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Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas
People make a lot of gas, and it’s got to come out one end or the other. Understanding those farts and burps could tell us a lot about our health.
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Scientists Say: Paradox
When gut instinct leads you astray, paradoxes can point the right way.
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AI … in space!
In WALL-E, artificial intelligence runs an entire ship. Real-life AI, though, is too finicky and prone to mistakes to manage that.
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Analyze This: Spooky feelings may come from noises too low to hear
People exposed to low infrasound frequencies had higher levels of a stress hormone in spit and were more likely to rate music as sad.
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The shape-shifting transformation of Euplotes gigatrox may reveal how early life learned to act in complex ways.
