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Is That A Lark I Hear? A Nightingale? Surprise! It's A Bat

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Is That A Lark I Hear? A Nightingale? Surprise! It's A Bat

October 1, 2014 • There are animals famous for their songs. Whales sing. Birds sing. We humans have Aretha, Elvis, Ray Charles, Pavarotti. But bats — who knew?

Tadarida brasiliensis

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2 Ways To Think About Nothing, One Mo' Time

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2 Ways To Think About Nothing, One Mo' Time

September 28, 2014 • Let's compare two kinds of nothing: an empty patch of deep space and an empty piece of paper that was once beautiful. There's nothing to see in either. Or is there?

Everything Dies, Right? But Does Everything Have To Die? Here's A Surprise

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Everything Dies, Right? But Does Everything Have To Die? Here's A Surprise

September 26, 2014 • Meet two animals. Both are teeny. Both live in water. Both mature extra fast. But while one dies in about a week, the other — well, prepare to be amazed.

This Blog Is Ending Soon

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This Blog Is Ending Soon

September 24, 2014 • Krulwich and his Wonders are packing up, and before I go, I'd like to shake all your hands, each and every one of you, and say thank you. This is my goodbye.

'Murdersquishing' Them To Death: How Little Bees Take On Enormous Hornets

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'Murdersquishing' Them To Death: How Little Bees Take On Enormous Hornets

September 19, 2014 • They are small. They are weak. They are vulnerable. But these little bees take on a humongous predator in the most ingenious way.

Howling Babies Drove Prehistoric Warriors Into Battle?

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Howling Babies Drove Prehistoric Warriors Into Battle?

September 14, 2014 • Can a colicky baby's piercing scream be militarized? As in, made (literally) into a weapon of war? Oh, absolutely, says this scholar, smiling ever so slightly.

What Makes A Star Starry? Is It Me?

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What Makes A Star Starry? Is It Me?

September 12, 2014 • Draw a planet (a circle, right?). Now draw a star (a pointy thing, yes?). Now ask yourself, aren't stars all round? Our sun is. So why do we make them pointy? Come learn the answer.

Souls Tumbling In The Light

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Souls Tumbling In The Light

September 10, 2014 • Every fall, birds head south and, around Sept. 11, New York sends two beams into the sky. When birds and lights collide, that could mean trouble — but New York is surprisingly gentle.

Mapping What You Cannot See, Cannot Know, Cannot Visit

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Mapping What You Cannot See, Cannot Know, Cannot Visit

September 7, 2014 • We live on a planet, next to a star that's part of a galaxy that's part of ... ah, here comes the new discovery. We are at the very tip of a giant galactic "supercluster." Take a look.

Building Me: A Puzzlement

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Building Me: A Puzzlement

September 5, 2014 • I am made of atoms — 7,000 trillion trillion of them. How did I teach them to tie my shoes? Or did they teach me?

Glenn Gould In Rapture

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Glenn Gould In Rapture

September 4, 2014 • You don't get to see this too often: a man (in this case, a very talented man) totally possessed by his muse. Watch pianist Glenn Gould deep in what psychologists call "a flow state."

A Giant Appears At The Edge Of An African Roadway

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A Giant Appears At The Edge Of An African Roadway

September 3, 2014 • If the task is to think backward, to an important moment in history, here's a stunning way to do it: It's a jewel of a monument alongside a road in South Africa.

Roadways You Can Install Like Throw Rugs

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Roadways You Can Install Like Throw Rugs

August 24, 2014 • You look. You gape. You can't believe your eyes. Well, take a peek at this image and ask yourself, 'How did they do this?'

When Venus Was Filled With Venusians — 50 Billion Of Them

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When Venus Was Filled With Venusians — 50 Billion Of Them

August 21, 2014 • Look up at the night sky and ask, "Anybody there?" Then consider this answer (from the 1830s): There are 22 trillion individuals in our solar system.

If You're Born In The Sky, What's Your Nationality? An Airplane Puzzler

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If You're Born In The Sky, What's Your Nationality? An Airplane Puzzler

August 20, 2014 • Suppose two Chinese parents get on an Australian airplane and, while flying over U.S. territory, they have a baby on the plane. Can that baby be an American citizen?

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