SCIENCE

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Charles Dickens Museum Highlights the Author's Contributions to Science and Medicine

His works of fiction contained a great deal of scientific truth.

Feeling Down? Lifting Weights Can Lift Your Mood, Too

Resistance training can improve symptoms of depression, according to a new study—regardless of how strong you get.

Uncombable Hair Syndrome Is a Real—and Very Rare—Genetic Condition

Some speculate that Einstein may have had it.

The Best Way to Wipe Your Butt, According to the Experts

We get to the bottom of it.

Stephen Hawking’s Memorial Will Beam His Words Toward the Nearest Black Hole

Though he wasn't able to go to outer space during his lifetime, his words will travel there after his death.

Pucker Up: Tasting Something Sour Is Linked to Taking Risks

Is the key to bravery just eating lemons?

'Hotel Influenza' Will Pay You $3500 to Come Get the Flu

You'll get the flu virus shoved directly up your nose, but you'll also get $3500 shoved directly into your pocket.

Ravens Can Figure Out When Someone Is Spying on Them

Ravens, like primates, can discern the mental states of others.

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This Interactive Chart Shows How Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Cancer Risk

Here's an easy guide to what the evidence actually shows when it comes to cancer risk.

Don't Be So Quick to Trust Companies That Claim to Know Your 'Cellular' Age

At-home telomere tests are available online, but proceed with caution.

The Moon Is Making the Days on Earth Longer

You won't notice it, though.

6 Reasons Why Swearing Is Good for You

Read on and curse if you must. Why the hell not?

Can You Solve These 11 Optical Illusions?

Looking for a way to give your brain a jumpstart? Try tackling the 11 perplexing optical illusions in this interactive game.

How Much Smartphone Use Is Too Much?

Researchers have a term for the fear of being without your phone: nomophobia ("no mobile phone phobia").

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Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser Keeps Erupting, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why

In March, it erupted for the first time since 2014—and has erupted six more times since.

Brush Away Your Sniffles With New Allergy-Fighting Toothpaste

Relief may soon be a quick rinse away.

Researchers May Have Pinpointed the Exact Amount of Money You Need to Be Happy

A new study has figured out the dollar amount of where money stops being a blessing and starts being a curse.

Why Does the Sky Look Green Before a Tornado?

And does an emerald hue always mean it's time to run inside?

Diamond Mines Are Drying Up, So De Beers Is Starting to Grow Them

Lab-grown luxury.

13 Things to Know About DNA Testing Kits

How to interpret them correctly, how accurate they are, and what's next on the horizon.

Scientists Have Discovered Massive Canyons Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheets

Data from the South Pole may show how the continent will respond to climate change.

15 Facts About Lava

We tried to bomb lava into submission. It didn't work.

MIT Wants to Teach Robots to Do Your Chores

A new simulator is designed to break household chores down into robot-friendly steps.

Dinosaurs Had Dandruff Problems, Too

How embarrassing.

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