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Some Pacific Islanders Have DNA Not Linked To Any Known Human Ancestor

Researchers have now uncovered the DNA of a previously unknown group of hominids.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 31, 2016

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Some Pacific Islanders Have DNA Not Linked To Any Known Human Ancestor

Researchers have now uncovered the DNA of a previously unknown group of hominids.

By All That's Interesting • October 31, 2016

New Research Finally Does Away With HIV/AIDS Patient Zero Myth

No, so-called "patient zero" Gaetan Dugas didn't introduce HIV/AIDS to the United States.

By Abby Norman • Oct 27, 2016

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New Research Finally Does Away With HIV/AIDS Patient Zero Myth

No, so-called "patient zero" Gaetan Dugas didn't introduce HIV/AIDS to the United States.

By Abby Norman • October 27, 2016

Controversial Paper Claims To Uncover The Limit Of The Human Lifespan

If the scientists behind a controversial new paper are correct, we’ve now reached the limit of the human lifespan. After millennia of evolution capped off by a doubling of the average worldwide life expectancy over the course of just the past hundred-plus years (from 31 in 1900 to 71 today),...

By John Kuroski • Oct 6, 2016

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Controversial Paper Claims To Uncover The Limit Of The Human Lifespan

If the scientists behind a controversial new paper are correct, we’ve now reached the limit of the human lifespan. After millennia of evolution capped off by a doubling of the average worldwide life expectancy over the course of just the past hundred-plus years (from 31 in 1900 to 71 today),...

By John Kuroski • October 6, 2016

What You Need To Know About “Superbugs”

The end of civilization as we know it might not start with a bang — but rather a sneeze.

By Abby Norman • Sep 22, 2016

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What You Need To Know About “Superbugs”

The end of civilization as we know it might not start with a bang — but rather a sneeze.

By Abby Norman • September 22, 2016

How Our Treatment Of Microcephaly Sufferers Has — And Hasn’t — Changed

The Zika epidemic has brought microcephaly into popular view. Has the public's treatment of the condition changed?

By Savannah Cox • Sep 13, 2016

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How Our Treatment Of Microcephaly Sufferers Has — And Hasn’t — Changed

The Zika epidemic has brought microcephaly into popular view. Has the public's treatment of the condition changed?

By Savannah Cox • September 13, 2016

6 Diseases Global Warming Can Initiate Or Intensify

Rising sea levels aren’t the only signs and symptoms of a warming world — these diseases may also make a comeback. Add the phrase “zombie pathogens” to your vernacular, because they could be coming for us. Due to climate change, viruses once safely kept in nature’s “deep freeze” are escaping...

By Erin Kelly • Aug 20, 2016

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6 Diseases Global Warming Can Initiate Or Intensify

Rising sea levels aren’t the only signs and symptoms of a warming world — these diseases may also make a comeback. Add the phrase “zombie pathogens” to your vernacular, because they could be coming for us. Due to climate change, viruses once safely kept in nature’s “deep freeze” are escaping...

By Erin Kelly • August 20, 2016

Magic Mushrooms Alleviate Depression, New Study Finds

A new study vindicates all the hippies and stoners who have long advocated for the beneficial properties of hallucinogenic drugs: A chemical in magic mushrooms might help treat depression. The 12 subjects of the study — conducted by Imperial College London and published in The Lancet — suffered from depression...

By All That's Interesting • May 17, 2016

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Magic Mushrooms Alleviate Depression, New Study Finds

A new study vindicates all the hippies and stoners who have long advocated for the beneficial properties of hallucinogenic drugs: A chemical in magic mushrooms might help treat depression. The 12 subjects of the study — conducted by Imperial College London and published in The Lancet — suffered from depression...

By All That's Interesting • May 17, 2016

Your World This Week, May 8 – 14

This week in exploration:Take a journey (almost) to the center of the Earth, Pluto’s planethood might be returning, Antarctic dig reveals 71 million-year-old fossils, and researchers attempt to examine why you hate the word “moist” so much. Live Stream The Mission To The Most Mysterious Place On Earth For the...

By All That's Interesting • May 9, 2016

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Your World This Week, May 8 – 14

This week in exploration:Take a journey (almost) to the center of the Earth, Pluto’s planethood might be returning, Antarctic dig reveals 71 million-year-old fossils, and researchers attempt to examine why you hate the word “moist” so much. Live Stream The Mission To The Most Mysterious Place On Earth For the...

By All That's Interesting • May 9, 2016

Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

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Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

Climate Change Denier Sarah Palin Continues Her Crusade With Dig At Bill Nye

Add this to history’s long list of misguided attention-grabbing moves: On Thursday, one-time vice presidential hopeful and long-time climate change denier Sarah Palin insulted beloved children’s television icon and climate change agitator Bill Nye the Science Guy. In an attempt to discredit the scientific evidence for climate change, Palin said...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Apr 15, 2016

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Climate Change Denier Sarah Palin Continues Her Crusade With Dig At Bill Nye

Add this to history’s long list of misguided attention-grabbing moves: On Thursday, one-time vice presidential hopeful and long-time climate change denier Sarah Palin insulted beloved children’s television icon and climate change agitator Bill Nye the Science Guy. In an attempt to discredit the scientific evidence for climate change, Palin said...

By Elisabeth Sherman • April 15, 2016