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Crabs are intelligent, sensitive animals — and some scientists wish we didn't boil them alive

Crabs seem capable of sentience. This makes it difficult to kill them humanely for food

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"Regrettable substitutions": Why it's hard to ban "forever" chemicals, according to experts

We're drowning in a soup of chemicals. Experts explain how these chemicals help in our daily lives — and pose heal

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A new study links 45 health problems to "free sugar." Here's what that means, and how to avoid it

Free sugar has been linked to cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, strokes and more ailments

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Seven unexpected ways that climate change is affecting the planet

Birds with longer beaks, rising infertility, and more lightning are a few unforeseen consequences of climate change

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Did the South assassinate this president to preserve slavery? Forensic scientists say it's possible

Zachary Taylor died in 1850 of food poisoning. Some experts think the culprit was arsenic — here's why

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This ghost town is too dangerous for humans because an endless fire burns beneath it

The once-idyllic Pennsylvania town of Centralia is abandoned today because of the fires burning underneath it

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We asked scientists what they think of the FBI's assessment that COVID came from a Chinese lab

The director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, fanned the flames of speculation that blame the Chinese government

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The Webb telescope may have discovered six galaxies that shouldn't exist

Six objects in a new photograph appear to be massive galaxies whose existence is impossible based on what we know

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How to read a dog like a book

Dogs are always giving us small signs as to what's going on in their heads. Experts explain how to read them

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When Hitchcockian horror came true: The 1960s killer bird swarm that inspired "The Birds"

In 1961, birds dive-bombed, tumbled through the air as if drunk, and drenched the town of Capitola in vomit

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Trial by impotence: When men had to copulate publicly or be served divorce papers

In the 1400s, French women who wanted a divorce could bring their husband to a humiliating public impotence trial

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How this laughable sci-fi flick embarrassed Hollywood into doing better science

"This is the worst example of what Hollywood does to science," says one expert about this notoriously absurd movie

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Babies feel an innate empathy towards dogs, study says

A new study analyzed how toddlers respond when they see dogs that need help getting a treat

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This medieval English king died from eating too much of this horrific, parasitic fish

Known for his ruthlessness, King Henry I's fatal weak spot proved to be his diet

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What gun control studies tell us about how to stop violence, according to experts

Experts spoke to Salon about what research has and has not proven about effective gun control policies

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Eating just one freshwater fish is like drinking a month's worth of "forever chemical"–laced water

A new study reveals the stomach-churning consequences of chemical pollution

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

"The breed couldn't continue this way for another century. Its members wouldn't survive," one expert told Salon

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Scientists don't know for sure why we have pubic hair — but they have some compelling theories

Among primates, humans are sometimes referred to as "naked apes" — but our bodies make an exception for genitals

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Are "the yips" real, or psychosomatic? Here's what experts say

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher made history when he failed four extra point kicks. He blamed the yips

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Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating

Though little-discussed, there is a profound wage gap separating the short and the tall