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Google Maps an Oasis in the Desert From the Back of a Camel

The desert is not the best place for a Street View car

One of the approximately 14,000 year old coprolites found at Paisley Caves

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Paisley Caves Added to National Register Of Historic Places

One of the earliest sites of evidence for human occupation of North America

In Norway, 12-year-old Thea has become the poster girl for putting an end to child marriage around the world.

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The Fake Story of a Blond Child Bride Made This the Most Visited Blog in Norway

The campaign is meant to increase awareness and also is seeking sponsors of individual girls

Replicas of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sail Past Cape Canaveral in 1992

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Shipwreck Probably Not Santa Maria

Shipwreck found off the coast of Haiti is probably not Santa Maria

CDC director Tom Frieden during a press conference last week announcing Duncan's diagnosis with Ebola.

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Thomas Duncan, Dallas' Ebola Patient, Has Died

The total cost of fighting Ebola could push $32 billion

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People Will Give Away Their Personal Information for an Actual Cookie

I'll take two oatmeal raisin and a high risk of identity theft

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For the First Time Ever, a Woman With a Transplanted Uterus Gave Birth to a Baby

Two more women with transplanted uteruses are due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, too

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Each Day, 50 Percent of America Eats a Sandwich

About 20 percent of our daily sodium intake is delivered between two slices of bread

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How Exactly Does Exercise Help Your Brain?

Well-trained muscles could be protecting the body from an imbalance of chemicals that lead to depression

Anna S. Harrington portrayed Aunt Jemima during promotional events in the 1930s and '40s. Her great-grandsons say she helped develop the brand's self-rising pancake mix recipe.

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In 2014, Descendants of Woman Who Played Aunt Jemima Sued Quaker Oats

The case, which was later dismissed by a judge, accused the company of failing to pay royalties to Anna S. Harrington

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Some Surgery Is No Better Than Sham “Placebo” Surgery

The placebo effect isn't just for pills

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Cancer Spreads Through Our Bodies at Night

This could mean that therapies delivered after dark might be more effective

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Do We Doodle Because We Speak?

Scribbling and sketching aren’t just practices to idle time away, but a more fundamental indication of our need for language

ISIS briefly controlled the Mosul Dam in Iraq over the summer.

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ISIS Is Cutting Off Water to Uncooperative Villages

In parched Syria and Iraq, water is a weapon

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Columbus Day Is Now Indigenous People’s Day in Seattle And Minneapolis

Some cities seek to change the second Monday in October to a more politically correct, inclusive holiday

Dennis Kimetto after setting a world record at the 41st BMW Berlin marathon

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What Will It Take For Someone to Run A Marathon in Under Two Hours?

Course design, genetics, training and luck all have a hand in this game

Scientists Figure Out Why Mozzarella Is the Perfect Pizza Cheese

It's all about the elasticity, moisture and oil content

The Congo River still plays a major transport role between the major cities of Kinshasa and Kisangani

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Why Kinshasa in the 1920s Was the Perfect Place for HIV to Go Global

Railways, a booming population and many sex workers created ideal conditions for the virus to spread

Space shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless floats in space

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How the Isolation of Space Messes with Your Mind

Long-term missions must deal with hallucinations, boredom and the silent treatment between crew members

For the time being, at least, the lands near the Grand Canyon will not be converted into something resembling this uranium mine in New Mexico.

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The Grand Canyon Will Not Be Mined for Uranium

Uranium mining will be banned for the next 20 years on nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon

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