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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 Creature of the Week: Aye-Aye Gives World the Highly Elongated Finger
Sep 20, 2013 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Zombie Ant and the Fungus That Controls Its Mind
Sep 13, 2013 9:30 AM
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Kraken and Owl Whales: Take a Dip With History's Most Terrifying Sea Monsters
Sep 13, 2013 6:30 AM
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Absurd Creature of the Week: 10-Foot Bobbit Worm Is the Ocean's Most Disturbing Predator
Sep 6, 2013 9:30 AM
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The Most Bonkers Scientific Theories (Almost) Nobody Believes Anymore
Aug 8, 2013 9:30 AM
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Mr. Know-It-All
: Are Medicine Expiration Dates Just a Corporate Racket?
Jul 26, 2013 6:30 AM
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A Visual History of the Explosion, From the Big Bang to Keith Moon
Jul 5, 2013 8:30 AM
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Footnotes
: What Color Did Velociraptors Paint Their Amazing Nails?
Apr 17, 2013 6:30 AM
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Footnotes
: God Declares War on Cauliflower, His Greatest Abomination
Apr 3, 2013 6:30 AM
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Footnotes
: Fairies, Sarah Palin and Other NyQuil-Induced Nightmares
Mar 20, 2013 6:25 AM
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Footnotes
: What's Worse for Humanity, Planet-Melting Supernovas or Paula Deen?
Mar 6, 2013 6:30 AM
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Star Wars
: Jedi Cat Tricks and the Exotic Dance of C-3PO
Feb 13, 2013 6:30 AM
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Footnotes
: Caffeinated Goats, Spiders on LSD and Mickey Mouse's Aerial Rampage
Feb 6, 2013 6:30 AM
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Footnotes
: Donny the Ill-Tempered Squid and Other Reasons to Nuke the Oceans
Jan 23, 2013 6:30 AM
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Run-and-Gun Photos Reveal a Jamaica Beyond Weed and Rasta
Jan 22, 2013 6:30 AM
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Footnotes
: Unicorns on Noah's Ark and the Mark of the Beast on Cap'n Crunch
Jan 9, 2013 3:23 PM
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Footnotes
: A Year-End Blooper Spectacular of Spectacular Incompetence
Dec 26, 2012 9:30 AM
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Footnotes
: Mermaids and Other Hybrids That Don't Drive Really Slowly in the Fast Lane
Dec 12, 2012 6:25 AM
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Footnotes
: Death-Dealing Swag, Now in Convenient GIF Format
Nov 21, 2012 6:30 AM
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Wired Readers Create Epic Soundtrack for Space Photo of the Day
Nov 16, 2012 3:25 PM
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