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A Los Angles-based Finnegans Wake reading group recently buckled down and decided to spare themselves the dozen-year cliff hanger
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What percent of goods are shipped via the sea? It’s much higher than you think
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An inventor has created a 3D printer that uses lasers to sculpt objects out of resin
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Gases from heavy fertilizer use are threatening the ecological balance of America's natural parks
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A real life tale of animal BFFs
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Make the first offer. Don't use "I" too much. And maybe it's not a good idea to look your counterpart straight in the eye
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Around one in 1,000 people in some African ethnic groups are born with albinism
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Fictitious animals on 16th and early 17th century maps hint at how people's perception of the ocean has changed over time
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In the future wills may include specifications for the type of flower or bush we'd like to fertilize rather than the make of coffin or urn
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Who wouldn’t want to transport themselves to Hawaii via their smartphone?
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Testing shows that a 46 million-year-old fossilized mosquito, found by amateur fossil hunters in Montana, contains the blood of an unknown ancient creature
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It's a common scene in medieval marginalia. But what does it mean?
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The most creative time in film history was probably the 1960's
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means that everywhere you go things are painted pink - which might be a bad thing
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Devices like AdTrap takes users back to simpler times, but they also threaten the way much of the internet does business
What kid hasn't wanted to make their bicycle fly?
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By altering levels of kynurenic acid in the brain, scientists made marijuana less pleasurable, leading monkeys to voluntarily consume 80 percent less of it
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Take some methane, add lightning and massive pressures, and what do you get? Diamond hail
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For a long time, people didn't believe that children could become depressed, but they certainly can
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In her new book, food historian Abigail Carroll traces the evolution of American eating from colonial times to present-day
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