How Full Is That Glass? Jun 04, 2020

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Psychologist Jean Piaget claimed that children overestimate the volume of vertical dimensions, but that as their brains mature, they develop the capacity to more accurately compare vertical and horizontal dimensions.

Fermi's Paradox Part Two Jun 03, 2020

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According to reasonable estimates of how many stars have planets, how many planets may be suitable for the evolution of organisms, and so on, our Milky Way Galaxy should be brimming over with life.

Fermi's Paradox Jun 02, 2020

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Probability would lead us to believe that extraterrestrial life does exist, so why have we not found any?

Babies and Bacteria Jun 01, 2020

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Fetuses have some bacteria while still in the womb, but during birth they're coated with microbes as they travel down the birth canal, including bacteria that help newborns digest their first meal.

The Cyclopean Eye May 27, 2020

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Since we have two eyes, why is it that we don't see two of everything? We seem to see like the cyclops in Greek mythology, as if we had one eye on our forehead.

Put This In Your Pipe And Smoke It May 22, 2020

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We all know that smoking cigarettes is bad. But what about smoking a pipe or cigars? Since you don't inhale, is it better for your health? Or at least less bad?

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