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Russia's federal space agency will soon be no more
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For recent migrants to the country's booming megacities, nothing says nostalgia like a pile of cow poo
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People have been leaving a mess out in Earth's orbit
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Participants make around $1,100 a month—just for being alive
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Artisanal beverages are so popular that makers face a can shortage
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A silver salt based ink lets users draw any circuit they can dream
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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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