Sharper, Slower Slices Cut Onion Tears, Physics Study Finds
If slicing an onion reliably brings tears, your knife might be to blame. New research suggests that a sharper blade…
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Why older men may need double the exercise
How much exercise does it take to protect an aging heart? A sweeping analysis of wearable data suggests the answer…
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Childhood Obesity Linked to Smaller Adult Penises, Study Finds
A new study from Vietnam is drawing attention to an underexplored consequence of childhood obesity: smaller adult penis size. The…
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Face to Face With Brazil’s Elusive Maned Wolf in the Cerrado
In Brazil’s Cerrado, a fleeting encounter with a rare predator In the pale light between night and day, a rust-red…
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First on the Fire: The Elusive Life of Hawaiʻi’s Lava Cricket
On a fresh ribbon of black rock still warm from Kīlauea, life returns on six legs. Before ferns lace the…
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Can You Make Vitamin D in the Shade? What Indirect Sunlight Really Does
You’re sitting under a tree on a bright day, warm light all around but no beam of sun on your…
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What Counts as Language to the Brain? Timing, Modality, and the Race to Avoid Deprivation
A baby’s first words don’t need to be heard to count. The brain is hungry for structure, not sound, and…
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A Doritos Bag, an Algorithm, and Eight Police Cars: When School Safety Tech Misfires
It took an empty Doritos bag, a school surveillance camera, and a fast-moving chain of alerts to turn an ordinary…
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The Anemone That Got Away: How a ‘Flower’ of the Sea Swims From a Starfish
Yes, Anemones Can Swim: A Slow-Motion Escape From a Hungry Sea Star At first glance it looks impossible: a flower…
