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Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
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Coated in sperm DNA and set on fire, this cotton cloth just doesn't want to burn
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If the bees can't be saved, maybe these little robobees can assume their role
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With roiling red Sun and the black disk of Earth, eclipses don't get much prettier than this
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While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, a student stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the book's pages
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The giant African snail is a true nightmare. So when Australian officials found one in a shipping container yard in Brisbane, they destroyed it as quickly as possible
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Roller derby players come home with lots of bruises, scrapes and aches. But they also come home with an altered microbiome
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One technology enthusiast set out to capture the sounds of old gadgets in his Museum of Endangered Sounds
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Moshers might have more to offer society than you once thought. It turns out that mosh pits behave a lot like a container of gas, with each individual behaving like an atom
All manta rays and several species of sharks will likely gain international protection this Thursday through the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species
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The world is getting warmer, and the Arctic is getting greener
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Contrary to previous research, tropical rainforests should be able to stand up to climate change
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Some of these naturalists were murdered by people in the regions they were working. Others died of diseases or lost their lives to their research subjects
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Dennis Hope claims to own the Moon, and he wants to sell you an acre for just $19.99 plus taxes and fees
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While the tech world debates the merits and pitfalls of wearing Google glasses, one bar in Seattle has made up its mind already
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But the resolution is relatively vague on what exactly pornography is
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They've certainly tried
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The creation of DST is usually credited to George Vernon Hudson, but 100 years earlier, Benjamin Franklin pondered a similar question
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Researchers at UC Berkeley recently added evidence to the idea that life on earth came from a comet
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Law firm sues over recommended admission fee--twice
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