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Gynecologists Don't Talk About Sex Enough; Living Alone Is Depressing

Discovered: OB-GYNs aren't talking about sex enough, living alone is depressing, C-sections are too expensive, and there's a new type of land mass in town.

By Ray Gustini

Feb 13, 2012

What the Tweet?

Salamanders, Ponytails, and Valentine's Day Drinking

After a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 8, 2012

Today in Research

Mars's Ocean; Cake's OK for Breakfast

Discovered: Mars's ocean, it's OK to eat cake for breakfast, giving the middle finger is harder than it looks.

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By Dino Grandoni

Jan 16, 2012

Russia Doesn't Know Where Its Probe Landed

We here at The Atlantic Wire were kind of eagerly anticipating learning where that falling Russian space probe would crash-land this week... only to be massively disappointed that the Russian space agency Roscosmos lost track of where it landed.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 12, 2012

Today in Research

Red Wine Research Fraud; The Tiniest Frog in the World

Discovered: A red-wine research fraud, the world's smallest frog, what makes alcohol addictive, the Internet's mind-altering properties, a new Mars-like planet.

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By Dino Grandoni

Dec 16, 2011

Russia Is Not Winning the Space Race

Five decades after the start of the race to the Moon between Russia and the U.S. -- and five months after the American shuttle program was mothballed -- a Russian probe meant to go to Mars will crash land on Earth -- meaning America still has the edge in the Space Race.

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 25, 2011