Nearly five years after being discovered on a riverbank in snowy Siberia, the adorable 42,000-year-old baby debuts in Hong Kong
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How Colleges Really Make Admissions Decisions
Plus, news on pepper-spraying police, questioning science and accidental admissions
An Elephant on Mars? At Least According to This NASA Photo
NASA managed to snag this unique picture of an elephant-shaped lava flow on Mars in the Elysium Planitia sector of the planet. Located on a Martian plain known for displaying some of the planet’s youngest lava flows, this flow …
SATs, ACTs Beef Up Security After Cheating Scandals
Plus, more of the week’s top education news.
Watch: Woman or Machine? Sophisticated Japanese She-Bot Blurs the Line
At Hong Kong’s “Robots in Motion 2012” Expo, one of the world’s most sophisticated (and beautiful) robots came to life
Meet Noori, the World’s First Cloned Pashmina Goat
Apparently, twinning is trending. Scientists have cloned a rare goat in hopes of bolstering the Himalayan cashmere industry.
How to Mathematically Predict a Celebrity Divorce
It’s called the Sundem/Tierney Unified Celebrity Theory, and it really works.
Watching Mean People On TV Might Turn You Into One
Feeling grouchy lately? Maybe you should lay off the Real Housewives.
Study: Bees Have Distinct Personalities
Think all bees are drones? Far from it.
Some bees are thrill-seekers while others prefer to hang around the hive, according to new research published in the journal Science. The study shows that some honey bees are more eager …
How to Get an Alligator in the Mood for Mating
One zoo’s plan for disinterested gators? Knocking — and we don’t mean boots.
Does the Color Pink Exist? Scientists Aren’t Sure
First Pluto, now this? Science takes all the fun stuff away.
Can’t Let Go of Fido? You Can Now Freeze Dry Your Pet
Thanks to science, there’s no need to bid farewell to Fluffy and Rover any more.