Popular General-sciences Stories

The Allure of Large-Breasted Female Hitchhikers
The bottom line: If a woman has large breasts, men are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior (in this case offering her a ride). I suppose that we could have all predicted this fact albeit it is fun to see it tested in a scientific manner.
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Make Glow Sticks - The Science watch!
"We show how to make glow sticks and go through all the chemicals needed as well as how to make different colors. We als...
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Brain: More like the Internet than a pyramid?
Neuroscientists have traced circuits in part of the rat brain and find no sign of a top-down hierarchy. The distributed network of the Internet may be a better model, they say.
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Neanderthal's Cozy Bedroom Unearthed
Even though it isn't wired for broadband, this prehistoric domicile does have beds and even a fireplace.
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Scientists find 95 blood-fat genetic links to heart disease
In the largest study of its kind, an international team of scientists has identified 95 genetic variants associated with fat, or lipid, levels in the blood that can contribute to heart disease. Together, the gene variants xplain about one-quarter of the inherited variations in cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood
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Robot to explore mysterious tunnels in Great Pyramid
For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets.
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Humans Share 70% Of Our DNA With.... Sea Sponges??
Well if there wasn't a good enough reason to save our oceans, there is now because it means saving our relatives, and possibly ourselves. Australian Scientists have completed a study revealing that humans and sea sponges have about 70% of our DNA in common.
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12 Events That Will Change Everything [Interactive]
A media-rich, interactive look at 12 things that, if they occurred, would change life on Earth forever.
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