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How a Brain in a Bucket Convicted Mark Lundy of Murder

Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot

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Experiments trace interstellar dust back to solar system’s formation

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On this day in 1942 German spies infiltrated America via submarine

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Nasa’s Opportunity rover may have died on Mars, engineers fear

In her short life, mathematician Emmy Noether changed the face of physics

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Einstein’s travel diaries reveal ‘shocking’ xenophobia

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The most famous psychology study of all time was a sham. Why can’t we escape the Stanford Prison Experiment?

Teleportation: will it ever be a possibility?

The Quant King, the Drug Hunter, and the Quest to Unlock New Cures

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The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar

Researchers discovered hundreds of ads for runaway slaves in 18th-century Britain

Who Owns the Moon? Citizen Sues NASA for the Right to Keep Lunar Dust

The health risks of maturing early

The last bat: the mystery of Britain’s most solitary animal

The Physics of Glass Opens a Window Into Biology

Extremely Large, Extremely Expensive: The Race for the Next Giant Telescopes

American toddlers are eating more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for adults

A 5-year-old girl’s sudden paralysis was a mystery. Then her mother checked her scalp.

Astronomers find source of stars’ mysterious microwaves

Trees That Have Lived for Millennia Are Suddenly Dying

On this day in 1962 three prisoners may have escaped from Alcatraz prison

The asteroid rush sending 21st-century prospectors into space

The Importance of the Battle of Belleau Wood

Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy?

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Does eating at night really make you gain more weight?

The Universe Has a Lot More Huge Stars Than Scientists Thought

The “hurricane show” and the perils of poor planning

The artist who walked on the Moon: Alan Bean

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How Depression Affects Your Thinking Skills

How A Black Detective Infiltrated The KKK

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Korean hiker shares survival story after rescue from Australian bush