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The Grand Canyon is Full of Mercury

Researchers find high levels of mercury and selenium in plants and animals along the Colorado River

A dead chinook, likely killed by disease, in the Elwha River in Washington

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Drought Could Kill Off Many of the West Coast’s Fish

Fisheries managers are already struggling with low water and disease brought by warmth

Making a historic record—only the third time in the United States—Mei Xiang delivers twins.

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Breeding Pandas Is Incredibly Hard

The National Zoo's newborn panda twins are practically miracles.

The execution of pirates in Hamburg, 1573

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Execution Ballads Once Spread the News of Punishment to the Public

The grisly tunes deliberately pull on emotions to discourage crime

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Putting Eyeballs on Billboards Might Help Stop Crime

The feeling of being watched makes human change their behavior, even if it comes from a poster.

A giant truck carrying tar sand from a mine in Canada

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Utah Has the First Tar Sands Mine in the U.S.

The mine will operate on land in the Book Cliffs area

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A Manhattan-Sized Glacier Chunk Just Broke Off in Greenland

Glacial calving creates monster icebergs

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There’s Now Whiskey On the ISS

(But astronauts can't drink it)

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Psychopaths Might Be Immune to Contagious Yawning

The less empathetic someone is, the less likely they are to yawn back.

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"Full Blood Resurrection" and Other Gaming Terms Are Entering Chinese Vernacular

As online gaming is so popular in China, it’s changing the way people talk.

Molted glass during the 3D printing process, screenshot from "Glass" on Vimeo

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3D Printing Molten Glass Is Beautiful

The innovation comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria in its former glory.

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ISIS Recently Blew Up an Ancient Temple in Palmyra

The temple of Baalshamin was over 2,000 years old

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How a Single Wedding Ring Led to a $6 Billion Gold Hoax

People really wanted to believe there were 13 million pounds of gold there for the taking

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Two Men Say They’ve Found a Mythical Train of Nazi Gold

Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place

The full Rhamphorhynchus specimen

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Fossilized Poop is Rare, Fossilized Poop Inside a Fossilized Dinosaur is Even Rarer

Fossilized feces are always interesting, and researchers may have just found an extra special example

Images of the rock art after the team’s analysis show a collection of animal- and human-like figures and no dragon or pterodactyl

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Utah's Winged Monster Rock Painting Isn’t A Monster at All

The picture shows a collection of figures, none of which have wings

Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in "The Wolf Man," 1941

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There’s a Conference in the U.K. All About Werewolves Next Month

Wolf-to-human transformations in literature and history and their significance take the stage

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See, in Slow Motion, how Ladybugs Fit Wings Inside Their Spotted red Shells

A view of the insects that is rarely seen

Five pups from the Shasta Pack

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Biologists Have Spotted the First Wolf Pack in California in 100 Years

Two adults and five pups make up the newly-named Shasta Pack

The RedBall Project during a visit to Paris in 2014.

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A 15-Foot-Tall, 250-Pound Inflatable Ball Got Loose in Toledo, Ohio

Sounds like the inspiration for a Pixar movie.

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