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Before hatching, a baby turtle can deliberately move between warm and cool patches within its egg--a behavior that may help determine its gender
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See how three scientists at Bell Laboratories in 1954 invented the silicon solar cell that became the model for converting sunlight into electricity today
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Celebrated in Hawaii and in D.C., June 11 honors the unification of the Hawaiian islands
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists figured the answers to this and other pressing questions once and for all
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How founder and CEO Curt Jones is trying to keep the tiny ice cream beads from becoming a thing of the past
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Beachgoers despise the stinging animals, but photographer Aaron Ansarov finds surreal beauty in them
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Special patches of trees shield deer from harsh winter weather, but deer urine stimulates growth of competitive plants in those havens
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NSA's PRISM, monitoring the internet, and the recent history of domestic surveillance
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This week, learn about an alternative way to save energy, see the work of National History Day contestants and see nature like you've never seen it before
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Emerging research indicates that low doses of the active chemical psilocybin, found in the fungi, can have positive psychiatric effects
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A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
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Since the last World Oceans Day, we've documented trash in the deep sea, sea snails with acid-weakened shells, high ocean temperatures and more
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The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
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Designer and cartographer Kate McLean charts the sweet scents and pungent odors that fill a city's olfactory landscape
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From micro apartments in New York City to the slums of Mumbai, these are the issues currently obsessing designers around the world
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Comparing the body language of baby chimps, bonobos and humans suggests that gesticulation came first in the evolution of speaking
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The classic dish can be found in red-and-white tablecloth spots across the United States, but there's a fascinating history behind where it got its start
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Developing bird embryos do have penis precursors, it turns out, but a genetic signal causes the penis cells to die off during gestation
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This weekend, solve a 1920s Shanghai mystery, learn to make crafts from the experts and discover Central America's past through its ceramics
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