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Did King Tutankhamen Die From Epilepsy?
A British surgeon has a new theory about the life and death of Egypt’s most famous pharaoh
New Infrared-Camera Technology Can Tell If You’re Drunk
Could a new infrared-camera technology render traditional drunk tests obsolete? Maybe, Wired UK reports.
Earthquake Damage: Are Bad Maps to Blame?
A new study argues that earthquake-hazard maps didn’t give engineers and seismologists a full picture of several recent quakes’ dangers
Parched Midwestern States Eagerly Await Isaac’s Landfall
As the Gulf Coast battens down for Hurricane Isaac, the Midwest is hoping for a respite from a blistering drought — although it may not get the help it’s hoping for
That’s Science: Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Defends Evolution
To many American 20-somethings, Bill Nye the Science Guy is an television legend. But he’s also an outspoken defender of scientific principles.
In a two-and-a-half minute video posted on YouTube last Thursday, Bill Nye, who …
Cypress Hill Played Through a Squid: Insane in the Membrane, Indeed
Finally, an answer to that question we’ve all been mulling for years: What happens when you blast early-90s hip hop through the nerves of a squid?
A group called Backyard Brains — two scientists who perform hands-on …
There’s a Helium Shortage On — and It’s Affecting More than Just Balloons
Stop talking in that squeaky voice and get serious. From MRI machines to semiconductor manufacturing, here are a few of the things we’ll have to do with less of thanks to a global helium shortage.
How One Family Switched Over to Martian Time
Time to stop griping about daylight savings time. At least you’re not on Mars time.
The First Book To Be Encoded in DNA
Two Harvard scientists have produced 70 billion copies of a book in DNA code –and it’s smaller than the size of your thumbnail.
Shark Week: A New App That Lets You Track Great Whites
Want to stalk great white sharks in real time? There’s an app for that.
Study: Humans and Neanderthals Didn’t Interbreed As Much As We Feared/Hoped
Here we go again. It’s been barely two years since a breakthrough study found that people living outside Africa shared up to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals, prompting speculation that there had been quite a bit of, shall we …