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Some lucky kids got to name this gnarly-looking fish
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The Yutu Rover has discovered a type of basalt unlike anything else ever found on the moon
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The Star of Bethlehem may not have actually been a star
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The software bug has been miscalculating release dates for 13 years
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A favorite voice interprets a classic
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A niche group of knitters specializes in wrangling disobedient skeins
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Ancient artifact or back massager?
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That trip to the DMV is about to get a little less awful
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A leak in a key instrument on board the InSight lander means the team will have to wait for the next launch window in 2018
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A living breakwater could prevent future flooding while cleaning polluted waters
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Some conifers' survival is endangered by disease, deforestation and competition
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Though it doesn't replace a visit to a doctor, researchers hope it will persuade more people to seek help
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Future generations will know how Parisians responded to attacks in their city
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Haptic sensors might help figure out if thread count really matters
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Fish do it, bugs do it, even some species of snakes do it
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Nearly 15 years later and about 1,000 miles away from the last sighting, the snakes could be making a comeback
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Bizarre chemicals in deep space could help explain the origins of life
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During the first Falcon 9 launch in six months, the first stage booster rocket make a neat u-turn in air and a clean landing on the ground
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The actor paid $270,000 for the skull of one of T. rex's cousins
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