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What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?
The math of raindrops.Stefan Holm/shutterstock.comHave you ever taken a walk through the rain on a warm spring day and seen that perfect puddle? You know, the one where the raindrops seem to touch down...
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How cryptocurrency scams work
Don't end up like this person.fizkes/Shutterstock.comMillions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes...
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The electric vehicle revolution will come from China, not the US
A Chinese hybrid-electric SUV made by BYD.Jengtingchen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe electric vehicle revolution is coming, but it won’t be driven by the U.S. Instead, China will be at the...
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Boredom in the mating market: Guppies demonstrate why it’s good to stand out
A male guppy looks good when he looks different.Mitchel Daniel, CC BY-NDIf you’re looking for love, it pays to stand out from the crowd. Or at least that’s how it works in some parts of the animal...
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Facebook's 'transparency' efforts hide key reasons for showing ads
Why is that ad targeting you?Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock.comFacebook’s advertising platform was not built to help social media users understand who was targeting them with messages, or why. It is an...
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Your internet data is rotting
The internet is growing, but old information continues to disappear daily.wk1003mike/shutterstock.comMany MySpace users were dismayed to discover earlier this year that the social media platform lost...
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Laser of sound promises to measure extremely tiny phenomena
The crests (bright) and troughs (dark) of waves spread out after they were produced. The picture applies to both light and sound waves.Titima OngkantongMost people are familiar with optical lasers...
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Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes
What helps an athlete leap tall distances in a single bound?AP Photo/Tom LynnFor most people, the term “stiffness” has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a “stiff...
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'The Big Bang Theory' finale: Sheldon and Amy's fictional physics parallels...
The cast made it through 279 episodes.CBSAfter 12 successful seasons, “The Big Bang Theory” has finally come to a fulfilling end, concluding its reign as the longest runningmulticamera sitcom on TV.If...
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A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces
The crests (bright) and troughs (dark) of waves spread out after they were produced. The picture applies to both light and sound waves.Titima OngkantongMost people are familiar with optical lasers...
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Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?
An apparently unidentified object detected on a Navy plane's infrared camera.U.S. Department of Defense/Navy TimesU.S. Navy pilots and sailors won’t be considered crazy for reporting unidentified...
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New autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain...
Artist impression of neurons communicating in the brain. whitehoune/Shutterstock.comAutism affects at least 2% of children in the United States – an estimated 1 in 59. This is challenging for both the...
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Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may be changing...
A cultural shift may be underway that reporting sexual harassment won't necessarily impede a woman's career advancement.fizkes/Shutterstock.comAn unprecedented number of women have come forward to...
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Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting
There's still plenty of reason to know how to use this Morse telegraph key.Jason Salmon/Shutterstock.comThe first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance traveled from...
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An outlaw yeast thrives with genetic chaos – and could provide clues for...
Researchers have discovered a lineage of yeast species that ignores the laws of cell growth.Alexander Kirch/Shutterstock.com“I fought the law,” the 1977 song popularized by the English punk-rock band...
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Genetic trigger discovered for common heart problem, mitral valve prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse is one of the most common heart disorders worldwide.Hriana/Shutterstock.comEver been to a large sporting event, such as a football or baseball game with 60,000 screaming fans?...
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I'm an evolutionary biologist – here's why this ancient fungal fossil...
Do fungi like this _Penicillium_ mold, which produces the the antibiotic penicillin, trace their origins to an ancestor that lived a billion years ago?Rattiya Thongdumhyu/Shutterstock.comBiologists...
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Facebook doesn't fool me – but I worry about how it affects you
I'm safe, but you should be more careful online.Rapeepat Pornsipak/Shutterstock.comA number of prominent figures have called for some sort of regulation of Facebook – including one of the company’s...
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Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public...
How long has that water already been in the system?mike.irwin/Shutterstock.comThe geographic locations where Americans live are shifting in ways that can negatively affect the quality of their drinking...
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Mathematics of scale: Big, small and everything in between
How many lakes are in Alaska? Thermokarst lakes on Alaska's North Slope are self-similar and fractal.Painting by Cherissa Dukelow, CC BY-SABreathe. As your lungs expand, air fills 500 million tiny...
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