Pig Genome Project May Pave The Way For Better Bacon
Could bacon get any tastier? Pig scientists and breeders say indeed it could, now that the pig genome has been …
Mugged By Sound, Rescued By A Waitress
You walk into a room. There are people there, cars outside, dogs, phones ring, the radio is on, somebody coughs; …
A Peek Inside Rappers’ Brains Shows Roots Of Improvisation
Some rappers have an impressive ability to make up lyrics on the fly, in a style known as freestyle rap. …
Reading ‘Maxim’ Can Make You A Target For Thieves
Some time ago, a man wearing jeans, cowboy boots and a hoodie drove a dirty Ford Explorer into a carwash …
Adventurous Eating Helped Human Ancestors Boost Odds Of Survival
Picture, if you can, a prehistoric Bobby Flay — an inventive 3 million-year-old version of the Food Network star chef. …
Death, But Softly
It was 1569, or maybe early 1570, when it happened: A young French gentleman was out for a ride with …
Finnish Underwater Ice Fishing Mystery Finally Solved
I’m going to take you somewhere, but before I do, I should warn you that there’s something not quite right …
Mathematically Challenging Bagels
Surgically, this will be complicated. Mathematically, it will be elegant. What we are going to do is take an ordinary …
The Beatles’ Surprising Contribution To Brain Science
The same brain system that controls our muscles also helps us remember music, scientists say. When we listen to a …
When You’re Visited By A Copy Of Yourself, Stay Calm
You know Carl Linnaeus, right? The great Swedish naturalist who categorized plants and animals in the 1750s? He was a …
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