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While American consumers are freaking out about lime and pepper shortages, Ukraine has to worry about its wheat crop
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The ESA's Venus Express orbiter is going to end its life with a trip into Venus' atmosphere
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For its 40th Birthday, the cube goes digital
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If history repeats itself, then it's not looking good for Southern California
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Children as young as 12 work America's tobacco fields
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Elephant seals have so much carbon monoxide in their blood, it's as if they're smoking 40 cigarettes a day
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We know the Earth is old. But how do we know its age?
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The anonymous photos are meant to inspire change
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A statistical analysis tries to predict how names' popularity will change over coming decades
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If losses continue at the same rate, honey bees in the U.S. won't survive on the long term
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Over the past 30 years hurricanes have been hitting their peak intensities nearer to the poles
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This gives a whole new meaning to factory farm
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The mid-19th century beard boom was motivated, in part, by health concerns
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The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station
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Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
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This finding applies to reefs around the world
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They're on Mars, they're beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
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Chinese engineers are discussing a new high speed rail line from China to the US
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