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Venison, Elk Sirloin Tip Roast (Getty Images/LauriPatterson)

The ethical case for hunting

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Spaghetti bolognese (Getty Images)

Should you add a cork to your bolognese?

Joy Saha
A view of damage after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi, United States on March 25, 2023. At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi late Friday. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The race to improve tornado predictions

Matthew Rozsa
"The Last of Us" Cordyceps zombie (HBO)

How did the zombie become so white?

Juliana Lamy
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Dish of pasta with tomato sauce left on the table. (Stefania Pelfini/La Waziya Photography/Getty)

Why you should go easy on picky eaters

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A cross-section of a canelé (Courtesy of the Institute of Culinary Education)

A French treat with a classified recipe

Rory Macdonald - Institute of Culinary Education
Woman's hands pouring sugar into black coffee. (Getty Images)

Why fake sugars may be bad for you

Troy Farah
Grover Cleveland at Desk (Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

The president's secret cancer surgery

Matthew Rozsa
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12th President Zachary Taylor (Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

The presidential murder mystery of 1850

Matthew Rozsa
Ghost Town Centralia in Pennsylvania (Benno Schwinghammer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

This ghost town is permanently on fire

Matthew Rozsa
American beaver (Getty Images/barbaraaaa)

Why beaver is a "fish" during Lent

Ashlie D. Stevens
President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), thirty-fifth president of the United States, relaxes in his trademark rocking chair in the Oval Office. (CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

How JFK hid his disability

Matthew Rozsa
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Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, surrounded by birds on a beach in Denmark on October 2, 1966. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

The killer bird swarm behind "The Birds"

Matthew Rozsa
Andes Mints (Courtesy of Andes)

The old-school nostalgia of Andes Mints

Ashlie D. Stevens
Couple in bed holding hands passionately (Getty Images/Sadeugra)

Why did humans evolve orgasms?

Troy Farah
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream cake (Getty Images/Blake Callahan)

What exactly is "better than sex" cake?

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Superb Owl (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How did "Superb Owl" first take flight?

Alison Stine
This scene depicts the Marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France, 1137. He had the marriage annulled in 1152 and Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet (1133-1189) who became Henry II of England in 1154. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Impotent until proven guilty

Matthew Rozsa
A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration. The stream of gas stretching to the right is what remains of a star that was pulled apart by the black hole. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Visualizing star-munching black holes

Troy Farah
Sunrise in Space (Getty Images/BlackJack3D)

A disaster film in more ways than one

Matthew Rozsa
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Girl with dog spending time in the park enjoying good music (Getty Images/martin-dm)

Why some dogs love to sing with humans

Matthew Rozsa
Pink and yellow Marshmallow Peeps. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

The science of microwaving Peeps

Ashlie D. Stevens
1 oz Bonne Maman jam jar upcycled into a keychain (Etsy / <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1381980696/stash-jar-keychain-bonne-maman" target="_blank">dewdropdoobie</a>)

The "second lives" of Bonne Maman jars

Ashlie D. Stevens
Osiris with a kiss on the cheek (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Egyptians viewed oral sex as holy

Matthew Rozsa
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