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April 23, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Where Did Our Atoms Come From? What's the human body made of? Ninety-nine percent consists of atoms of just six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus, with the remaining one percent consisting of trace elements like magnesium, sulfur, and iron. Continue reading... WATCH: Meteor Explosion Turns Night Sky Bright As Day Activists Wreak Havoc In Animal Lab LOOK: Sun Goes Haywire For Two Days WATCH: Watery Space Experiment Has Unexpected Results New 'Entanglement' Study Confirms Phenomenon Einstein Called 'Spooky' Moon May Spur Surprising Survival Technique In Sharks So You Wanna Go To Mars? WATCH: Watery Space Experiment Has Unexpected Results WATCH: Watery Space Experiment Has Unexpected Results So You Wanna Go To Mars? VICTOR STENGER Kepler's Arc News reports on the discovery of "habitable" planets are highly misleading. What scientists define as habitable just means that conditions may exist that are adequate for life based on carbon chemistry, such as the generic type of life we have on Earth. Continue reading... STIG EGIL BOJESEN Mapping Telomerase Some weeks ago I gave birth to a child after being pregnant for more than four years. The birth was postponed several times, but finally it came; along with 12 brothers and sisters, and with more than 1,000 parents. Continue reading... JAMES M. GENTILE Science Fairs: A Key to Training Future Scientists We must promote and continue Science Fair adventures at all grade levels, and in all public and private institutions and Charter Schools. If we do, then each of the young scientists involved can continue to aspire to a STEM career path that will allow them to make a difference in the world. Continue reading... JOHN DICK Tall People Love Twitter, Short People Love Pinterest and Other Height-Related Epiphanies If you're short and you want a good view at a concert, check out a country music gig. There won't be many tall people there standing in your way. If you're a big-and-tall retailer, advertise more on ABC. You'll have the best chance of reaching tall people there. Random, right? Not really. Continue reading... CARLIN FLORA School Size and Interracial Friendship School brochure pictures notwithstanding, by and large, students hang around kids of their same race. But it turns out that the type of school they go to might encourage or subvert this tendency. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.