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  • Saints & Sinners Both Find Moral Balance

    LiveScience.com – Mon Jul 6, 8:41 am ET

    People considered saints in some aspects of their lives can slip up in other arenas, as a way of maintaining a sort of moral balance, a new study suggests.

  • Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change

    LiveScience.com – Sat Jul 4, 9:35 am ET

    This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. If it were up to Jessica Hellmann, insects such as butterflies and beetles would wield just as much conservation clout as traditional conservation icons, such as polar bears, tigers and dolphins.

  • How Do Other Countries Celebrate Their Independence?

    LiveScience.com – Sat Jul 4, 8:31 am ET

    Americans have their fireworks, barbecues, and parades. But citizens from other countries, by climbing greased palm trees to get a TV or engaging in competitive kite-flying, demonstrate their own unique traditions as they celebrate their nation's independence.

  • How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World

    LiveScience.com – Fri Jul 3, 2:10 pm ET

    In between mouthfuls of hot dogs and potato salad, Americans on this July Fourth might actually ponder those famous phrases scrawled near the top of the Declaration of Independence:

  • Even Cockroaches Get Fat on Bad Food

    LiveScience.com – Fri Jul 3, 11:25 am ET

    Cockroaches may be tiny enough to slip through the smallest of cracks, but just like humans, these eternal pests can get fat on an unhealthy diet.

  • When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated?

    LiveScience.com – Fri Jul 3, 9:30 am ET

    John Adams predicted in a letter to his wife Abigail that Americans would celebrate their Independence Day on July 2. Off by two days - not too bad for government work.

  • The Strange Ingredients in Fireworks

    LiveScience.com – Thu Jul 2, 4:50 pm ET

    Fireworks for the 4th of July are all about light, color and sound. But inside, there are some bizarre ingredients, from aluminum to Vaseline and even the stuff of rat poison.

  • Foot-in-Mouth: Why We Do It

    LiveScience.com – Thu Jul 2, 2:10 pm ET

    Scientists have figured out one surprising reason why we make social gaffes we desperately wish to avoid: Ironically, the very act of trying to avoid saying or doing something can sometimes cause it to happen.

  • Tiny New Battery Is Printable

    LiveScience.com – Thu Jul 2, 1:11 pm ET

    A new battery, small and thin, weighs almost nothing and can be printed in a process similar to silk-screening shirts.

  • How to Keep Pets Safe During Fireworks

    LiveScience.com – Thu Jul 2, 11:40 am ET

    Fireworks can frighten pets, but it's their startling reactions that are more alarming for pet owners. Panicked dogs, for example, have been known to jump through doors and tear through window screens.

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