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Archaeologists Find ‘Gay Caveman’ Near Prague
Kamila Remisova Vesinova and her team of researchers from the Czech Archeological Society believe they have unearthed the remains of an early homosexual man. The remains date from around 2900-2500 B.C., on the outskirts of Prague.
Happy 200th Birthday, Robert Bunsen! Google Doodle Celebrates Scientist’s Bicentennial
Robert Bunsen, best known for his burning presence in chemistry labs, would have turned 200 today.
Crazy Alert: Science Proves That Itchiness Is Contagious
The good news: you’re not actually itchy. The bad news: your brain doesn’t know that. Research published in the British Journal of Dermatology shows that when it comes to being itchy, it might all be in your head.
Mean Girls Explained: Why Disliking The Same Things (Or People) Spells Friendship
A new study shows what teenage girls have known for decades–being mean can be a surefire way to make friends.
Super Glue Inventor Harry W. Coover Dies at 94
In the world of adhesives, agglutinants, and things that make things stick to other things, one man’s name stood viscously with a product that led to a revolution in permanently pressing industrial materials together, fixing …
Slithering Escapee: Egyptian Cobra on the Loose at Bronx Zoo
Visitors to the Bronx Zoo might be disappointed to find out they can’t get into the popular Reptile House in the park today. But it’s for a good reason: zoo officials say an adolescent Egyptian cobra has been slithering around …
12-Year-Old Genius Expands Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Thinks He Can Prove It Wrong
Could Einstein’s Theory of Relativity be a few mathematical equations away from being disproved? Jacob Barnett of Hamilton County, Ind., who is just weeks shy of his 13th birthday, thinks so. And, he’s got the solutions to prove it.
Not So Cuddly Now: Those Cute Slow Loris Videos May Be Products of Abuse
How do you make those tickling, cocktail-holding loris videos suddenly completely offensive? When you learn that they’re often smuggled and potentially in pain.
Male Ego Check: Map Rates Countries By Average Penis Size
Of all the pieces of information that NewsFeed has ever given you, this might get you the most, um, riled up.
Obvious Study of the Day: Cats Are a Main Cause of Bird Deaths
Your precious house cat may be all sweet and cuddly when nestled up to you, but in the great outdoors, it’s a cold-blooded killer — of birds, that is.
Taxonomy Crisis: 5.4 Million of the World’s Species Are Still Unnamed
Only a quarter of the world’s species have been identified because of insufficient funding and a shortage of taxonomists.