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Cabbages Have Clocks Too
Fruits and veggies have circadian clocks and can adjust certain nutrients in response to light cues.
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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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Kobi the Chimp Retires
After life with Jane Goodall in Africa and then in a breeding colony for medical research in the U.S., a "tame" chimp finds new hope.
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Q&A: How Autopilot Works
Pilot Patrick Smith explains why human pilots are still in control of airplanes, even when they turn on autopilot.
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Top 10: Sex Selection, Iceberg Sounds
On our radar today: Mammals may be able to "choose" the sex of their offspring, melting icebergs create disruptive ocean sounds, and ...
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Mexico Volcano Pictures
Popocatepetl, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has rumbled to life again, coating nearby regions with ash.
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Moths Shake Genitals to Avoid Bats
Moths vibrate their genitals to jam bat sonar, making them invisible to the predators, a new study says.
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Coal-Burning Shortens Lives in China
A new study shows the deadly toll of air pollution from an energy policy that created a lingering north-south disparity in life expectancy.
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Roswell Celebrates Anniversary
A Google doodle commemorates the legendary alien encounter, which believers say happened 66 years ago today.
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4 Sky Events This Week
This week skywatchers can spy a cosmic doughnut, among other sky treasures.
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Canada Tragedy Spotlights Oil Trains
An explosive train derailment killed at least five people and left dozens missing, focusing attention the skyrocketing use of rail to move oil.
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Migrants Leave Traces in the Desert
An anthropologist documents the things that migrants leave behind as they walk into the U.S. through the Sonoran Desert.
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Mystery of Deadly Volcanic Eruption Solved?
Using ice cores, geochemistry, tree rings, and ancient texts, scientists discover which volcano erupted in the 13th century with worldwide effects.
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First Cloud Map of Exoplanet
For the first time, astronomers can forecast cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet.
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First Face Found—On a Fish
The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including people, evolved our distinctive look.
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Using Lightning to Charge a Smartphone
Simulating the conditions of a lightning bolt, researchers ran 200,000 volts through a transformer, charging a Nokia Lumia 925 phone within seconds.
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Jellyfish Invasion Shuts Down Nuclear Reactor
Sweden's Oskarshamn unit 3 is powered down after an influx of jellyfish interrupted operations. It's not a common snafu, but it has happened before, there and in the U.S.
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A Separate Congressional Impasse: Energy Efficiency
As the government shuts down, another symptom of Congressional dysfunction deserves attention.
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