SCIENCE

Einstein's Handwritten Note on Happiness Just Sold for $1.3 Million

He wrote it to tip a hotel bellboy and told him "will probably be worth more than a regular tip."

Inside the Matchmaking Service for Cheetahs

If you’ve seen a cheetah in an American zoo in the past 40 years, there’s a decent chance it spent time at Oregon’s Wildlife Safari.

Don't Try to Swim in Peru's Legendary Boiling River

Chances are that you'll come out with third-degree burns.

8 Ways Science Can Boost Your Halloween Fun

Embrace the supernatural, but don't let science fall by the wayside. Here are a few tips for using scientific principles to crush your Halloween festivities.

Stephen Hawking's Ph.D. Thesis Is Now Available Online, and It's Crashing Cambridge's Servers

It was downloaded 60,000 times in 24 hours.

Want to Improve Your Foreign-Language Skills? Grab a Beer.

People get a little more fluent when they're tipsy, a new study found.

Environmental Pollution Is Deadlier Than Smoking, War, AIDS or Hunger, Experts Find

Environment-related illness killed 9 million people worldwide in 2015. And the problem is only getting worse.

Pablo Neruda's Death Wasn't Caused by Cancer, Experts Conclude

Foul play might have been involved.

Thanks to NASA, the Search for Habitable Worlds Just Got Easier

And you know what that means: Aliens!! (Kind of.)

15 Subatomic Word Origins

The names for many of the dozens of particles that make up the universe—as well as a few that are still purely theoretical—come from ancient Greek.

9.7-Million-Year-Old Teeth Discovered in Germany Have Scientists Puzzled

The researchers claim they look like the teeth of one of our hominid relatives—but they are millions of years older.

Google's AI Can Make Its Own AI Now

The robots are procreating.

European Space Agency Releases First High-Res Land Cover Map of Africa

It took a full year’s worth of satellite data to make it.

Scientists May Have Found the Real Cause of Dyslexia—And a Way to Treat It

The disorder could be a lot simpler than previously believed.

This High-Tech Material Can Change Shape Like an Octopus

Researchers took inspiration from nature's masters of disguise.

This Soft Artificial Heart May One Day Shorten the Heart Transplant List

Its developers hope it sparks the next generation of total artificial hearts.

How Long Could a Person Survive With an Unlimited Supply of Water, But No Food at All?

Don't try this at home.

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Astronomers Observe a New Kind of Massive Cosmic Collision for the First Time

"For me, it feels like the dawning of a next era in astrophysics."

Geological Map Shows the Massive Reservoir Bubbling Beneath Old Faithful

The geyser we see is just the tip of the iceberg.

Why Do Female Spotted Hyenas Give Birth Through Their Pseudo-Penises?

The better question is, are you sure you really want to know the answer?

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Are Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Really Linked? Researchers Investigate

A new study provides evidence that fans of faster music live life on the edge.

5 of the Worst Parasites You Can Get—And How to Avoid Them

Read on to be terrified—and amazed.

Send Your Name to Space on NASA's Latest Mars Lander

Interplanetary fame, here you come!

Researchers Pinpoint the Genes Behind the Durian's Foul Stench

That odor is extra powerful for a reason.

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