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Two years later, the scaffolding around the Washington Monument is ready to come down
It turns out that even early robot makers were all about the polar bear
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Kids who know two languages think faster and more creatively. And research even suggests that being bilingual could fortify the brain against dementia
More food should be delivered by zipline
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Brass players aren't off the hook, either
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The US Postal Service announced that it would make special Sunday deliveries for Amazon.com customers
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Conrad Heyer fought with Washington in the Revolutionary War
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Researchers think "huh" is a great example of "convergent cultural evolution of linguistic items," or a word that came out of a conversational need
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Researchers in Italy watched porcupines corner a dog and stab it to death
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By scraping your tweets, these researchers can get insight into your personality
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The problem likely reaches beyond China, as some researchers have reported a worldwide decline in average sperm counts
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Kraft's new orange dye was used in the 17th century to trick people into thinking cheese was better than it was
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In the coming years, biomimicry could be the newest upscale dining fad, much as molecular gastronomy was in the late 1990s and locavorism is today
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From bug eaters to pee drinkers, these robots of the future will be part of the food chain
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Whether in Sweden, the U.S. or Venezuela, however, it seems that women simply want to recognize a bit of themselves in store windows
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Since detailed observations began, only three hurricanes on Earth have been this strong
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As far as Charles Ginsberg was concerned, the video tape was "one of the most significant technological advances" since the television
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These climate scientists had some fun posing n landscapes representing their very serious work
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Photographer Isa Leshko says the project originally began as a form of self-therapy, but it evolved into a traveling photography exhibition
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Over a ten week period, Sweetie accrued around 20,000 solicitations for virtual sex from men from around the world
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