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In zoos, different giraffe species will readily mate, but if the species cross paths in Kenya, their rain-driven mating cycles won't be in sync
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Everyone has a unique "fingerprint" of oral bacteria species, and new research shows that, in isolation, it can be used to predict your ethnicity
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In the 1934 movie Murder at the Vanities there's a whole musical number about the pleasures of marijuana sung by half naked women
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Whether or not the remipede venom would have any effect on a curious diver poking at the tiny creature, however, remains unknown
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The new fossil, nicknamed "Joe," sheds light on its species' characteristic tube-like head formation
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One day, augmented reality may help drivers know when to pass up a slow truck on a two-lane road
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More than you ever thought you needed to know about the physics of erupting beer bottles
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If the Amazon continues to dry at just half the pace as it has over the past 30 years, yearly drought will become the new norm by the end of this century
Keelan Glass finished her recent half marathon in 2:47:30
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Australia's largest wildfire is the result of a weapons test gone awry
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Sandwiches, kale, lettuce, asparagus and spinach all benefit from a bit of bacon, according to aggregate recipe ratings
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The pioneers of American dance—from Bob Fosse to Beyoncé—are showcased now through July 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery
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It turns out that bears can eat 40,000 moths a day
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A French chemist is developing street lights that can absorb carbon dioxide 200 times more efficiently than trees
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The plants can absorb gold particles in their roots and transport them up to their leaves--a finding that could be a boon for mining companies
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Officials blamed the influx of smog on three factors—windless conditions, bonfires of harvested corn stalks and a fired-up municipal heating system
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Scientists say that without these skeletons, they'll never fully understand how dinosaurs evolved
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Do your best Felix Baumgartner impersonation with this balloon trip to the stratosphere
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Before photo and video, illustrations were the best way for scientists to share what they saw
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The Smithsonian's Richard Kurin reflects on the recent shutdown and the icons that have shaped American history
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