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Common Misconceptions About Evolution

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Common Misconceptions About Evolution

Why Do Babies Start Crying As Soon As You Sit Down?

Don't blame your baby—blame evolution.

Why Do Babies Start Crying As Soon As You Sit Down?

Fright Fest: The Science Behind Why We Love to Be Scared

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Fright Fest: The Science Behind Why We Love to Be Scared

How Gene Editing is Changing the Future of Wine—and Making it Less Likely to Give You a Hangover

Gene editing techniques like CRISPR are upending thousands of years of wine-making tradition.

How Gene Editing is Changing the Future of Wine—and Making it Less Likely to Give You a Hangover

Wolf Puppies Play Fetch, Too, Study Finds

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10 New Bird Species and Subspecies Discovered on Indonesian Islands

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The Reason So Many Babies Are Conceived in Winter

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A First Edition of Darwin's On the Origin of Species Could Sell for $180,000

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Mystery Solved: Scientists Have Figured Out Why Some Squirrels Are Black

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5 Rules for the Paleo Diet from Actual Paleolithic Humans

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5 Signs Humans Are Still Evolving

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Why Were Dinosaurs So Large and Why Don't Animals of That Scale Exist Today?

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13 Facts About Genes

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Elephants Are Evolving Without Tusks Thanks to Poaching

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12 Common Things Science Still Hasn't Figured Out

Laughter: Still a scientific mystery

Why Are Humans Ticklish?

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