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Tiny shrimp’s powerful punch inspires a new kind of human helmet
Mantis shrimp pack a famously big punch. The same engineering that keeps their hammer-like claws intact could shape a new generation of human body
Prince smashes Billboard sales records following death
Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. For the first full sales week
Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison, Artistic Giants of Postwar Harlem
Masters of their fields, the photographer Gordon Parks and the writer Ralph Ellison bonded over a shared vision of using their creative talents to
Yoga May Be Good for the Brain
A weekly routine of yoga and meditation may strengthen thinking skills and help to stave off aging-related mental decline, according to a new study
5 Family Vacations That Don’t Involve Disney World
River tubing at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in Wyoming.
SpaceX chief Elon Musk predicts people on Mars in 9 years
In this May 29, 2014, file photo, Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, introduces the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship at the SpaceX headquarters
Reviled by Many Russians, Mikhail Gorbachev Still Has Lots to Say
Mikhail S. Gorbachev at his office in Moscow last month. “I keep saying that Russia needs more democracy,” he said.
Woman gives up electricity and goes ‘off grid’ for 4 years
Chikako Fujii used to leave the TV on all the time, but since the Fukushima nuclear disaster inspired her to go “off grid” nearly
Studies of Moth and Butterfly Genes Color In a Scientific Classic
A mating pair of peppered moths. The mutation that resulted in the darker moth’s coloring was identified in a new study.