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After The California Downpour, 'The Drought' Offers Some Dry Reading

It rained in California this week. That might not sound like news, but the state is experiencing a record-setting drought. Jason Heller turns to science fiction to reflect on the strange weather.

For children over 1 year old, pediatricians strongly recommend whole fruit instead of juice, because it contains fiber, which slows the absorption of sugar and fills you up the way juice doesn't.

Pediatricians Advise No Fruit Juice Until Kids Are 1

Older kids should limit the amount of juice they drink too. Whole fruit is better than juice because it contains fiber, which slows the absorption of sugar and fills you up the way juice doesn't.

The chip has not been tested in humans, but it has been used to heal wounds in mice.

A Chip That Reprograms Cells Helps Healing, At Least In Mice

This device shoots new genetic code into cells to make them change their purpose. Researchers say the chip could someday be used to treat injuries in humans. But they've got a long, long way to go.

Their Masters' Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words

When humans talk to dogs, the canine brains seem to separate the meaning of the words from the intonation used and to analyze each aspect independently.

Google executives say their company is committed to inclusion, after an engineer's criticisms of its diversity efforts sparked conversations outside the company this weekend.

Google Grapples With Fallout After Employee Slams Diversity Efforts

In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.

The South American polka dot tree frog was recently found to glow fluorescent under ultraviolet light.

Groovy: Scientists Say They've Found The First Fluorescent Frog

The South American polka dot tree frog initially appears unremarkable. But when researchers in Argentina shined an ultraviolet light on the frog, it glowed.

Three giraffes and a white rhino laze in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania in 2012. The global giraffe population has dropped sharply in recent decades, prompting wildlife groups to urge the giraffe's addition to the endangered species list.

Wildlife Groups Want Giraffes Added To Endangered Species List

The global giraffe population has dropped sharply in recent decades, prompting calls to protect the species from habitat loss, illegal hunting and trophy seekers.

Trading Races, a new game by Kenyatta Forbes, asks players to talk about what it means to be black.

A New Card Game Asks, 'Who's Blacker?'

What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be blacker?

We Have Always Been Bored — 'Yawn' Wonders Why

Mary Mann's new book digs into a phenomenon as old as humanity: boredom. Why do we get bored? Is there a cure? Yawn is a thoughtful read, but its mix of autobiography and scholarship doesn't jell.

After a spirited Internet response chose "Boaty McBoatface" as the name for a research ship, Britain's science minister said a more suitable name was needed.

Boaty By Another Name: 'Sir David Attenborough' Is Chosen For British Research Ship

Boaty McBoatface received more than 124,000 votes in an online poll by Britain's Natural Environment Research Council — more than 10 times the 11,000 votes for Attenborough's name.

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