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There are more than 14 billion pages on the web, but they are linked by hyperconnected nodes, like Hollywood actors connected through Kevin Bacon
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Drought and over-pumping has led to groundwater losses in the Middle East that equal almost the entire volume of the Dead Sea, a new study shows.
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In 1908, a meteor exploding in mid-air released the energy equivalent to "185 Hiroshima bombs"
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A new project asks citizens to monitor their backyard rinks, helping to track how a warming climate is affecting Canada's skating tradition
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Ten years ago, the spice company identified chipotle as a taste on the rise. They're back at it again with new predictions for 2013
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A clever print by designer Jacqueline Schmidt pays homage to 12 different species with one thing in common—they mate for life
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A study shows that wild perch are less fearful, eat faster and are more anti-social when exposed to a common pharmaceutical pollutant
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Former Smithsonian taxidermist Paul Rhymer is a judge on "Immortalized," a TV competition that pits up-and-comers against superstars in the field
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Scans show that liberals and conservatives use different parts of the brain when they take risks, helping to pinpoint the political party a person prefers
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The new species of owl makes a distinctive "pwok" call and is unique to just one island in Indonesia
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Don't understand love? Not to worry. Scientists continue to study away to try to make sense of it for the rest of us
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A look at the mating systems of some monogamous ocean animals show that finding life partners helps species protect themselves and their young
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Chromodoris reticulata, native to the Pacific, engages in mating behavior previously unknown in the rest of the animal kingdom
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Decaying field huts, open pits of trash and oil-slicked beaches mar King George Island, a logistical hub for Antarctic research
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The 147-foot-wide rock will pass a scant 17,200 miles from Earth's surface, under the orbits of some telecom satellites
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A stunning look at starfish reveal beautiful patterns--but what exactly are those wormy structures, bald patches, and spiky maces?
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Predicted increases in torrential rain and severe drought will force birds in Asia to relocate in search of food and viable habitat, a new study finds
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The debate over drones stirs up questions about whether robots can learn ethical behavior. Will they be able to make moral decisions?
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British artist Luke Jerram's handblown glass sculptures show the visual complexity and delicacy of E. coli, swine flu, malaria and other killing agents
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Their intuitive sense of the magnetic field surrounding them allow sockeye salmon to circumnavigate obstacles to find their birth stream
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