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Heroin Use Is on the Rise Again, Thanks to Suburban White Users

OxyContin is heroin's new gateway drug, experts say

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A Dutch Actress Is Journeying to the South Pole on a Tractor

She pays tribute to great polar expeditions of the past and carries the dreams of thousands with her

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Butter And Olive Oil Prices Spike

The world is about to become much less tasty

A rufous hummingbird.

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One Hummingbird's Unusual Flight: From Minnesota to Texas, on a Plane

Rufous hummingbirds have no business being in St. Paul amid freezing temperatures

The world's first large scale offshore wind farm in Denmark. The 80 turbine installation was completed in December 2002.

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America's Offshore Wind Production Is About to Go Big

A new federal land lease will open the door to a surge in offshore wind development

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The Black Sea Devil, a Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish, Filmed for the First Time

Fewer than half a dozen anglerfish have ever been recorded swimming in their undersea habitat

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The Space Station Just Got an Experimental ISSpresso Machine

Mmm, space coffee

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We Weigh the Most on Mondays

The weekend’s excesses can pack on a few extra pounds, but routine during the week tends to strip them away again

A Coptic depiction of Christ and of Abbot Mena dating to around the same time as the recently translated book of rituals.

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An Ancient Egyptian Spellbook Has Been Translated

It's like the researchers have never seen a horror movie

The proposed canal routes through Nicaragua.

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Nicaragua Is Going Ahead With a Massive Canal That Will Bisect the Country

According to experts, the project will likely wreak havoc on both Nicaraguans and the country's environment

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A Simple Way to Reduce Car Crashes: Start the High School Day Later

A later roll-call time for teens also means improved health, mood, and grades

Ariel view of the Hoover Dam captured in 1967

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Americans Are Using Less Water Than We Did in 1970

Peak water was decades ago

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Light Therapy May Work on Chronic Mood Disorders, Too

Sitting under fake sun could help heal chronic depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, too

A scene from a lake-effect snow storm last year in Evans, New York

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After the Storm: Floods of Dumped Milk And Melting Snow in Western New York

More than five feet of snow, and up to eight in some places, over such as short time period is a lot to deal with

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In the U.S., Few Heavy Drinkers Are Actually Alcoholics

About 90 percent of people who drink excessively—more than eight drinks a week for women, 15 for men—are not alcohol dependent

The worm's progression through the man's brain, over a four year period.

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A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man's Brain for Years

Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation

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One Idea to Get to Mars: Fill the Walls of a Spaceship With Water

The insulation from radiation would also be drinkable

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How One Crop Allowed Humans to Conquer the Himalaya

Hardy barley enabled us to survive at altitudes that were previously beyond reach

An optical light image of a black hole’s jet from the galaxy M87

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The Rotational Energy of Black Holes Spits Out Powerful Particle Streams

Researchers are getting closer to answering some heavy questions about how supermassive black holes work

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This New Video of the Earth Is the Best Ever Made

The video was made with images taken by a Russian satellite

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