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DNA from their host animals can persist in adult leeches for at least four months
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Maria Sibylla Merian’s work fought superstition and societal norms
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He had a penchant for cigarettes, booze and arm wrestling
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“If an artist had painted this Pluto before our flyby, I probably would have called it over the top — but that’s what is actually there.”
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The floods are the worst seen in over 60 years
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The Neva’s remaining crew managed to live an entire month in an Alaskan winter with just the wreckage of their ship
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Terraforming the planet with thermonuclear weapons: Best idea ever or disaster waiting to happen?
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The prestigious competition has been held every year since 1942
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The "Black Mambas" just received a prestigious award for their work on behalf of rhinos, lions and cheetahs
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For better learning, some researchers say school days should start at 10 AM.
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It’s not because all antivenom is expensive to make.
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From Project Mercury to Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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The ancient species Homo naledi had small brains and seems to have intentionally carried their dead into caves
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The idea is sound, but work needs to be done to ensure the virus doesn’t take out other insects as well
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Historians know who built them, but they don’t know why
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A proposed bridge could soon bring wildlife populations together.
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Unique click patterns point to the possibility of differing cultures among groups of sperm whales
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Pottery shards reveal 1,000-year-old traces of caffeine in places where it wasn't readily available
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The colorful floats can be covered in up to one million dahlias apiece.
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