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NASA Rover Discovers Ancient Mars Could Have Supported Life

Last month, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilled poweder out of a sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed in Gale Crater.  Today, scientists found traces of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfer, hydrogen, and oxygen; all are key ingredients to forming life. Image courtesy of JPL NASA... Read More

Afternoon Nap: The Scientific Power Of Naps

Naps have their purpose in life. For me personally, I don't like napping at all. When I wake up, regardless of time asleep I feel like I just got hit by a bag of bricks.  Now though, as more studies arise, the power of an afternoon nap is becoming more prominent. Thanks to... Read More

Scientists Say Dinosaurs May Have Caused Global Warming...With Their Farts

As a graduate of art school, I haven't taken a science class in over six years, therefore most science sounds pretty bizarre and unbelievable to me. However, this latest scientific "discovery" behind what may have caused global warming is almost too funny to be true. Scientists are saying that...

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Scientists Found A Gene That Could Keep Us Cancer-Free AND Skinny

Scientists have recently made a potential breakthrough that may be able to ward off both cancer and obesity. Just think, with this new gene you'll be able to stay cancer free and skinny no matter how much you eat! They've figured out a way to modify a very important gene called Pten, which controls...

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I'm Hungover As Hell, So I Needed A Cure

Woke up this morning to a phone full of texts from ex-girlfriends and dogs barking in my head.  Wondering how I was able to perform so beautifully at the party I was at last night, I set about defusing some angry exes and trying to find the best way to cure a hangover....

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Researchers Declare Twitter More Addictive Than Alcohol

Can't stop checking your email? Addicted to the retweet? Odds are you're not alone. According to a study done by the University of Chicago's Booth Business School, tweeting or checking emails may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol. The study included over 200 participants from the...

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