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The genre is long overdue to be the focus of serious study from academics
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Some intestinal gases have been linked with diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome and colon cancer, so tracking them might explain the connection
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In honor of a very special Pi Day, enjoy this map that explores the human-made and natural structures that come closest to a perfect circle
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William Mulholland was the savior of Southern California until he wasn't
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"Lion Whisperer" Kevin Richardson and a team of wildlife experts are handing out the final exams to their students of the South African plains
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Smithsonian researchers offer up an unprecedented glimpse at the development of the “acoustic funnel,” an ear area found exclusively in whales
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Romanian photographer Radu Zaciu makes these farmers' market foods glow from within
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Specialized hydrophobic structures on gecko skin encourage dewdrops to be swept away by the wind or to collide and shoot off one another like pool balls
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At the turn of the century, America was a hotbed of cocktail innovation—then Prohibition happened. Now, bartenders are trying to reclaim the golden age.
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Throughout the United Kingdom, retailers are going mad over an 800-year-old document
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To connect with a worldwide audience, an Alaska Native community shared its story with the creators of "Never Alone"
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Phage viruses rearrange genes, prey on bacteria and maintain microbial diversity. Can we harness them to do our bidding?
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Celebrated all over India and around the world, the Hindu festival heralds the beginning of spring
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Eleven venues worldwide will exhibit these 20 striking micrographs, MRI scans and illustrations—all winners of this year's Wellcome Image Awards
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Where the first American mafias, Louis Armstrong, and chef Emeril Lagasse started out, New Orleans remains the soul of Louisiana
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Brave stuntmen have long been riding the near-vertical walls of India's Well of Death—but the popular spectacle is on the decline
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Imperceptible changes are occurring, but no worries, a collapse is not in the forecast
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The march to freedom started on a bridge that honors a man bent on preserving slavery and segregation
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Never worry about halitosis again with the Breathometer Mint bad breath tracker
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The red planet's deep blue sea and a rare Einstein cross feature among the week's best space images
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