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When it comes to music in the brain, medicine has come a long way
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Scientists match DNA in seized tusks to elephant dung to map where poaching is taking place
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Residents of Astoria, Queens asked an arborist for help when a beloved neighborhood tree got the ax
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Christian Pham overcomes an embarrassing mistake to take home some big money
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Unexpected fires have kept experts cautious about the potential of lightweight batteries
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The creatures hail from a rarely before explored region of the ocean's water column
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This video breaks down our statistical similarity to chimpanzees
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The delayed enforcement of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation still didn’t bring freedom to many black Texans
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For three decades researchers have been working to protect against the tricky virus
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The military powerhouse ate chicken dinners 24/7 — even as his army starved
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The annual release of offshore oil is no accident — it’s a chance to train, test, and prepare for the possibility of a catastrophic oil spill
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A new analysis of the effect of global warming on tourism has things heating up in some areas, staying lukewarm in others
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The controversial president's face has only been on $20 bills since 1928
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The state thinks the bears are doing well enough to merit removal from protected status. Others disagree
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They celebrated with a skydiving trip chaperoned by the U.S. Army Parachute Team
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The craft site’s ban on metaphysical services stirs up a cauldron of controversy
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Divers, historians and state officials team up to preserve the state’s underwater heritage
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Spying on “spawning haystacks” is helping fishermen make more money and biologists preserve a floundering fish population
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