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Can People Have Blue Skin?
February 01, 2013, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Hint: Movie special-effects are not involved.
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Why Causes a Low Sperm Count?
February 01, 2013, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
From plastics to pesticides, the risks are everywhere.
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What Animals Can Teach Us About Longevity
February 01, 2013, Elizabeth Howell, LiveScience Contributor
Slow down: Hibernation may be one practice that keeps animals alive longer.
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Alzheimer's Patient Is First to Have Pacemaker Implanted in Brain
February 01, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The pacemaker was implanted last October at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?
January 31, 2013, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Nearly a century ago, after someone realized that a scuffed-up ball travels farther than a shiny new one, balls gained dimples.
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Why Do Drunks Get Belligerent?
January 31, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
A brain on alcohol is a noggin' that's conducive to a fight.
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Why Do Drops of Liquid Form Spheres in Space?
January 31, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Water is treated differently in outer space.
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5 Things You Shouldn't Do With a Microwave Oven
January 31, 2013, Elizabeth Howell, LiveScience Contributor
Kids, don't try these tricks at home.
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Why Does the Sun Flatten at Sunset?
January 31, 2013, Elizabeth Howell, LiveScience Contributor
A trick of optics makes the sun appears oval as it rises and sets.
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The Chicken Or The Egg?
January 31, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
It has perplexed humanity from as early as the Ancient Greeks. So which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Why Do Dogs Drool?
January 30, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Dogs drool because of saliva.
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Why Do Doctors Wear Green Or Blue Scrubs?
January 30, 2013, Susannah F. Locke, Scienceline
Green may be well-suited to help doctors see better in the operating room.
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Why Do Chili Peppers Taste Hot?
January 30, 2013, Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor
Compounds in chili peppers trigger body's pain response.
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3D Vision Guided Robot Throws Boxes
January 29, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The 3D vision enables a robot to be able to differentiate between different shapes and sizes.
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Why Do Camels Have Humps?
January 29, 2013, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
A camels hump is made of fat, not water.
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Why Do Blood Types Differ?
January 29, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Evolution seems to have allowed for varying types based at least in part on environmental pressures.
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Why Do Air Traffic Control Towers Have Slanted Windows?
January 29, 2013, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Many people assume that they are designed that way to prevent the sun's reflection or glare from blinding incoming pilots. But this explanation doesn't fly.
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Australian Beach Town Covered in Sea Foam
January 29, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Winds from a tropical cyclone whipped up the sea and blew the foam inland in the beach town of Maroochydore.
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What's the World's Fastest Tennis Serve?
January 28, 2013, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Hint: It didn't come from the world's best player.
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Up in the Air: World's Fastest Planes
January 28, 2013, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The record hasn't been touched since 1976.
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Why Can't We Reach the End of the Rainbow?
January 28, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
You'll never swim out to the horizon, and you'll never reach a rainbow's end. The visibility of both requires distance between object and observer.
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Why Can't We Drink Saltwater?
January 28, 2013, Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet Managing Editor
It tastes bad... and will leave you dehydrated.
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Why Can't Humans Eat Grass?
January 28, 2013, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
In principle, people can eat grass; it is non-toxic and edible. As a practical food source, however, your lawn leaves a lot to be desired.
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Researchers Develop Artificial Photosynthesis System
January 28, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Panasonic says an improved version of the device could absorb CO2 in factories and produce ethanol.
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Scientists Create Hydrogel That Destroys Drug-Resistant Bacteria on Contact
January 28, 2013, Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
When the hydrogel is applied it breaks through the biofilm of a contaminated area while its positive charge attracts negatively charged microbial membranes.
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