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Suits Revolting: Bangladesh PM Bans Suits, Ties to Conserve Energy

Sep 3, 2009
The dress code in Bangladesh just got a lot more casual, thanks to an effort to cut the nation’s energy usage. According to the prime minister’s orders, men can no longer wear ties, jackets, or suits to work. The new rule is part of a pla...

It's Raining Tadpoles? Fish, Frogs Shower Japanese Residents

Jun 17, 2009
Showers (as in, actual showers) of dead tadpoles, fish and even frogs have confused scientists, meteorologists, and officials in central Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, located on the Japan Sea Coast. One resident found 13 dead carp, each around 3...

Discover's Top Ten Science Halloween Costumes

Oct 28, 2008
What are you going to be this Halloween? If you’re looking for costume ideas in the realm of science—or anything beyond the usual political candidates or scantily-clad cats/devils/pirates—you’ve come to the right place. Here...

Why Do So Many Lefties Play Baseball? It's Built for Them

Jul 8, 2008
Anyone who has watched their fair share of baseball games has heard TV analysts, and probably other fans, wax ad naseum about strategic match-ups between righties and lefties. No...

Desperate Mammoths Turned to Eating Their Own Dung

Nov 30, 1999
Twenty thousand years ago, it was a lousy time to be a woolly mammoth. As the last ice age advanced, the grass they liked to eat became buried under layers of snow. But one plentiful source of nutrients was easily accessible to mammoths—their...

Weekly News Roundup: A Klingon Dad, Russian Space Bloggers, & Black Market Fat

Nov 20, 2009
• Gardak! To learn about children and language, Dad speaks to son only in Klingon for first three years of the child’s life. • In Soviet Russia, blog writes you! Maksim Suraev, a Russian cosmonaut, joins the blogosphere with a healthy dose of cold...

Answered: All Your Nagging Questions About Testicle Location

Nov 20, 2009
As you’ve probably heard, a man’s testicles hang down because sperm are hyper-sensitive to temperature and need to be a little cooler than the inside of the body. But isn’t there more to it than that? Oh, definitely yes, says research psychologist...

DISCOVER-Reading NFL Star Shares Views on LHC, ROS Suppression, Etc

Nov 20, 2009
Pop quiz: Which former NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year is (literally) a big fan of science, and this magazine in particular? That’s right, defensive end Hugh Douglas. Recently, as part of an ongoing effort to playfully engage the public in science,...

ZOMG! Get These iPhone Apps Right Meow!

Nov 20, 2009
It’s Friday at last. So to help you goof off and avoid work, we bring you a double dose of time vampire iPhone apps. First up, for the cat lovers out there who tragically don’t have any cats, comes CatPaint, a $0.99 app that lets you add images of...

Heart-Stopping Cinematic Excitement: Guess How Much Fat Is in Movie Popcorn?

Nov 20, 2009
In the latest installment of “science ruins your guilty pleasure,” a new report confirms what everyone pretty much already knew–movie popcorn is terrible for you. Via the Los Angeles Times: A medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation’s...


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