A parasite wasp somehow mind-controls spiders into building a special web to protect it.
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This Wasp Mind-Controls Spiders Into Building It Cozy Webs
Learning Physics Is Tough. Get Used to It
There is no shortcut to learning physics. It takes lots of work and difficult times. In the end, it's worth it.
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Animated Maps Illustrate the Hell of Bay Area Commuting
Your hellish commute has never looked so pretty. A new set of animated maps plots the commutes of 3.3 million Bay Area residents commuting to 110,000 destinations.
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How Obama’s Getting Americans to Care About Climate Change
A former Obama communications director explains how the president reframed his climate change messaging.
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Generic GMOs Aren’t Going to Bring Down Monsanto’s Empire
GM generics are not going to usurp Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean empire in the same vein as generic drugs.
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UFC Fighter Ronda Rousey Has Physics-Based Superpowers
Ronda Rousey is an impressive fighter, but how impressive? Are all of her fights short? How much energy in each punch? Here is an estimate.
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Mapping 400 Years on One Manhattan Block
Greene Street in Manhattan has been up and down (and up again) several times in its 400-year history, as a new website illustrates with maps, graphics, and photos.
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What ‘100 Percent Effective’ Means for That Ebola Vaccine
That number probably means less than you think it does---it might not help get the vaccine approved by regulators.
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Obama’s Climate Change Plan Is Actually About Public Health
The plan will drastically reduce America’s reliance on coal-fired power plants, the country’s biggest source of carbon emissions.
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Sucking on Mouse Tongues to Understand How Taste Buds Work
Scientists at Harvard are studying taste buds in action by beaming lasers onto mouse tongues.
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