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It’s Science
it’s science
May 23, 2012
Oxford Would Like Any Bigfoot Hair You Have Lying Around
What does Bigfoot hair look like?
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 21, 2012
Dazzling ‘Ring of Fire’ Phenomenon Just Reminds Woman That She’s Not Married
The “ring of fire” was a little depressing.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 17, 2012
Paralyzed Woman Drinks a Coffee With Her Mind
And the help of a chip implanted in her brain and a robotic arm.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 4, 2012
This Weekend’s Supermoon Will Make You Give Birth
Sorry.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 3, 2012
Don’t Put Your Hand in the Large Hadron Collider
Here’s what would happen.
By
Dan Amira
the least important birds in the world
Apr. 26, 2012
How Do Pigeons Navigate?
Animal magnetism!
By
Noreen Malone
it’s science
Apr. 12, 2012
Baboons Are Learning to Read, Kind Of
But only if dried wheat is involved.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Mar. 29, 2012
Study Shows Conservatives’ Trust in Science Hits All-Time Low
Conservative trust in science has dropped below 1974 levels.
By
Brett Smiley
it’s science
Mar. 16, 2012
Time Travel Definitely Not Happening Anymore
Neutrinos in the news again.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Mar. 14, 2012
Cornell Anxiously Awaits Awful Smell
It’s called the corpse plant, appropriately enough.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Mar. 7, 2012
Scientists: The
Moon
Sank the Titanic
Also, an iceberg.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Feb. 23, 2012
Time Travel Probably Not Happening Anymore
A loose wire may have produced those crazy results at CERN.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Feb. 21, 2012
Russian Scientists ‘Jurassic Park’ a 32,000-Year-Old Flower
Next stop, woolly mammoths?
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Feb. 14, 2012
That Suspiciously Blurry Viral Video of a Woolly Mammoth Sighting in Siberia?
It’s a hoax.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Feb. 8, 2012
Russia Declares Victory in Imaginary Lake Race
They’ve finally reached the deep underground lake in Antarctica.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Jan. 26, 2012
Brooklyn Plant Will Use Poop to Help Power Homes
Putting human waste to work.
By
Brett Smiley
it’s science
Jan. 13, 2012
Beyoncé Is a Horsefly Now
Uh, why?
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Jan. 12, 2012
This Frog Is the World’s Tiniest Vertebrate …
Kind Of
Controversy rocks the science world.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Jan. 4, 2012
Cornell Scientists Did … Something ... With Light
This seems amazing, we think!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Dec. 15, 2011
Federal Government Suspends New Medical Testing on Chimps
Sorry, mice. Maybe learn sign language or something.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Oct. 24, 2011
Falling German Satellite
Probably
Didn’t Kill Anyone
You’re really a shell of your former self, Germany.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Oct. 18, 2011
Falling German Satellite Has a 1-in-2,000 Chance of Hitting Somebody
Thanks, Germany.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Oct. 11, 2011
Kraken, Yeti Both Definitely Real
Granted, there may not be a ton of proof.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Oct. 4, 2011
The Newest Hamptons Celebrity Is a Ladybug
The nine-spotted ladybug has returned!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Sept. 24, 2011
That Falling NASA Satellite Showers the Pacific With Debris Up to 300 Pounds
Any one person’s odds of getting hit: 1 in 22 trillion.
By
Andre Tartar
it’s science
Sept. 23, 2011
Where and When Will You Time Travel to When Time Traveling Definitely Happens Soon?
Scientists have made a major breakthrough, and we’re overreacting to it.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Sept. 21, 2011
Falling Satellite Will Land Someplace Unimportant
Also known as “not New York.”
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Sept. 16, 2011
There’s a 1 in 3,200 Chance That a Piece of a Satellite Will Land on a Person Next Week
Antarctica will be safe.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Sept. 15, 2011
For the First Time, Scientists Spot a Planet That Orbits Two Stars
Crazy.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Sept. 12, 2011
Potential Earthlike Planet Discovered 36 Light Years Away
Scientists have yet to determine if HD85512b has water.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Aug. 19, 2011
Do Voters Even Care If a Presidential Candidate Doesn’t Believe in Evolution?
Barely.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Aug. 15, 2011
That Mars Rover Just Won’t Die
Opportunity is knocking … on a new crater!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Aug. 11, 2011
Very Fast Aircraft Also Very Bad at Functioning Properly
The Pentagon is having trouble getting this thing to work.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Aug. 4, 2011
Does Water Flow on the Surface of Mars?
Maybe!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
July 28, 2011
A ‘Trojan Asteroid’ Has Been Secretly Floating in Earth’s Orbit for Thousands of Years
Stalker.
By
Dan Amira
photo op
July 14, 2011
The Bornean Rainbow Toad Is Alive!
Yes!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
July 6, 2011
Don’t Trust Your Boyfriend’s Fat Face
According to science, “men with wide faces are more likely to lie and cheat than narrow-faced men.”
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
June 28, 2011
Russian Scientist Expects Aliens to Look Exactly Like Humans
What a crazy imagination!
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
June 28, 2011
Advertisers Examining Whether Monkeys Are As Dumb As Humans
Does sex sell monkey food?
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
June 27, 2011
Your Portable Mind-Control Device May Be Coming Soon
For mice, anyhow.
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s science
June 22, 2011
United States Slowly Catching Up to Europe in ‘Most Prehistoric Mastodon Drawings’ Contest
The United States has one of them now.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 29, 2011
Science: Drugs May Be Able to Erase Bad Memories
Metyrapone, in particular.
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s science
May 26, 2011
Electrons Are Almost Perfectly Round
Huh. How ‘bout that.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
May 21, 2011
Study Confirms: Yep, Alleged Jerks Hold Our Interest
“Given a choice, people will stare longer at the faces of people they’ve heard bad things about.”
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s science
May 14, 2011
AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkeys
The research could “significantly contribute” to a human vaccine.
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s science
Apr. 12, 2011
New York’s Intrepid Museum Is Getting a Space Shuttle!
However, it’s a space shuttle that has never been in space.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Mar. 30, 2011
People Are Nicer at Higher Elevations
Does this explain Buddhist monks, and also Long Island?
By
Dan Amira
the future is coming
Mar. 27, 2011
World Welcomes First Test Tube Baby Mice
It’s a feat long thought to be impossible.
By
Mike Vilensky
love
Mar. 27, 2011
Adult Americans Have Romantic Regrets
You don’t say.
By
Mike Vilensky
it’s science
Mar. 22, 2011
Someday, the United States Will Be Rubbing Up Against a Godless Canada
Religion will die out in Canada and eight other countries, researchers say.
By
Dan Amira
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