Saying 'No' To Your Doctor; 'Addiction' Gets Redefined
Plus: new research finds that nice guys earn much less than their less-agreeable peers
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How do massive electromagnets move? Incredibly slowly, if the $3 million plan to get one of them from New York to Chicago can tell us anything.
Plus: new research finds that nice guys earn much less than their less-agreeable peers
A new study finds that men not only desire women, but also products, that are out of their reach
Only 4 percent could name a living scientist
A recent discovery has injected hope into the search for extraterrestrials
The social network is both good and evil
Researchers have mapped the parts of the female body that make women climax
The White House and other commentators weigh in
Surely someone's filmed sadder scene than 1995's 'The Champ'
A German firm has designed birds, penguins and even humans
The intriguing announcement comes just 24-hours after the final shuttle landing
Again, an expert speaks out against this so-called rule
Scientist Richard Dawkins lands himself in blog war
Two new studies say they have powers far greater than anyone would expect
Good luck falling asleep tonight
Photoreceptors sensitive to magnetic fields could drive our sense of direction
The physics breakthrough may be the most futuristic discovery this year
A 22 year-old solves a problem that's stumped physicists for years…on her summer vacation
Also, mutton parts, baby-making and a prostitute-loving libertarian cartoonist
Another Gliese discovery inspires hope that scientists found an Earth-like planet
Instant returns on a painstaking process are bound to disappoint
A guide to health supplements, in bubble-chart form
Given the answer, you'll look with fresh amazement upon his productivity
There's a link, we swear
But they'd just found 1,235 new planets!
But his name isn't cleared just yet
This time, apparently bill color warns potential mates of STDs
Spring is here. Time to watch baby eagles get born
It's being described as a "retina in a dish"
You are probably not a member of the 'sleepless elite,' so turn in early
A new study says that playing used woodwind and brass instruments can make you sick
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