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A New Theory Suggests The Big Bang May Not Have Spawned The Universe
According to a new paper posted on Arxiv, the Big Bang may not have been what we think it is. In fact, there may have been no Big Bang at all — our universe may have come from an entirely different...
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Here's What To Do When You Find Your Kid Smoking
What if you found a pack of cigarettes in your teenage daughter's purse? How would you feel if you spotted your 16-year-old son taking a drag of a cigarette before passing it along to one of his...
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Scientists Discover How To Get Served Faster At Bars
A study on how body language affects who bartenders serve will help teach a robotic barkeep to recognize new customers.There's no better way to combine a love of drinking and a love of technology than...
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There Are Only 10 Odor Types That Humans Can Smell
From fruity to minty to popcorn-y, all smells can be classified as one of 10 types of aroma, scientists say.Taste, vision and hearing can be quantified, but a systematic description of smell has...
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New Products Made With Coconut: All They're Cracked Up To Be?
I've always been a huge fan of coconut. When I was a kid, my favorite candy bar (yes, we still ate such things back then) was Almond Joy. I loved it when my sister would return from Mexico with a fresh...
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Tylenol Can Kill You
During the last decade, more than 1,500 Americans died after accidentally taking too much of a drug renowned for its safety: acetaminophen, one of the nation’s most popular pain relievers.Acetaminophen...
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A $13 Test Saved My Baby's Life — Why Isn't It Required For Every Newborn?
On July 10, my wife gave birth to a seemingly healthy baby boy with slate-blue eyes and peach-fuzz hair. The pregnancy was without complications. The delivery itself lasted all of 12 minutes. After a...
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11 Creepy Child Care Inventions From The Victorian Era And Beyond
There are certain areas of expertise that came naturally to us over the years: cars, space, aviation, and computers, to name a few.During the first half of the past century, we even provided practical...
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CHART: Drugs That Cause The Most Harm
MOST people would agree that some drugs are worse than others: Heroin is probably considered to be more dangerous than marijuana, for instance. Because governments formulate criminal and social...
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Opening The Floodgates
CHINA has many good reasons not to build the $5.2 billion Xiaonanhai dam on the Yangzi river in Chongqing. The site, on a gentle slope that moves water along only slowly, is not ideal for generating...
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British Researchers Claim They've Found Alien Life, But The Data Is Far From...
A new study that claims to present evidence of alien life is being met with a healthy dose of skepticism in the scientific community.On July 31, a team of British researchers sent a balloon into the...
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4 Reasons Chocolate Is Good For You
Chocolate is one of my favorite foods; not only because it is tasty, but also because it's really good for your health.The most recent evidence of this comes from an August study in the journal...
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5 Weird Things About The Beginning Of Fall
The pools have closed and crisp temperatures and crunchy leaves are on their way. Sunday (Sept. 22) marked the end of summer and the beginning of fall, also called the autumn equinox, in the Northern...
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How To Stay Healthy When You're Eating Out
When you're dining out, it's easy to rack up more than 1,000 calories during one meal.But contrary to popular belief, dining out on healthy and tasty fare is possible. Top nutrition experts from around...
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Here's Where The Most People Die From Air Pollution [MAP]
How are the conditions where you live?You've probably seenthosephotos of Beijing on a bad pollution day. Such days come and go, but the effects of even small amounts of increased pollution may linger...
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What Pulling An All Nighter Does To Your Body
Let's go back to my first semester at the University of Alabama. It was the night before my first collegiate final exam — an introductory economics class, I think — and I was, frankly, not ready for...
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The Moon Is 100 Million Years Younger Than We Thought
The moon is quite a bit younger than scientists had previously believed, new research suggests.The leading theory of how the moon formed holds that it was created when a mysterious planet — one the...
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Sleep Could Be The Key To Erasing Fear
Re-exposing people to a fearful stimulus while they slept helped them get rid of their fear.While the body sleeps, the brain is busy filing away the day's activities, processing memories so they can be...
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How To Sail To Another Solar System
Sail ships might be the spacecraft that first take humans to distant stars.Giant sails propelled by the sun's or a laser's energy could be the most viable option for interstellar spaceflight in the...
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Zoo Bans 'Animal Print' Clothing Because It Was Freaking Out The Animals
Maybe it’s just me, but if I’m going to a zoo and safari park where I’m able to stand out in a field with lions and tigers, unseparated by cages, I’m probably not going to choose that day to dress in...
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