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What is it Like to Be a Bird?
January 04, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Discovering the mental faculties of birds, such as navigation.
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What is Heat Stroke?
January 04, 2013, Tuan C. Nguyen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Hot days can not only be uncomfortable, but deadly too.
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What is Hay Fever?
January 04, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Doctors and researchers who specialize in allergies prefer the term "allergic rhinitis"
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Cup Color Influences Taste of Hot Chocolate
January 03, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Researchers say hot chocolate tastes better in an orange or cream colored cup than in a white or red one.
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What is Fool's Gold?
January 03, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Pyrite may be shiny and brass-colored, but any miner will tell you, it is not as good as gold.
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What is Fire?
January 03, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and bequeathed it to humans. Aristotle defined it as one of the four essential elements.
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What is Blood Doping?
January 03, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Blood doping increases an athlete's red blood cell count and boosts performance.
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Researchers Developing Flying, Grasping Robots
January 02, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Complex flying robots are being given arms and claws so they can grab and place things.
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Australian Scientists Develop Pineapple That Tastes Like Coconut
January 02, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The Aus Jubilee pineapple has a hint of coconut.
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What is Antimatter?
January 02, 2013, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Antimatter particles have features that are opposite normal matter.
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What Is an Omnivore?
January 02, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Omnivores eat whatever they can get their paws, fins, or sticky fingers on.
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What Is an Herbivore?
January 02, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Herbivorous animals are vegetarians. They only eat plants.
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One Of The Bravest Squirrels On Video
December 31, 2012, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Most eagles prey on small animals including rabbits, lizards, frogs, snakes, squirrels other birds and even small dogs.
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Fun Video: The Frilled Lizard's Funny Looking Escape Method
December 31, 2012, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The lizard opens its mouth wide and flares out its frills when it is frightened.
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What is Amnesia?
December 31, 2012, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Amnesia can occur as a result of head trauma, drug toxicity, stroke, Alzheimer disease, infection or even emotional shock.
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What is a Theory?
December 31, 2012, Monica Heger, Life's Little Mysteries
The word theory is frequently misused and misunderstood when applied to a range of ideas from evolution to gravity.
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Why Do We See Stars When Sneezing?
December 31, 2012, Molika Ashford, Life's Little Mysteries
"Stars" while sneezing are caused by stimulation of the back of the eye.
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Cold Weather Fun: Boiling Water Turns to Ice Crystals
December 29, 2012, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
In this video, a mug of boiling water is tossed in the air on a very, very cold day.
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Why Do Stars Twinkle?
December 29, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Stars twinkle as their light passes through pockets of Earth's atmosphere.
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What Is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
December 29, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a backup supply of crude oil that's pumped into deep underground salt caverns.
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What is a Superbug?
December 29, 2012, Dave Mosher, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
What does the word "superbug" really mean?
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Venezuelan Pitcher Plant's Wettable Hairs Create Water Slide to Trap Bugs
December 28, 2012, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The pitcher plant is located in the Guyana Highlands in Southern Venezuela.
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What's a Stem Cell?
December 28, 2012, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Embryonic stem cells can morph into any cell in the human body.
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What's a Species?
December 28, 2012, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Determining which categories an organism falls into is no easy matter. In general, physical characteristics determine grouping.
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What is a Sonic Boom? Can I See One?
December 28, 2012, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The sound barrier is just a certain velocity relative to the surrounding environment, not an actual membrane to be penetrated by a jet's nose. Yet we have photos.
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