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Archaeologists set out recently to unlock one of the secrets of Stonehenge, the majestic monument in southern England－when were the first standing stones placed at the ancient religious site? The concentric stone circles that make up Stonehenge, 13
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Among all the primates, we humans are the only ones that stand on two legs. You may have seen other animals stand on two legs briefly, such as a cat or a dog. But they always return to their original posture. Even apes, who have arms and hands much l
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Last time we discussed how human beings are the only primate that walks on two feet. One theory for how this might have happened says that, when our species was just getting its start, reaching up for fruit was a good thing to be able to do. Those wh
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Amanda: Mike, can you please pass me the newspaper when you finish reading the sports pages? Mike: Actually, I checked the scores ages ago. Now I'm just reading my horoscope. I recently developed an interest in astrology. I make sure to read my daily
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Yael: They're months away, and I'm already stressed out about the holidays. Two different relatives of mine have died of natural causes on Christmas Day. You think my family's cursed? Don: If your family's cursed, Yael, then a heck of a lot of other
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With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, Why don't species just adapt? Don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael. D: Yael, we know global warming is bad, right? I mean, the t
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The Kite Runner is an adaptation of the Khaled Hosseini novel, which told the story of how childhood friendship and betrayal played out when its characters became adults. The film starts in contemporary San Francisco, where an adult Amir looks on mor
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The world on April 22 observed Earth Day, an annual event meant to inspire awareness and appreciation for our planet's environment. But this yearly reminder has come under fire from some environmentalists, who say the excessive promotion of a one-day
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Mike: Hey, Amanda! How come you're wearing a suit? I've never seen you dressed so formally! Amanda: It's because I have a job interview this afternoon at the department store. I responded to a newspaper advertisement for a summer job by sending my re
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Don: Yael, I'm going to take some vacation time so I can visit Chicago before it sinks and disappears. I mean, I'd like to see the Sears Tower and eat some deep-dish pizza before it goes. Yael: Relax, Don. Although Chicago is sinking, we're only talk
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In the United States someone attempts suicide every minute. In a single day roughly eighty Americans kill themselves. What compels so many people to end their lives prematurely? Countless elements factor into the fatal decision that leads to suicide.
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Amanda: I'm so exhausted, Mike. I've been shopping in gazillion department stores with my mom throughout the week. We're planning on renovating our house, so we're looking for everything from new furniture to curtains and carpets for all the rooms. M
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When you think of hair loss you probably think of men, unless that is, you are one of the twenty million women in the U.S. who suffer from hair loss. Though hair loss in men is a common subject for television commercials as well as fodder for televis
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In this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss how our emotions might change as we age. D: The older my parents get the more boring they become. First of all, they always spend their time with the same group of friends. They rarely go out and meet ne
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You're driving along on your way to deliver some helium balloons to a birthday party. Suddenly you hit the brakes. As your car rapidly decelerates, you feel yourself pushed up against the wheel. Why? That one's probably not too tough. Although you ma
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Surprise at Stonehenge! Wizards and aliens aside, actual scientists don't have much to say about Stonehenge--the ancient ring of rocks in Amesbury, England--that hasn't been said. That is, until now. Just recently a four-thousand-year old gravesite w
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Fact: liquid water is heavier than air. Fact: clouds, which consist of water droplets and ice crystals, seem to hover in the air. One final fact: the water droplets in a typical cloud together weigh many tons. Which raises a question: how do clouds s
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Perhaps the baby isnt hearing properly, or perhaps the problem is cognitive. Or, as is sometimes the case, the babys parents arent speaking to the baby enough. Because experts believe that while some capacity for language is ingrained, learning how t
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The Oort cloud is a spherical haze of comets that surrounds our entire solar system. We often get the false impression that the solar system ends with Pluto. In fact, beyond Pluto is the Oort cloud, encircling everything else like an enormous shell.
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In this form of hereditary porphyria, the skin becomes white with anemia and very sensitive to light. (Remember that vampires only come out at night.) The teeth of Porphyria victims become reddish and even glow under ultraviolet light. Hair grows fas
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