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The Atlas V rocket launches the X-37B on a 2012 mission. The craft will launch again Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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A Mysterious Space Plane Will Launch This Week

Though much of the X-37B's mission is top secret, details are emerging about experiments that will go into orbit with the unmanned craft

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Will Your Doctor One Day Pay You?

New research shows that incentive-based health programs really do work

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These Scientists Want to Unleash an Army of Caterpillars to Destroy Cocaine Crops

Colombian scientists say the insect could replace cocaine-killing herbicides.

A spider prepares to "balloon" by shooting a threat of silk out of its butt. By catching the wind with their silk, baby spiders can explore or colonize new habitats. When millions of spiders do this at the same time, it resembles rain or snow.

No, It's Not Really Raining Spiders in Australia

The arachnids are simply catching a ride on the wind

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Postal Workers Are Bitten By Dogs Nearly 6,000 Times Per Year

Los Angeles, Houston lead the list of cities with the most dog attacks

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Asteroid Impacts Once Made the Earth's Oceans Boil for A Whole Year

Life had it rough back then

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How Angry AI Will Train Telemarketers to Handle Angry Real People

The robot apocalypse will come with the howling fury of an angry customer service call.

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Satellite Data Underestimated how Fast Sea Levels Were Rising

The oceans are rising faster than scientists thought.

This 1,500 year old skeleton from the Anglo-Saxon town of Great Chesterford was a young man who had leprosy

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This 1,500-Year-Old Skeleton May Belong to the Man That Brought Leprosy to Britain

Modern techniques show that the young man was in his 20s and likely Scandinavian

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Researchers are Trying to Harness the Power of Music for Unconscious Patients

Plumbing the depths of the unconscious brain has thus far uncovered more mysteries than answers

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Mysterious Shipwreck Reveals how the Spanish Built Their Boats

Search for Captain Morgan’s fleet turns up treasure trove of Spanish cargo

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Twitter is Helping Scientists Spot More Northern Lights

A new study shows the power of social media to pinpoint where and when auroras occur

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How Feral Donkeys Saved a Lost Hiker’s Life in Death Valley

But not everyone loves shaggy wild donkeys

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Science on a Shoestring: How Cuba’s Researchers Survived the Embargo

Will normalized U.S.-Cuban relations make science easier in the once-isolated country?

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Scientists Flew a Jet Plane Into a Thunderstorm to Study Antimatter

They got a little too close and saw something unexpected

This is Odaraia alata, an arthropod resembling a submarine from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.

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How the Animal got its Head

Ancient brain fossils show how early animals evolved heads.

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Here's How Video Game Designers Give Voices to Imaginary Creatures

All they need are digital vocal cords, voice box and mouth

European Bison (Bison bonasus) at Prioksko-Terrasnyy Reserve in Russia

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Europe Once Had Bison, and now They're Making a Comeback

Just like their American cousins, the bison needed help after their numbers were decimated by habitat loss and hunting

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A Recall Has Led to a Black Market for Blue Bell Ice Cream

Ice cream fans are rushing to cash in on a cult favorite

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Scientists Are Stopping Malaria With Viagra

Viagra can help boost the spleen’s ability to filter out infected blood cells

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