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How to Live to 100
You may not make it to 116 like Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, but longevity expert Dan Buettner has some tips for reaching a ripe old age.
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Opinion: Don't Panic Over Bird Flu
Flu viruses are always unpredictable. H7N9 could go big—or not.
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Couch Potatoes Have Less Sperm
Men who watch lots of TV have fewer sperm than men who exercise moderately or vigorously, a new study says.
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What Is Deer Antler Spray?
Experts weigh in on deer antler velvet, the substance at the center of a new sports controversy involving Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
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How Far Off Is a Better Flu Shot?
Researchers are hot on the trail of ways to make a vaccine that's more effective for longer stretches of time. But it's likely to take a while.
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Got the Flu? Tweet It
Public health officials turn to Google, Twitter, and Facebook to track and predict outbreaks of seasonal flu.
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How to Live to a Ripe Old Age
National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner Gives Tips From Earth's "Blue Zones"
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What Lives in Your Belly Button?
A "rain forest" of species thrive in our navels, a new study finds. Don't be alarmed, though—says one researcher, "It's quite beautiful."
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Math Can Hurt
Think math's a pain? A new study has your number: Anticipation of arithmetic, researchers say, can activate pain centers in the brain.
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Sandy Floods May Pose Health Risk
As New York City grapples with major flooding, residents may be at risk of infections from stagnant water, experts say.
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"Seventy-two Is the New 30"
A 72-year-old today faces the same chances of dying as a 30-year-old in preindustrial times, a new study says. Evolution at work?
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Slime Has Memory but No Brain
Slime molds have evolved a way of remembering where they've been. Quips one scientist: "I, for one, welcome our new gelatinous overlords."
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Sperm Tracked in 3-D—A First
For the first time, scientists have successfully plotted the paths of sperm in 3-D, revealing corkscrew-like trajectories and "hyperactive" swimmers.
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Men, Women See Things Differently
The grass is almost always greener to women, for starters, a new study says—and such differences could have roots deep in human evolution.
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How Your Brain May Clean Itself
Talk about brainwashing—a newfound plumbing system likely helps our brain empty its waste, a new study says.
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Why Do We Sneeze?
Sure, they blast out germs and other unwanted intruders, but sneezes have another, just discovered purpose, a new study says.
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Cheetah Robot Created
A new cheetah-cub robot is just the latest in a mechanical menagerie of animal-inspired robots that climb, fly, swim, and slither.
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Inbreeding Made Gorilla Albino
A recently mapped genome of the famous albino gorilla Snowflake shows he was born to an uncle and a niece, a new study says.
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Women in Space: A Short History
Half of NASA's newest astronaut recruits are women, but that wasn't always the case.
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Cities Compost Food Waste
New York City amps up food recycling, while San Francisco shows the way.
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How Stunning Aurora Video Was Made
Filmmaker Anna Possberg talks about braving the Arctic elements to document the northern lights.
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Balloon Technology Gets a Lift
Google's Loon Project is the latest attempt to use balloons floating in the stratosphere to bring Internet access to remote places.
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Philippines to Destroy Its Ivory
The country's decision was inspired by a National Geographic magazine exposé on the illegal ivory trade.
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Top 10: New Matter, Continental Crash
On our radar today: An exotic new form of matter has been discovered, Europe and America may collide in 220 million years, and...
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Microbes 'Poop Out' a Gas Alternative?
Run current through engineered microorganisms, and they produce gasoline substitute. Can electrofuels make it from lab to market?
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Opera Salvaged by X-rays
Scientists have restored a 200-year-old opera using special x-ray technologies, leading to questions about other possible uses.
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Which U.S. States May Swelter This Summer?
A new government analysis shows that two states may not have adequate reserves to cover power demand this summer.
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Viewpoint: Tour of a Tar Sands Boom Town
"We have met the enemy, and he is us." No affirmation of that quotation is more emphatic than a recent experience at Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada.
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Farming Sea Cucumbers for Change
In Madagascar, villagers gain economic hope and work for conservation.
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