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Are you addicted to your smartphone? Many of us certainly feel drawn to our electronic devices - and the array of information and activities they offer -…

Humans speak thousands of languages. Why not whales?Our perceptions of whale vocalizations have been heavily influenced by high-profile and…

In the past year or so, we’ve seen the rise of phrases like post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news. Many point the finger at the internet – a place…

President Trump has clearly signaled that his administration won't make an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but one initiative he proposed this…

Today is the 50th birthday of the submarine Alvin. But there’s no time for cake. Alvin is a working sub…and it’s in the Gulf of Mexico right now. This…

Patients in a persistent vegetative state may not be as unaware as their diagnosis suggests. Neuroscientists have found that 15-20 percent may be fully…

Burning Man is a week long festival in August that takes place in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. It's a harsh environment to live and camp for a week,…

Roughly a fifth of all fish eaten globally are caught using nets towed along the bottom of the ocean. There’s long been concern that this method – known…

Living Lab Radio talks regularly with reporters at the journal Nature to get an update on the stories they've been following. Here's our latest roundup of…

This cranberry wild rice salad predates Thanksgiving by, oh, maybe millenia, and could easily replace "traditional" stuffing.The Smithsonian National…