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Can a Simple Test Match You With Your Perfect Dog?
“Luke likes long walks—really long walks.”<p>Chaz is a free spirit. Iris is a good girl looking for love. Dylan is a foodie who isn’t sure how he feels about kids. Luke likes long walks—really long walks. All of them are ready for a long-term relationship. In fact, they’d like to move in right away. …
PetsE-cigs contain cancer-causing toxins, study finds
The strawberry flavored liquid in your e-cigarettes may increase your chances of getting cancer.<p>E-cigarettes contain carcinogens, and those with …
Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines
To see if you're bending correctly, try a simple experiment.<p>"Stand up and put your hands on your waist," says Jean Couch, who has been helping people get out of back pain for 25 years at her studio in Palo Alto, Calif.<p>"Now imagine I've dropped a feather in front of your feet and asked to pick it …
Pain20+ Science Facts We Didn't Know at The Start of 2017
It's been an incredible year for science.<p><b>1.</b> The speed of gravity is pretty much identical to the speed of light! This year, for the first time ever, …
Carl Sagan10 Reasons to Visit The Greenbrier Resort
Bursts of color, blasts from the past, and beams of joy are what The Greenbrier is made of. The Greenbrier is more than just a place; to many, it's a …
GolfParents: Here’s a primer for college savings
Parents looking to plan for their children’s college costs may need to go back to school themselves to choose among the potential options for saving …
RetirementIt’s Cheap Flights Season — Here Are Some Insane Deals You Can Book Right Now
It may be hard to accept, but the truth is that travel doesn’t have to be more expensive than life at home. It can even be <i>less</i> expensive, depending on where you go and when. You spend money everyday at home, don’t you? That cash could easily be spent seeing someplace new. Yet, cost is often cited …
San FranciscoThis totally redesigned condom just raised $1 million
Condoms haven't gotten a meaningful upgrade in decades. So what might one be worth?<p>According to Indiegogo backers, it's $1 million.<p>Future …
10 Potentially Game-Changing Cancer Immunotherapies You Should Be Following
There's arguably no scarier diagnosis for a patient to hear than cancer, which is a large reason why oncology is one of the most researched therapeutic indications by today's drugmakers.<p>In 2014, per <b>IMS Health</b>, global oncology sales tipped the scales at $100 billion for the first time ever. Based on …
The Assault on Science
Recently, the attorneys general of a number of states have launched an effort to use the RICO anti–organized-crime statute to prosecute opponents of …
BostonStrangely in sync: Scientists solve 350-year-old pendulum clock mystery
The 350-year-old mystery of why pendulum clocks hanging from the same wall can influence each other and synchronize over time may hold even more secrets than previously thought, researchers say.<p>Solving this mystery could shed light on puzzling aspects of a variety of synchronized behaviors, such as …
New Hope For Regrowing Severed Limbs, Just Like Lizards' Tails
Pretty good superpower to have, if you ask me.<p>Some lizards and amphibians have the ability to regrow severed tails or limbs--in fact, the blue-tailed skink abandons its tail intentionally to distract predators. But humans, despite our amazing advancements in the field of spying on each other, are …
Dark matter experiment CDMS sees three tentative clues
<b>Researchers have revealed the first potential hints of the elusive material called dark matter at an underground laboratory in the US.</b><p>Though it is believed to make up a quarter of our Universe, dark matter - true to its name - has never been seen.<p>Scientists at the American Physical Society meeting …
Dark Matter