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How to Convert X-Rays From A Distant Star into Blues, Jazz and Classical Music
A vision-impaired scientist, her coworker, and a composer team up to transform light bursts from stars into rhythms and melodies
May 31, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
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The Evolution of the Treble Clef
For centuries, music notation was an inexact technique and hasty transcriptions may have resulted in this symbol
May 31, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
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Find the Beer! Bottles of Brew Await in Hiding Places in France
Bottles of strong brew lurk in rock walls and cliffs around southern France. Can you find them?
May 31, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
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When Large Birds Disappear, Rainforests Suffer
A century after toucans and toucanets disappeared from patches of Brazilian jungle, trees have evolved to have smaller, weaker seeds
May 30, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
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Earth & Sky Photo Contest Winners 2013
These award-winning photos, chosen from submissions by photographers in 45 countries, reveal the natural beauty of the night sky
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Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl Hash out the Food Revolution
Be a fly in the soup at the dinner table with two of America’s most iconic food writers
June 2013 Issue
| By Ruth Reichl
Surprising Science Blog
World’s Newest Atomic Clock Loses 1 Second Every 50 Billion Years
Tired of your clocks losing time? A new clock, which is the most accurate ever, uses ytterbium atoms and lasers to precisely define a second
May 30, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Arts & Culture
The Amazing Grace of Underwater Portraits
Photographer Henrik Sorensen takes a fluid approach to the body in motion
June 2013 Issue
| By Paul Bisceglio
History & Archaeology
Unpack a Meal of Astronaut Space Food
Space-age spaghetti and meatballs, along with other tastes of home, gave Apollo astronaut crews a boost
June 2013 Issue
| By Brett Martin
Innovations Blog
How You Use Your Phone May Tip Off Health Problems
Among the new technology geared to preventive health care is a mobile app that tracks your social behavior and has been described as a human "check engine" light
May 30, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Science & Nature
Why Fire Makes Us Human
Cooking may be more than just a part of your daily routine, it may be what made your brain as powerful as it is
June 2013 Issue
| By Jerry Adler
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Mimi Sheraton’s 10 Most Memorable Meals
From dinner by candlelight in Denmark to Peking duck in China, the celebrated food critic reveals her most memorable culinary experiences
June 2013 Issue
| By Mimi Sheraton
Food and Think Blog
We Have Texas to Thank for the Biggest Big Gulp
The story behind the super sized soda cup in 7-Eleven stores and how it changed soft drinks forever.
May 30, 2013
| By K. Annabelle Smith
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Buzz Aldrin on Why We Should Go to Mars
The Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon dreams of a future where Americans are the first to walk on Mars
May 20, 2013
| By Amy Crawford
Surprising Science Blog
Plants Frozen Under a Glacier for 400 Years Can Come Back to Life
Long-buried mosses recently exposed in the wake of a Canadian glacier's retreat are sprouting new growth, a study shows
May 27, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Arts & Culture
Will the Real Great Gatsby Please Stand Up?
F. Scott Fitzgerald couldn’t resist putting his own life into his novels, but where’s the line between truth and fiction?
May 07, 2013
| By Sarah Laskow
Design Decoded Blog
The Robot Revolution Is for the Birds
Look up for robotic ravens and cyborg pigeons
May 24, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
History & Archaeology
Ponce De Leon Never Searched for the Fountain of Youth
How did this myth about the Spanish explorer even get its start?
June 2013 Issue
| By Matthew Shaer
History & Archaeology
We Had No Idea What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like. Until Now
Smithsonian researchers used optical technology to play back the unplayable records
May 2013 Issue
| By Charlotte Gray
Science & Nature
The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World’s Hottest Peppers
Chiliheads crave the heat that hurts so good, but nothing compares to the legendary superhot that spices life in remote India
June 2013 Issue
| By Mary Roach
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