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Sorry, Stargazers: There’s No Way to See This Weekend’s Black Moon

It’s just a trumped-up nickname for a new moon

Scaly, ant-eating mammals, pangolins curl up when they're scared.

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Over 180 Countries Just Approved a Ban on Pangolin Trafficking

It’s a big win for a weird little creature

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Welcome the First "Three-Parent" Baby Into the World

Fertility doctor John Zhang and his team transplanted DNA from one egg to another to prevent a fatal mitochondrial disease

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Listen to the First Computer-Made Tune on Alan Turing's Synthesizer

From code-breaker to musical innovator

Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, overthrown by sugar plantation owners and U.S. troops in 1893

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Rule Allows Native Hawaiians to Form Their Own Government

A rule by the Interior Department will allow indigenous Hawaiians to vote on creating a sovereign government similar to those of Native American tribes

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You, Too, Could Own a Copy of the Voyager Golden Record

Ozma records is producing a box set of the album sent into the cosmos to reach out to potential extraterrestrial life

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This Speedy, Wall-Crawling Conveyor System Will Now Deliver Books at the New York Public Library

Like a robotic, book-carrying train

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Rare Painting by a Victorian-Era Artist Found on “Antiques Roadshow”

You never know what might be lying around the attic

This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o’clock position off of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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Evidence Stacks Up for Icy Geysers Erupting on Europa

Possible water plumes could give researchers a way to study Jupiter’s moon without drilling

Dissident artist Pyotr Pavlensky appears at Moscow's Tagansky District Court on suspicion of vandalism.

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Russian Burger King Campaign Isn't the First to Mix Art and Advertising

There’s a lot of back-and-forth between these worlds

A new WHO report reveals that China has the most air pollution deaths per year.

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Nine in Ten People Worldwide Breathe Dangerous Air Every Day

The WHO just released the most detailed air pollution report ever—and the results are sobering

This book of Grimm's Fairy Tales is entirely written using words with one syllable.

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Channel Childhoods Gone By With This Digital Archive of Victorian Children’s Books

From nursery rhymes to religious lectures, this digital archive shows how kids read in a bygone age

Alive or dead? You'll won't know until you peek inside.

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Scientists Catch Schrödinger’s Cat on Camera

No cats were harmed in the making of this science

American soldier wearing gas masks in the trenches during World War I

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This Documentary Series Will Teach You About World War I in Real Time

A week-by-week approach to the Great War

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New DNA Analysis Shows How Cats Spread Around the World

Felines spread in two waves including moving around Europe on Viking ships, according to researchers

The Wavertree, an 1885 tall ship, is back in New York's harbor after a 16-month-long restoration.

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An 1885 Ship Just Sailed Back to New York City

After a 16-month-long overhaul, the Wavertree has been restored to her former glory

This grocery store's shelves are lined with 100% wasted food.

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This Supermarket Sells Only Wasted Food

It’s a yummy solution to a worldwide problem

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China Switches on the World's Largest Radio Telescope

Measuring 1,640 feet across, the massive device will scour the skies for signs of life and new galaxies

Mall rats aren't the only animals to be found in China's gigantic shopping centers.

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Chinese Malls Are Filled With Sad Animals

As cities spread, so do depressing mall zoos

The statue of Lenin where it formerly stood on the roof of the Red Square building on E Houston Street.

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A Statue of Lenin Has Finally Come Down from Red Square...in New York City

One of Manhattan’s strangest buildings has lost its mascot

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