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The Last Unexplored Place on Earth
by Mariana Gosnell
Scientists race to discover the secret world buried miles beneath Antarctica.
The Freeing of the Tripoli Six
by John Bohannon
The inside story of how scientists saved medical workers from the firing squad.
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Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood?
by Scott Carney
The universal human myth may be the first example of disaster reporting.
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What To Do Before the Asteroid Strikes
by Andrew Lawler
The doomsday rock is out there. It’s just a matter of time...
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This Man Wants To Control the Internet
by Carl Zimmer
And you should let him...
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Boy, Interrupted
by Liza Lentini
A rare brain disorder robs children of language and leaves doctors perplexed.

DEPARTMENTS

Stupid Science Word of the Month
Stupid Science Word of the Month: Shmoo
by Jessica Ruvinsky
Shmoos are essential: without them, we would have neither bread nor beer.
Blinded By Science
A Modest Proposal for Science: End It, Don’t Mend It
by Bruno Maddox
Science was rendered obsolete by its own smashing victory.
Fuzzy Math
If You Never Aged, How Long Would You Live?
by Boonsri Dickinson
With a little luck, you could well make it to your 20,000th birthday.
Whatever Happened To...
Whatever Happened To... the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis?
by Stephen Ornes
How else to explain naked skin, enlarged mammaries, subcutaenous fat...
Raw Data
Big Boned: How Your Skeleton Can Make You Fat
by Josie Glausiusz
Bones help fix themselves by controlling the body's metabolism.
Vital Signs
Instant Paralysis with an Instant Cure
by Frank Vertosick
Time to inject some mind vitamins.
Jaron's World
Are We Trapped in God's Video Game?
by Jaron Lanier
Probably not. And no, he's not looking at your underwear.
20 Things You Didn't Know About...
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Living In Space
by Corey S. Powell
Exploding boobs, toilet target practice, the second birth...
Reviews
Expert: Modern Chemicals Brought Cancer Epidemic
by Pamela Weintraub
First tobacco. Then asbestos. Now we're awash in a sea of new poisons.
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Reflections of a Naked Ape
by Dean Christopher
Desmond Morris observes the life of Desmond Morris.

DATA

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The Return of the Vikings
by David Keys
61 sailors navigate 2,000 treacherous miles using medieval technology.
Of Mice As Men
by Jocelyn Rice
Without a pheromone detector, female mice turn into gender benders.
Attack of the Giant (Extinct) Insects!
by Jocelyn Rice
They just don't make two-foot dragonflies like they used to. Here's why.
The Ice-Cream Scoop Taken Out of the Universe
by Stephen Ornes
A patch of the heavens that contains far more nothingness than the rest of space
The Real Dirty Secret about Sex
by Jessica Ruvinsky
Life doesn’t need it, so why do we do it?
Solar Power, At Last?
by Boonsri Dickinson
The long-sought mechanism for a superior solar cell may now be at hand.
After the Thaw
by Miranda Marquit
Global warming in the once-icy Arctic sets the stage for a modern-day landgrab.
The 5 Best and Worst Science-Based Movies of All Time
Gattaca's good, The Core's crappy, and 8 more noteables
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Erasable Tattoos Work Like Scratch'n'Sniff
by Morgen Peck
When a laser "scratches," dye microcapsules dissolve away.
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The Future of Space Food: Bugs
by Wynne Parry
They reproduce rapidly, eat just about anything, and are nutritious, too.
Halloween Science: Bacteria of the Living Dead
by Miranda Marquit
Chop up their DNA and the buggers still keep comin' back to life.
Beauty Sans the Beast
by Anne Casselman
Lab-grown skin saves bunnies from cosmetics testing.
Plain Ol' Paint Goes Hi-Tech
by Sarah Bates
From paintable solar cells to antifreeze paint inspired by fish blood
Fat times for Planet Hunters
by Stephen Ornes
New-found worlds are becoming bigger, hotter, and stranger.
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Can a Maligned Pesticide Save Lives?
by Josie Glausiusz
DDT may be a useful public-health tool—until its effect wears off.
Scientists Caught with their Pants Down
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