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a feverish world

The debate about global warming appears to be pretty much over. A majority of climate scientists now agree that it’s occurring and there seems no end to the accumulating evidence that rising temperatures are causing changes all over the planet. … Continue reading

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polar ice feels the heat

Can you feel the world getting warmer? Maybe you can’t, but ice across the planet’s surface has certainly been feeling the heat, according to new reports. Indeed, the dramatic shrinkage of Arctic ice—and at some spots, its seasonal near disappearance—is … Continue reading

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monkey math

You add like a monkey. No, really. Recent experiments with rhesus macaques suggest that monkeys do high-speed addition in much the same way as people do. Duke University researchers Elizabeth Brannon and Jessica Cantlon tested college students’ ability to add … Continue reading

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taking the M.U.T test

You may think you like Chihuahuas dressed up in tiny outfits with matching shoes, but maybe, unconsciously, you really don’t. Maybe you hate all rhinestone-bedecked little dogs without knowing it. Thankfully, a researcher who just happens to be a large, … Continue reading

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a field guide to as-yet-unconfirmed humanlike species

With the amazing discovery of what may be a brand new member of the human family tree (see “Who Was Flo?” on page 8), scientists are beginning to wonder if there are other humanlike species left to uncover. Perhaps there’s … Continue reading

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are you a natural-born un-naturalist?

Do you have what it takes to be a savvy un-naturalist, someone who knows what all the technological bric-a-brac and industrial structures around us are, what they’re for, and why they’re there? Take this short quiz and find out exactly … Continue reading

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dark waters: the random thoughts of a blind teenage cavefish

October 14, 2005 The catfish has landed! OK, OK, I know what everybody says, that you start a blog and then all you end up blogging about is your pet, but I gotta tell ya, I just got the coolest … Continue reading

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wonder drug

Hey, it’s my favorite TV commercial! Things just weren’t right anymore. I didn’t want to admit I had a problem. It was a hangnail. It hurt. And I didn’t know where to turn. I was going to use cuticle scissors, … Continue reading

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designed by the desert?

The great pyramids of ancient Egypt remain a mystery almost 5000 years after they were constructed.They are the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only ones that still survive. But what exactly inspired the Egyptians … Continue reading

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alien attack

Coming Soon to a Habitat Near You! They Came! They Saw! They Conquered a Pristine Native Environment! Alien Attack: Assignment Earth Stripes, AKA Zebra Mussel. A Pipe-clogging Shellfish Monster! Count Kudzu, AKA Darth Invader, AKA Kudzu. Uses the Dark Side … Continue reading

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