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The new class of repellents, called "excito-repellents," is similar to "getting on an elevator with someone who's put on way too much perfume"
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Predators like pumas cower in our presence. And these big cats aren’t the only ones
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During WWII, Hellfire Pass was a notorious Japanese railway construction site. There, Allied prisoners were forced to work at night in grueling conditions
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The same unease you feel when the moon blots out the sun fueled ancient astronomers to seek patterns in the skies
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With special ‘memory’ polymers, stents and space habitats could one day build themselves
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In a new book on the archaeology and chemistry of alcoholic beverages, Patrick McGovern unravels the history of boozing
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The mountains, forests and waters of British Columbia are given new meaning on a journey led by members of its indigenous communities
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Bei Bei, the nearly two-year-old giant panda shows off his climbing—and falling—skills
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The title of her latest album "D + Evolution" is also the theme of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt
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In 1937, Amelia Earhart was about to embark on a record-setting flight around the world. In her final moments, she took her last photograph
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Chimps have a range of personalities and the facial expressions to reflect them
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Surveying 2.4 million trees showed that predators may help keep the trees at sustainable levels
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Who tells the story has a significant impact on what story is told
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The ingenuity of this clever writing box was matched only by the young republic's innovative declaration for nationhood
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Engineer Hahna Alexander designed SmartBoots, which harvest energy from the wearer's steps, to aid workers in dangerous professions
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Cleaning up the Uffington Horse is the neigh-borly thing to do
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Arrivals from war-torn countries find refuge at a Georgia academy founded by an immigrant
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By making organs transparent, researchers at Tokyo University can spot individual cancer cells
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For 18 months, the cast and crew of the Lord of the Rings trilogy filmed their scenes across the tiny island of New Zealand
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But now evolution’s ultimate survivors may be in danger
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