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Evidence builds that insect-eating bats are natural reservoirs for the disease
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We just have so much to look forward to
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The planet’s pressure and temperature created a supercritical state where carbon dioxide has properties of a liquid and a gas
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Dust mites’ ubiquity comes in part from their ability to digest dead skin cells (which is what makes us allergic to their waste)
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A new type of glass designed to keep gunmen out of school raises the question of whether defense is being prioritized over prevention
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The American Chemical Society takes a look at the science of champagne
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Binge drinking not only makes people more accident-prone, it impairs their ability to recover from those accidents
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The viral outbreak doesn't appear to be slowing
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The exceptionally well-preserved ships offer new insight into ship-building history
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Billions of dollars worth of "gift returns" are actually stolen goods
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The latest categorization of solid precipitation types inspired a cool graphic
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The year saw a few prominent disasters, but 2014 was, unfortunately, nothing out of the ordinary
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Like humans, birds just don’t sing as well drunk as they do when sober
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The most searched for artists, according to one website, run the gamut from classic masters to Duck Stamp contest winners
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If the president adopts them, however, the seventh sons are spared from their werewolf fate
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One charge can carry the Tesla Roadster up to 400 miles
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Increasing your well being in the new year can also be good for the planet
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Mars may have an underground water reservoir
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Throw it in a loop, and listen to the music
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