Month: May 2014
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Spouses Are Genetically Similar
The widespread notion that “opposites attract” is wrong, not just psychologically but, as a new study shows, genetically as well.
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Europeans & Their Highfalutin, Pollutin’ Scooters
It’s not uncommon to see newly minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu zipping around Paris or, say, the French President slipping away from the Élysée to meet up with his mistress.
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Black Death: The Upside to Killing Half of Europe
Once again, the adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” turns out to be accurate.
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When a Dam Break Killed 2,209 Americans
One of America’s greatest tragedies is curiously absent from most U.S. history textbooks.
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Why We Shouldn’t Completely Destroy Smallpox
We might need it someday.