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Major Journal Retracts Controversial Paper on the Dangers of Microbeads
An independent review board said it was "remarkable" the highly flawed paper was ever accepted for publication.
Scientists Make Progress Toward a New Potential Treatment for Asthma
They identified a molecule that inhibits the development of inflammation and mucus in the lungs.
This May Be Why You Crave That Burger
Researchers have found the part of the brain associated with protein cravings (in fruit flies, anyway).
A 4.6 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Is for Sale
Christie's auction house in New York describes the space rock as "a third as old as time itself."
Alcohol Is a Pretty Effective Painkiller, Study Finds
A few beers can dampen the hurt.
These Algae Live Inside Growing Baby Salamanders
A new paper sheds light on what researchers call a "strange arrangement."
Astronomers Will Soon Have the First-Ever Picture of a Black Hole
“We might see a crescent, brightened on one side—or a bipolar, jet-like structure. We honestly don’t know.”
Worms Benefit Immediately From Exercise, Too
<em>C. elegans</em> nemotodes respond to exercise in very similar ways to humans.
8 Medical Inventions Created by Nurses
Without nurses, we wouldn’t have a number of tools regularly used today in both hospitals and homes.
All Mammals Take the Same Amount of Time to Poop, Scientists Find
Everyone poops. For about the same amount of time.
Is It Possible for an Object to Escape the Influence of Gravity While on Earth?
No. But under the right circumstances? Sort of.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes
They’re probably the weirdest—and certainly the most puzzling—objects in the universe. Peer over the event horizon with us.
A No-Bake Method for Making Bricks on Mars
The ability to easily compress Martian soil into building materials could free up huge amounts of room on Mars-bound spacecraft.
NASA Is Developing an Inflatable Greenhouse to Use on Mars
NASA and researchers at the University of Arizona are building a greenhouse that can mimic conditions on Earth to feed astronauts on the moon and on Mars.
Why Walking Makes Us Feel Good
Scientists say each step we take sends a pulse of blood to the brain, leading to an “overall sense of wellbeing.”
Scientists Record an Extremely Intimate Look at How Dolphins Get It On
Researchers used a CT scanner to watch how dolphins' oddly shaped junk fits together during sex.
Watch a Rare Drone Video of a Blue Whale Feeding
A new video of blue whales feeding in New Zealand shows they're picky about which meals are worth the effort.
A Blood Test May Help Pinpoint the Right Antidepressant for You
A new study provides additional diagnostic information that could change the way depression is treated.
Look Up Tonight! The Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Set to Stun!
You can expect to see 10 meteors an hour tonight.
You Can Chat With Albert Einstein’s Facebook Bot Alter-Ego
Just prepare yourself for some physics puns.
This Frog’s Slime Fights the Flu
A peptide secreted by the frog’s skin kills the H1 variety of the flu virus.
The Fireball That Killed the Dinosaurs Could Help Us Find Life on Other Planets
The Chicxulub crater is providing new clues about how life may have begun on Earth about 4 billion years ago—and point us towards how and where we can look for life across the universe.
Archaeologists Need Your Help to Study 100+ Graves in Philadelphia
With enough funding, they will analyze—and then reinter—the remains of people buried between 1707 and 1859 in a Baptist cemetery—and mental_floss will be in the lab with them.