Smithsonian Magazine
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X-Rays Reveal Why Old Chocolate Turns White
The white bloom marring the face of a chocolate bar hidden away for a bit too long, thankfully, doesn’t mean the candy can’t be consumed. But it does seem to change […]
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Researchers Come Closer to Making Everyone a Universal Blood Donor
The approach uses an enzyme to snip off the parts of blood cells that can prove problematic.
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Building a Bionic Pancreas
A device that tracks blood sugar and automatically administers insulin and glucagon could take some pressure off Type 1 diabetes patients and their parents
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Like Tiny Scientists, Babies Learn Best By Focusing on Surprising Objects
Lab tests suggest that infants learn more about the world around them when they encounter and investigate unexpected phenomena
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A Tired Brain Could Actually Be More Creative
The wandering thoughts brought on by fatigue can lead to insight
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The Rules of Wrinkling, From Brain Folds to Pumpkin Ridges
Creases, ridges, folds and “delaminated buckles” are all different forms of wrinkling.
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‘The Stars and Sun Are Everywhere’: 50 Years of Spacewalks
Fifty years ago today, Russian Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov did something no human had ever done before. He jumped out of a spacecraft and into space. “The silence struck me,” he […]
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Our Brains Hate Waiting So We Sped Up Everything Else
Sidewalk rage, road rage and anger at slow-loading web pages are all part of our evolutionary inheritance
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How 1960s Mouse Utopias Led to Grim Predictions for Future of Humanity
John Calhoun studied behavior during overcrowding in mice and rats