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Half of Devil's Kettle Falls plunges underground — then simply disappears

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The Mystery of Minnesota's Disappearing River

Half a river is missing in the Judge C.R. Magney State Park

Players from the University of Sydney and McGill University grapple over the quaffle during the 2014 Quidditch World Cup in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Muggles, Rejoice: Quidditch is Becoming a Serious Sport

The Harry Potter-inspired game is now played by more than 300 teams around the world

Nabiré had a chronic problem with uterine cysts, and the one that killed her was inoperable.

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Only Four Northern White Rhinos Are Left on Earth

One of the species' last females died this week

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Bully or Bystander? It Could Be in the Genes

New study says bullying may be nature, not nurture

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70 Years Ago, a B-25 Bomber Crashed Into the Empire State Building

14 people died in the accident

Dario, an eight-year-old Colombian boy who lost his arm due to a congenital malformation, tests out Torres' prosthetic arm design.

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Kids Can Build Their Own Lego Prosthetics

Prototype system brings a bit of fun to prosthetics

Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May is recognized during a July 17, 2015 New Horizons science briefing at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May spent a long birthday weekend with the science team, attending two morning science plenaries, a meeting with the Student Dust Counter group, and working on stereo images of Pluto with the Geology, Geophysics and Imaging (GGI) team.

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Queen Guitarist Brian May is Now a New Horizons Science Collaborator

As new images were transmitted from Pluto, the rock-star-turned-astrophysicist rubbed shoulders with his heroes

Serpentine columbine may use dead bugs to lure in spiders to do its dirty work, researchers report.

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This Plant Murders Bugs and Decorates Itself With Their Dead Bodies

Talk about a roundabout defense strategy

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 (VSS Enterprise) glides toward Earth on its first test flight after being released from its WhiteKnight2 (VMS Eve) mothership over Mojave, California October 10, 2010. The craft was piloted by engineer and test pilot Pete Siebold from Scaled Composites.

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Here's What Caused a Catastrophic Virgin Galactic Crash

Investigators say space plane didn’t have enough safeguards

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Go Ahead, Wise Guy: Sarcasm Makes People More Creative

It’s science, duh

Jack Kevorkian stands in front of one of his paintings.

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Listen to Dr. Kevorkian's Jazz-Funk Album

The man called "Dr. Death" created a complex and surprising body of artistic work

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Mystery Solved: Why Puddles Don't Go On Forever

The picture of proper puddle behavior had a few missing pieces

Times Square, New York City

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Times Square’s Iconic Billboards May Be Illegal

Bright lights, big city, breaking the law

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In Mexico, a Gritty Neighborhood Has Become a 65,000-Square-Foot Mural

A hillside in Pachuca gets a psychedelic makeover

Hawaii, three foot long egg mass, the product of a species of open ocean squid.

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This Huge, Gooey Blob Could Be a Clutch of Squid Eggs

The blob was the size of a car...and completely baffling to a group of divers

The first known photograph of Drosera magnifica.

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No One Knew This Plant Existed Until It Was Posted to Facebook

What's the emoji for "scientific discovery"?

A mother rhino breastfeeding her baby

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Why Mammals Have a Monopoly On Milk

It all started with an egg

Pluto may be home to a hazy atmosphere, nitrogen glaciers and possibly even an underground ocean.

New Research

There's Flowing Ice on Pluto

And maybe an underground ocean

Cerveza Zulia is one of Venezuela's most popular beers and its oldest brewery.

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Venezuela Is About to Run Out of Beer

Strict import laws could make Venezuela's taps dry up in just a few weeks

A helicopter being used to fight wildfire

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Drones Are Getting in the Way of Firefighters Combating Wilderness Blazes

Firefighters need to take to the air to fight fires, but sometimes that air is just too crowded

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