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Alternate names for the Space Shuttle that nearly were: Starlighter, Pegasus, Space Clipper
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In 1964, Donal Rusk Currey killed the oldest tree ever. It was a Bristlecone pine, and here's why they live so long
In California, a loss for labeling GM foods has both sides wondering when people wil stop shouting and start thinking
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BP may be about to pay the largest criminal fine in U.S. history
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People like their cash fresh and clean, and they're more likely to hold on to those neat bills than spend them quickly
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There are 456 episodes of Law and Order, and for the past two years Overthinking It has been crowdsourcing a list of how each one ended.
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Conservationists announce good news for mountain gorillas, but the species is not out of the woods just yet
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Bedbugs have terrorized cities long enough, and now a human drug might stop them in their tracks
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The evolution of body lice shows that humans began wearing clothes between 50,000 to 200,000 years ago
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A gas giant, drifting alone with no star to call home, was discovered 100 light-years away
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Using "yes" or "no" questions, researchers ask a vegetative man if he is in pain
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A new company called Memrise says their app can teach you an entire language within hours
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Evolution no longer places intelligence-selecting demands on us, researchers argue, meaning we are slowly but surely regressing intellectually
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Cloning might seem like a panacea solution. Take one animal and make millions! But it's not that simple
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Panda bears are climate change's latest potential victims, which threatens to destroy their bamboo forests
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The strong winds and wide areal extent of hurricane Sandy brought birds from all over to the northeast US
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Scientists unlock a clue as to why some musical notes make you feel so uneasy
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To mark the 100 year anniversary of their deaths, the letters of Scott's team have been published in a book
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A team of researchers dug into 60 different people's belly buttons and found bacterial diversity and microbial mystery
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Hillary Clinton aims to create an international coalition to stop illegal wildlife trafficking
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