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9 Women Changing the Future of Robotics

Look to these brilliant women for what to expect from the robots of tomorrow.

In Australia, Horses Kill More People Than Venomous Creatures Do

But you should still watch out for bees.

Want to Eat Less Junk Food? Serve Yourself

A new study finds that being physically involved with serving your food can lead you to healthier eating choices.

Hair Follicles May Help Wounds Heal Without Scars

The researchers say they've pioneered a method to regenerate the skin.

How Talk Therapy Can Change Our Brains for the Better

The brains of study participants who used cognitive behavioral therapy showed strengthened connections in regions associated with social perception.

Deep-sea urchins are seen in an ocean trench near New Zealand.

8 Surprising Facts About the Deepest Part of the Ocean

Just a handful of people have ever been to the deepest part of the ocean, but what we've learned about life in the hadal zone is astonishing.

ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

Hubble Captures Incredible View of Galaxy-Sized Maser

Imagine a galactic-scale laser shooting a beam of microwaves across space.

See What It Looks Like to Land on Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan

In 2005, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe became the first spacecraft to land on an object in the outer solar system.

New Ape Species Named for Skywalker Family

It’s a partial pun on the gibbon’s Chinese name, which translates as “Heaven’s movement.”

Look Up! Venus Will Be Bright and a Little Strange Tonight

Get your telescope.

Researchers Can Now Make Mosquitos Dengue Resistant

Mosquitos can be genetically engineered to make them less susceptible to the deadly virus, making them less likely to infect humans.

Scientists Find More Evidence That Your Appendix Serves a Purpose

A paper supports the theory that the much-maligned organ may serve as a “safe house” for beneficial bacteria.

How a Child’s Toy Inspired a Super-Cheap Paper Centrifuge

Each whirligig “paperfuge” costs about 20 cents and can process blood samples in two minutes.

Meet the Doctors of Antarctica

How physicians care for patients in the coldest, most isolated place on Earth

8 Facts About the Ankle

8. You might want to rethink an ankle tattoo.

How the Global Bird-Poop Trade Created a Traveling Mummy Craze

Bird poop has been a favored fertilizer for centuries—and, it turns out, is an excellent preserver of human flesh.

What Makes the Center of Ice Cubes White?

Blame it on oxygen.

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15 Facts About Maggots

Maggot therapy is making a comeback.

Can Mental Disorders Predict Physical Illnesses?

"The most substantial associations with physical diseases preceding mental disorders included those between heart diseases and anxiety disorders, epilepsy and eating disorders, and heart diseases and any mental disorder."

Scientists Have Found a Possible Cause of Severe PMS

Dysfunctional gene expression may make some people hypersensitive to sex hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

Could Living Near a Highway Increase Your Risk of Dementia?

According to a Canadian study, living near a busy roadway could increase your chances of developing dementia.

15 of the World’s Funkiest Fungi

There's a big wide world beyond common molds and mushrooms—and some of it is very strange.

9 Fact-Packed Infographics From National Geographic's Archives

A new book collects the best information design from the magazine's 128 years in print.

Chickens Are Much, Much Smarter Than They Look

Scientist Lori Marino says the farmyard fowl are “vastly underrated.”

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