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Meet The Dakotaraptor: Feathered, Winged And Lethal

Dakotaraptor, a new dinosaur species discovered in South Dakota, is a far larger relative of the Velociraptor.

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 6, 2015

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Meet The Dakotaraptor: Feathered, Winged And Lethal

Dakotaraptor, a new dinosaur species discovered in South Dakota, is a far larger relative of the Velociraptor.

By Nickolaus Hines • November 6, 2015

Hungarian Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis Pioneered Hand-Washing — Then Was Institutionalized For It

After Ignaz Semmelweis first advocated for hand-washing to fight infection in the 1840s, doctors had him committed to an asylum. He soon died there from an infection in his hand.

By John Kuroski • Nov 5, 2015

Hungarian Doctor Ignaz Semmelweis Pioneered Hand-Washing — Then Was Institutionalized For It

After Ignaz Semmelweis first advocated for hand-washing to fight infection in the 1840s, doctors had him committed to an asylum. He soon died there from an infection in his hand.

By John Kuroski • November 5, 2015

Your World This Week, Nov. 2-Nov. 8

Your primer on climate change this week: Antarctica is actually gaining ice (but scientists aren’t jumping for joy), rising temperatures may make the Persian Gulf uninhabitable by 2090, increasing temperatures mean falling wages, and carbon dioxide emissions will continue to rise in spite of our best efforts to cut greenhouse...

By John Kuroski • Nov 2, 2015

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Your World This Week, Nov. 2-Nov. 8

Your primer on climate change this week: Antarctica is actually gaining ice (but scientists aren’t jumping for joy), rising temperatures may make the Persian Gulf uninhabitable by 2090, increasing temperatures mean falling wages, and carbon dioxide emissions will continue to rise in spite of our best efforts to cut greenhouse...

By John Kuroski • November 2, 2015

The GMO Foods Controversy: What It Is And Why It’s All Wrong

The raging controversy over GMO foods has both sides up in arms. But does either one truly understand what they're even debating?

By Callie Stewart • Nov 1, 2015

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The GMO Foods Controversy: What It Is And Why It’s All Wrong

The raging controversy over GMO foods has both sides up in arms. But does either one truly understand what they're even debating?

By Callie Stewart • November 1, 2015

Out-Of-This-World Space Colonies As Imagined By NASA In The 1970s–And Today

Discover these astounding space colonies designed by NASA in the 1970s and the Mars colony they're plotting now.

By John Kuroski • Oct 22, 2015

Out-Of-This-World Space Colonies As Imagined By NASA In The 1970s–And Today

Discover these astounding space colonies designed by NASA in the 1970s and the Mars colony they're plotting now.

By John Kuroski • October 22, 2015

Celebrate Back To The Future Day With These Astounding Behind-The-Scenes Photos

Ever since Back to the Future II hit theaters in 1989, we’ve all been able to nurse fantastical ideas of what Earth might look like on October 21, 2015. When Marty McFly rode the DeLorean to that very date, he found a world of hoverboards, flying cars, and self-tying shoes....

By John Kuroski • Oct 21, 2015

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Celebrate Back To The Future Day With These Astounding Behind-The-Scenes Photos

Ever since Back to the Future II hit theaters in 1989, we’ve all been able to nurse fantastical ideas of what Earth might look like on October 21, 2015. When Marty McFly rode the DeLorean to that very date, he found a world of hoverboards, flying cars, and self-tying shoes....

By John Kuroski • October 21, 2015

Video Of The Day: This Is How A Human Body Decomposes

Inside the world's largest body farm, where research is conducted on the incredible process of human decomposition.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 20, 2015

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Video Of The Day: This Is How A Human Body Decomposes

Inside the world's largest body farm, where research is conducted on the incredible process of human decomposition.

By All That's Interesting • October 20, 2015

Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • Oct 20, 2015

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Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • October 20, 2015

Our Favorite Images Of Pluto — So Far

Images from the New Horizons spacecraft continue to astound scientists and space enthusiasts alike. Here are our favorite Pluto pictures.

By Savannah Cox • Oct 17, 2015

Our Favorite Images Of Pluto — So Far

Images from the New Horizons spacecraft continue to astound scientists and space enthusiasts alike. Here are our favorite Pluto pictures.

By Savannah Cox • October 17, 2015

Scientists Recently Named A Sea Slug Species After Khaleesi. Here’s Why.

No, you’re not seeing double. This neon green-and-orange sea slug really does have two heads. Divers working on a documentary about Borneo caught this two-faced nudibranch in action, according to recent reports. While no one understands the exact cause of its deformity, the truth is that even with two heads,...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 16, 2015

Scientists Recently Named A Sea Slug Species After Khaleesi. Here’s Why.

No, you’re not seeing double. This neon green-and-orange sea slug really does have two heads. Divers working on a documentary about Borneo caught this two-faced nudibranch in action, according to recent reports. While no one understands the exact cause of its deformity, the truth is that even with two heads,...

By All That's Interesting • September 16, 2015