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The system uses surgically implanted electrodes so that a blind person can "see" the letters
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Everyone knows that birds are dinosaurs, but what kind of dinosaur is your holiday turkey?
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Another study debunks the idea that the lunar cycle triggers mental instability
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Were extra-thick hides the secret to why paleontologists have found so much fossilized hadrosaur skin?
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In a new book, the editors of Cook's Illustrated share some secrets to preparing the perfect holiday feast
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When did dinosaurs start to become giants? Enigmatic bone fragments found in England complicate the debate
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Scientists say the hormone ghrelin can drive us to eat high-calorie foods like desserts, even on a full stomach
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Sure, it can get aggravating, but here are some innovations that are making it easier and more enjoyable to take a trip
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You’ve never been so interested in being bored
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A new study indicates that, like humans, these great apes go through a nadir of happiness in middle age
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Though not as famous as other huge dinosaurs, Futalognkosaurus is the most complete giant sauropod ever found
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Fossil finds from Tanzania in the mid-20th century kicked off East African hominid hunting
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Only if utility companies are able to make their power grids smart enough to spot outages and "heal" themselves
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Slender limb bones found in Argentina give away a new species of tiny dinosaur
With yarn made from discarded plastic bags, Australian artist Helle Jorgensen stitches delicate sculptures of corals
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Astronomers have spotted an object roughly 100 light-years away that appears to be a planet not associated with any star
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The devastating drought of the 1930s forever changed American agriculture. Could those conditions return?
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#8: A turkey's gender can be determined from its droppings
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Illacme plenipes, an extremely rare species endemic to just a few wooded areas in Northern California, is fully described for the first time
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New dinosaurs are always cause for excitement, but the real joy of paleontology is investigating dinosaur lives
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