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Matt Simon
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Matt Simon was a senior staff writer covering biology, robotics, and the environment. He’s the author, most recently, of
A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
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Absurd Creatures of the Week: Nature's Weirdest Eaters Will Make You Feel Better About Your Gluttony
Nov 28, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: Why Is the Sky Blue? It's Packed With Sexy Energy, of Course
Nov 26, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Adorably Creepy Gliding Mammal That's Basically Just a Big Flap of Skin
Nov 21, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: Unicorns Dig Virgin Women, and Other Lessons From Medieval Bestiaries
Nov 19, 2014 7:30 AM
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These Scientists Are Training Computers to Help Farmers Save Their Crops
Nov 17, 2014 7:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Nightmarish Shark That Lures Victims With Its Effed Up Teeth
Nov 14, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: The Scientist Who Seriously Believed Criminals Were Part Ape
Nov 12, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: This Crazy-Looking Sea Slug Has an Ingenious Secret Weapon
Nov 7, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: History's Most Hilarious Misconceptions About the Elephant
Nov 5, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creatures of the Week: Disco Snails and Other Real-Life Zombies That'll Blow Your Mind
Oct 31, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: The Real-Life Journey to the Center of the Earth That Almost Was
Oct 29, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Vampire Frog That Devours Its Mother's Eggs
Oct 24, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: The Scientist Who Thought That Birds Migrate to the Moon
Oct 22, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Wasp That Lays Eggs Inside Caterpillars and Turns Them Into Slaves
Oct 17, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid
Oct 15, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Beautiful But Deadly Undersea Raver That Digests Its Victims Alive
Oct 10, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: The Inventor of the Airliner Also Invented This Hilariously Absurd 'Science'
Oct 8, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Vicious Duck That Beats the Crap Out of Anything That Moves
Oct 3, 2014 6:30 AM
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Fantastically Wrong: Why People Used to Think Beavers Bit Off Their Own Testicles
Oct 1, 2014 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Incredible Spider That Lives Its Entire Life Underwater
Sep 26, 2014 6:30 AM
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