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For the first time, Kenya exercised its new, stricter punishments for wildlife trafficking crimes
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Cats are clearly untrustworthy creatures. Everybody knows that. But lest you forget, here’s a historical horror story.
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But is this a problem with our noses, or with English?
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The Black Death and the Justinian Plague arose separately from the same pathogen. Could a new strain emerge in the future?
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The Pueblo incident ended peacefully, but newly unclassified documents detail President Johnson's contingency plans
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Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan
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Patient H.M.'s brain has been sliced and digitized, leading to new insights for scientists
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The author of 'The Raven' immortalized his small New York cottage in a lesser-known short story
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Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread
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“A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think," Seeger once said
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As part of an art installation, the “All-Russian Exhibition Center” built a house -- the wrong way
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New research indicates that the stone was once specially cut to produce an image of a sun when mounted on a gold background
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With groundbreaking (and controversial) projects, artists are starting a conversation about the future of synthetic biology
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DNA from an ancient human tooth found in a cave in Spain reveals one European hunter-gatherer's complexion
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A new exhibit in Santa Fe showcases 132 drawings and prints from Spain—some of which have never been on display before
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Mother Nababiep and two cubs are doing well, keep watch on the lion cam
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A mechanical failure could mean the end of China's Jade Rabbit
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Geologically, the Grand Canyon is a baby, but you might say it has an old soul
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Explore western India's Coastal Karnataka region with these photos taken by our readers
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And he's been trying to tell the rest of us for a decade
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