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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2015
Muscle-Building Steroids Impair Memory, Study Finds

Muscle-Building Steroids Impair Memory, Study Finds

Study reveals how steroids affect the brain

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 8th, 2015
Watch: Guy Uses Electricity to Set Wood Planks on Fire

Watch: Guy Uses Electricity to Set Wood Planks on Fire

Here's what happens to wood when zapped with electricity

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 7th, 2015
Here's Why Wrinkles Grow Deeper Around the Eyes

Here's Why Wrinkles Grow Deeper Around the Eyes

It all boils down to the anatomy of the skin

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 7th, 2015
Watch: Sharks Filmed Gorging on Whale Carcass

Watch: Sharks Filmed Gorging on Whale Carcass

The sharks are thrilled to have found such an easy meal

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  • By Horia Despa
  • July 6th, 2015
Light Can Kill Bacteria and It's Perfectly Safe for Humans

Light Can Kill Bacteria and It's Perfectly Safe for Humans

Flip a switch and all our microscopic killers are gone

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 6th, 2015
Watch: A Day in the Life of Your Body, As Explained by Science

Watch: A Day in the Life of Your Body, As Explained by Science

Video shows how your body changes over the course of a day

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 6th, 2015
Astronomers Zoom In on Five New Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers Zoom In on Five New Supermassive Black Holes

The black holes are hidden by vast amounts of gas and dust

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 6th, 2015
Watch: Science Video Explains the Chemistry Behind Fireworks

Watch: Science Video Explains the Chemistry Behind Fireworks

Fireworks owe their color to very specific compounds

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2015
Online Game Trains You to Resist Junk Food

Online Game Trains You to Resist Junk Food

The game is designed to help people lose weight

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 27th, 2015
Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Here's why morning breath can sometimes be quite nasty

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
Black Hole Packs the Mass Equivalent of 140 Million Suns

Black Hole Packs the Mass Equivalent of 140 Million Suns

The hole sits at the center of a galaxy dubbed NGC 1097

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Remains of Walking Bat Found in New Zealand

Remains of Walking Bat Found in New Zealand

The species roamed the Earth 16 million years ago

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Watch: NASA's Europa Mission Explained

Watch: NASA's Europa Mission Explained

This moon of Jupiter might be hiding alien life

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 16th, 2015
Watch: Guy Pours Molten Metals into Water, Because Science

Watch: Guy Pours Molten Metals into Water, Because Science

Apparently, molten tin forms popcorn-like shapes in water

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
Watch: The Chemistry Behind Artificial Sweetener Aspartame

Watch: The Chemistry Behind Artificial Sweetener Aspartame

These days, aspartame is added to nearly 6,000 products

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Neighboring Dwarf Galaxy

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Neighboring Dwarf Galaxy

The galaxy is known to astronomers as PGC 18431

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
Door Handle Destroys 99.8% of the Germs That Reach It

Door Handle Destroys 99.8% of the Germs That Reach It

Even cooler, the door handle is the work of teenagers

 
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