Reality Checks: Cousin Earth, Female Penis, Pets, and Trigger Warnings

• We’ve discovered Earth’s cousin. (via Bad Astronomy)
• A new penis-like structure found in female cave-dwelling insects. (via io9)
• Is it good for kids to have pets? (via Scientific American)
• Do trigger warnings threaten academic freedom. (via Slate)

Featured image credit: NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-CalTech

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