SCIENCE

How a Robotic Exoskeleton Is Helping a Paralyzed Acrobat Walk Again

Last year, former circus performer Silke Pan began doing something she never thought would be possible again: walk.

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Museum Finds Winston Churchill’s Lost Essay on Extraterrestrial Life

The essay is pure Churchill: expansive, informed, philosophical, and just a little bit cranky.

5 Strange Facts About the Planet Earth

4. We live on a giant nuclear furnace.

5 Times Scientists Played Animal Matchmakers

Sometimes Cupid needs a little push.

Time of Day and Age May Influence Coffee's Impact on Memory

What's your "non-optimal time"? That's when coffee may give you the biggest boost.

12 Things You Might Not Know About Organ Donation

Only three in 1000 deaths are eligible for organ donation, though nearly 120,000 people are currently on transplant waiting lists.

Geoglyphs Are Evidence of Ancient Farming in the Rainforest

Archaeologists say the builders of ancient earthworks were farming and logging the rainforest for millennia before Europeans arrived.

New Imaging Technique Reveals Baby Pictures of Our Universe

Clearing visual noise from Hubble images exposed glittering fields of old, old, old galaxies.

Our Pollution Has Now Reached Deep-Sea Animals

Scientists found high levels of contamination in two of the deepest ocean trenches.

The Strange Logic of the Strawberry Squid’s Lopsided Eyes

Researchers say each of the pink squid’s eyes serves a different function down in the dark depths.

10 Weird Planetary Phenomena Discovered by Amateur Astronomers

Some seriously stellar discoveries have been made by at-home stargazers.

Science Explains Why Your Lab Is Always Hungry

A gene variant associated with appetite and obesity has been found in several Labrador retriever breeds.

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How Our Eyes See Everything Upside Down

So why doesn’t the world look that way?

Jumping Around Can Help Kids Learn Math

A Danish study found that integrating physical activity into math lessons boosted kids’ test scores.

5 Surprising Things That Have Broken the Speed of Sound

It's not only aircraft that break the sound barrier.

Are These the Skeletons of the First European Colonists in the U.S.?

Unearthed in St. Augustine, Florida, the remains may date back to the Spanish settlement of the city in the mid 16th century.

New Ultrasound Tech Captures Clearest Imaging Ever of a 20-Week-Old Fetus

A London-based fetal imaging research project is developing ways to screen for abnormalities earlier.

9 Megalomaniacal Facts About Narcissism

“A superiority complex always covers up an inferiority complex.”

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Fluency in Sign Language May Sharpen Peripheral Vision

Deaf and sign language-fluent participants in a study had significantly better peripheral vision and reaction time than people who couldn’t sign.

New Gecko Species Gets Naked to Escape Predators

When trapped, the little lizard simply sheds its big scales and regrows them later.

What It Means If Your Snot Is Green

Clear mucus is normal, but green, white, and yellow may mean you're fighting off an infection.

The Apollo Astronaut Who Was Allergic to the Moon

In 1972, geologist Harrison Schmitt became the only professional scientist to ever put boots on the Moon. And then he began sneezing.

Do Certain Sounds Enrage You? Neurologists May Know Why

Neurologists have spotted physical differences in the brains of people who are triggered by specific noises.

13 Secrets of Forensic Entomologists

4. They rarely go to crime scenes.

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