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Soon, Red Fireworks Might Not Contain Carcinogens Anymore

Scientists discover alternative to cancer-causing chemicals that give red fireworks their color.

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During Prohibition, Vintners Sold "Wine Bricks" Rather Than Wine

Dissolve, ferment, enjoy

New York City, site of the future Climate Museum

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New York City Might Get a Climate Change Museum

The museum will be the first of its kind in the U.S.

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Big Ben is Running Fast

Or is it slow?

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A Woman Just Found a Message in a Bottle From a Century-old Experiment

A German tourist spotted the bottle, which had been intended to measure deep ocean currents

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The Grand Canyon is Full of Mercury

Researchers find high levels of mercury and selenium in plants and animals along the Colorado River

A dead chinook, likely killed by disease, in the Elwha River in Washington

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Drought Could Kill Off Many of the West Coast’s Fish

Fisheries managers are already struggling with low water and disease brought by warmth

Making a historic record—only the third time in the United States—Mei Xiang delivers twins.

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Breeding Pandas Is Incredibly Hard

The National Zoo's newborn panda twins are practically miracles.

The execution of pirates in Hamburg, 1573

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Execution Ballads Once Spread the News of Punishment to the Public

The grisly tunes deliberately pull on emotions to discourage crime

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Putting Eyeballs on Billboards Might Help Stop Crime

The feeling of being watched makes human change their behavior, even if it comes from a poster.

A giant truck carrying tar sand from a mine in Canada

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Utah Has the First Tar Sands Mine in the U.S.

The mine will operate on land in the Book Cliffs area

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A Manhattan-Sized Glacier Chunk Just Broke Off in Greenland

Glacial calving creates monster icebergs

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There’s Now Whiskey On the ISS

(But astronauts can't drink it)

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Psychopaths Might Be Immune to Contagious Yawning

The less empathetic someone is, the less likely they are to yawn back.

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"Full Blood Resurrection" and Other Gaming Terms Are Entering Chinese Vernacular

As online gaming is so popular in China, it’s changing the way people talk.

Molted glass during the 3D printing process, screenshot from "Glass" on Vimeo

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3D Printing Molten Glass Is Beautiful

The innovation comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria in its former glory.

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ISIS Recently Blew Up an Ancient Temple in Palmyra

The temple of Baalshamin was over 2,000 years old

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How a Single Wedding Ring Led to a $6 Billion Gold Hoax

People really wanted to believe there were 13 million pounds of gold there for the taking

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Two Men Say They’ve Found a Mythical Train of Nazi Gold

Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place

The full Rhamphorhynchus specimen

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Fossilized Poop is Rare, Fossilized Poop Inside a Fossilized Dinosaur is Even Rarer

Fossilized feces are always interesting, and researchers may have just found an extra special example

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