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This might sound like the beginning of a cartoon, but it's not. Molasses is bad for wildlife, and the officials are dealing with an environmental disaster
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In a new book, documentary and exhibition, photographer Edward Burtynsky looks at humans' dramatic relationship with water
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Farmers may be able to use growl-broadcasting, motion-triggered speakers to deter elephants from raiding their crops
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Steam coming from a mothballed plutonium plant could mean North Korea is resuming its weapons program
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Tony Abbott's Liberal campaign slogan of "Chose real change" may turn out to be unsettlingly on the mark
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When you spend your time digging in dirt, you get exposed to all sorts of nasty spores
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For the new documentary More Than Honey, filmmakers captured the insects mating in midair
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Accents change with time, rendering some of Shakespeare's rhymes obsolete
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In the 1960s, Pepsi rebranded with a new slogan, a new look, and a cutting edge modernist building
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Felt on your sneakers is there not for function, but for economics - shoes with fuzzy soles are taxed less when imported than those with rubber ones
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The fish can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars each. But just 45 years ago, big bluefin tuna were caught for fun, killed and ground into pet food
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Where in the United States is fracking unlocking natural gas from shale rock?
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Deep down, new research finds, kids may be secretly enjoying themselves and creating fond attachments to oldies songs that still rock their parents out
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According to researchers, unless students come from a wealthy family, considering whether a college degree will pay off as an investment is a smart move
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Rounding up and securing all of Assad's chemical weapons will no doubt be challenging, but the actual act of destroying them isn't quite so difficult
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Maria Cecilia Benavente escaped Tower Two barefoot; in shock, she held onto her sandals
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Birds with high ratios of brain size to body size maintain lower levels of stress hormones in their blood compared to their less intellectual counterparts
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Some men may be naturally inclined to go down the long-term investment parenting route, whereas others may lean towards the Johnny Appleseed approach
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Gaynor collapsed and died from a bullet that had been lodged in his throat for three years - put there by an eventually successful assassin
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Research shows that a molecule in the peppers activates your cells' touch receptors, making them feel like they've been rapidly vibrated
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