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Science, Tech, Health Pitches: science@theatlantic.com. Ohh, they have the internet on computers now.

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    27 Mar 2017

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    16-year-old Bosnian taekwondo martial artist smashes 111 building blocks in 35 seconds with his head.
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  2. 6 hours ago

    There's something about plane-sickness stories ... by

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    A dolphin named Billie picked up a fun trick while in captivity for three weeks. After she returned to the wild, other dolphins started doing it, too. by

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  4. Sep 4

    Of all the heart-breaking details in this story, it's the one about the loss of recordings of indigenous languages hits me hardest, probably because of the way crushingly puts it: "entire tongues went up in flames"

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    Sep 2

    “Five weeks in, he was down more than a dozen pounds—his ribs were visible. His eyes bulged, feral and unfocused. His body reeked of apple-cider vinegar as his sweat excreted excess ammonia. And his mind was beginning to crack.”

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  6. Aug 31

    . knows how to kick off a spicy Mars scoop: "For weeks, Michael Staab has slept with his cell phone on his nightstand, its ringer set to the highest volume, waiting for a call from Mars."

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  7. Aug 31

    A recent poll hints at just how big of a role basic communication between doctors and patients might have in opioid overdoses among the elderly. If many doctors are simply not telling patients about the risks ... … by

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  8. Aug 30

    This is basically a researcher's case for a hardline approach to change. So fascinating to consider the studies backing this up ... but as you can imagine, there are a *lot* of complicating factors. Smart work by :

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  9. Aug 29

    “Each writer and editor has their own personal bias. What they write, even if it’s a little biased, it’s still biased.” Oh boy, the quotes in this one ... Teens tell what they think of the news

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  10. Aug 28

    . unpacks an ongoing issue behind today's announcement that cases of three STDs hit a record high in the U.S. ... again.

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    Aug 26

    It’s a pleasure to publish an excerpt from The Tangled Tree, a fabulous new book written by , whose larger body of work is a North Star for all that we do in ’s science section

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  12. Aug 24

    Never a dull day in the land of Health: microdosing psychedelics miiiight make you more creative, and your daily glass of wine alllllmost certainly won't kill you: by by

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  13. Aug 24

    Thrilled to be featured here—thanks !

    "Are Cities Making Animals Smarter?" (, )
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  14. Aug 23

    "Ad astra, amen." Suuuch a smart one by

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    Aug 22

    Instagram is the new summer job (no one is better at unpacking the culture of the youths than )

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  16. Aug 21

    Props !

    Why yes I'm very excited. Much credit and thanks to the editors of these particular pieces, , for sending me on journeys.
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    Aug 19

    This dazzling longread by has everything: urbanism, evolution, thief cats, poop stored in Nutella jars...

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  18. Aug 19

    I cannot stop laughing at this person's reason for flushing her contacts down the toilet: "When I’m really mad at them for hurting my eye, I angrily flush to say goodbye."

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  19. Aug 17

    Have you heard of the Pallas’s cat? THIS IS A REAL CAT. (By nimble.lynx at )

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  20. Aug 17

    Sri Lanka has 3 wild small cats: the fishing cat, the jungle cat, and the rusty spotted cat—one of the tiniest cats in the world! If they liked to hit the gym, says these three would be the gym bros, the high jumpers, and the indoor rock climbers, respectively.

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  21. Aug 17

    A fun bonus to reporting on the supremely weird fishing cat was learning just how many other bonkers small-cat species there are out there. I have ZERO SHAME in admitting that in discovering them, I felt like 6th-grade me collecting Pokemon. For instance:

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