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The seafloor is dissolving, thanks to human activity

  Michael Irving – A new study has found that human activity is dissolving the seafloor (Credit: tomisl.z/Depositphotos). Excess carbon dioxide isn’t just building up in the atmosphere – the oceans are holding onto more of the stuff too, fizzing them up like …

 

Harvard scientists suggest ‘Oumuamua is an alien device

It’s an asteroid, it’s a comet, it’s actually a spacecraft? By Robby Berman – Original: ESO/M. KornmesserDerivative: nagualdesign – Derivative of http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1737a/ – ‘Oumuamua is an oddly shaped, puzzling celestial object because it doesn’t act like anything naturally occurring. The issue? The unexpected …

What kind of personality are psychopaths attracted to?

New psychological research suggests that psychopaths are attracted to others with their same disposition. By Mike Colagrossi – A study found that people with psychopathic traits are more likely to be attracted to others on the same psychopathic spectrum. Psychopathic qualities include lack …

10 paradoxes that will stretch your mind

From time-traveling billiard balls to information-destroying black holes, the world’s got plenty of puzzles that are hard to wrap your head around. By Matthew Davis – – While it’s one of the best on Earth, the human brain has a lot of trouble …

Just Months of American Life Change the Microbiome

Immigrants’ gut bacteria “westernize” soon after they move to the U.S., which might influence obesity in immigrants and Americans alike.   By Olga Khazan  – A Vietnamese woman of Hmong ethnic tribe carries a grass basket on a terraced rice paddy field during …