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Physicists Have Come Up With the 'Perfect Pizza Equation'

Buon appetito.

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Why Are Humans Ticklish?

Chimps also seem to enjoy being tickled. Rats, too.

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Antibodies in Llama Blood Might Eliminate the Need for Yearly Flu Shots

A one-size-fits-all flu therapy seems more likely than ever.

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The Best Way to Shower, According to Experts

If you're soaping up all over, you're doing it wrong.

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This Lab-Grown Perfume is Made From an Extinct Flower

It's like a much less stressful version of 'Jurassic Park.'

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How Karelian Bear Dogs Are Keeping Wildlife Out of Harm's Way

This fearless breed is helping to reduce conflicts between people and predators.

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See How Climate Change Will Affect Your City Over the Next 30 Years

It won't just get hotter.

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Your Showerhead Is Really Gross—and It Might Make You Sick

Time to get out the bleach.

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Wisconsin Landlords Are DNA Testing Dog Poop to Catch Negligent Pet Owners

Here's one more reason to clean up after your pooch.

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8 Facts About Silver

Silver makes it rain—in more ways than one.

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Welcome to the Body Farm

Beyond the border of an ordinary parking lot lies the most cutting-edge graveyard in the world … and a hands-on lab for cops and forensic anthropologists.

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'Sleep Inertia' is Real, and Scientists Can Measure It in Your Brain

Feeling groggy after your nap? It's not just you.

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Dogs Are Being Trained to Detect Malaria by Sniffing People's Socks

In one test, they were 70 percent accurate.

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Research Shows Good-Looking Birds Are Terrible Singers

These sexy boys are too pretty to need any other skills.

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How You View This Optical Illusion Might Reveal Your Age

Not everyone sees the same thing at first glance.

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Your Office is Infested With Germs—and In Places You Might Not Expect

You may want to wash your hands now.

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Scientists Find We're Pooping Out Plastic

You expected good news from analyzing stool?

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7 Weird and Wonderful Octopuses

From the cute to the terrifying.

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Study Finds Hot Baths May Be as Effective as Exercise in Helping Depression

A good soak might actually be an effective treatment for clinically diagnosed mood disorders.

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13 Facts About Nurse Sharks

They're called the couch potatoes of the shark world.

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Does Sound Travel Faster or Slower in Space?

In space, no one can hear you scream ... or can they?

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How Fossil Fuel Use Is Making Carbon Dating Less Accurate

It's deeply concerning to archaeologists and paleontologists who rely on the method.

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Making a Murderer is Making Viewers Curious About Brain Fingerprinting

The controversial technique has been dividing the forensic science community for nearly 20 years.

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8 Dangerous Items That Used to Be Allowed in Kids' Chemistry Kits

Way back when, chemistry sets were stocked with poison and blowtorches, all in the name of education.