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Before cellphones, it was much harder to get a hold of loved ones, but it was also less likely you knew they were in danger at all
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rampant in grocery store meat, and it doesn't seem to be going away
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At 5 p.m. today, a huge rocket will blast off from a base in Virginia
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Amazon wasn't always a multi-billion dollar company. Their first non-internal order came in 1995, and it was a science book
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Any animal not normally domesticated in the UK will no longer appear on stage
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Dark Lightning is not the only weird form of lightning you've probably never heard of
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Knowing what kinds of noises trees in distress produce means researchers may be able to target those most in need of emergency waterings during droughts
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These animations remind us that you don't need Pixar's budget to make something wonderful
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In a psychology experiment, people assumed that bad things would not happen to them in the future, but that those bad things could happen to their friends
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This contest to name exoplanets isn't official. But does that really matter?
A fungus that grows on manure and breaks down the leftover plant material could be a key clue for biofuel researchers
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A crowdfunding venture gives you a way to donate directly to people's surgeries
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Pan and scroll your way around the northern lights
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As flowers start to reemerge, people seem a whole lot happier. And they might actually be happier, if Google searches are any indication
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The rules are extensive, but after three horses died in the filming of the HBO show "Luck," some are wondering if they're strict enough
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With 64 reported cases over the past two weeks, H7N9 is spreading
Tom Murphy, a PhD student in computer science, just built a computer program that can play Super Mario Bros
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Australopithecus sediba included a strange mix of both modern Homo and ape-like australopith features
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Researchers are using ISP databases to connect the dots between networks in order to create a comprehensive map of the internet's global scope
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Scientists can attribute particular natural disasters to climate change--just not the 2012 Great Plains drought
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