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Liberian nurses carry a dead body suspected of dying from the Ebola virus at the Roberts field highway on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, 25 September 2014.

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Now We're Crowdfunding Ebola Research?

One leading Ebola researcher is turning to the crowd for more funding

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Twitter Payments Will Put Hashtag Activists on the Spot

Maybe it's time to actually #DoSomething

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Here's What Happens When a Hawk And a Drone Fight

This raptor was not ok with a quadcopter fronting on its turf

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New Jersey Encourages Hunters to Add Bear to Menu

New Jersey is hoping more hunters will take advantage of bear season

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"Vampire Grave" in Bulgaria Holds a Skeleton With a Stake Through Its Heart

The skeleton likely fell victim to vampire hysteria that gripped Eastern Europe until relatively recently

Ransom money is dropped near the ship MV Faina in 2009 while the ship was occupied by pirates

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Robot Ships And Pepper Spray—the Latest in Pirate-Fighting Tech

New technology developments are looking to combat piracy and terrorism on the high seas

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Giant Icebergs Used to Ram Up Against Florida

21,000 years ago, icebergs carved up the ocean floor off the Miami coast

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The Science of Why Toothpaste Makes Food Taste Funny

Blame toothpaste's foaming action

X-ray technology was invented in 1985 by Wilhelm Röntgen. This early image, along with others set to be on the block, were taken just a year later.

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Amazing Artifacts From the History of Science Are Going Up for Auction

Now if only we all had infinite money

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This Comedy Club Charges By the Laugh

In Barcelona, a comedy club is keeping tabs on its patrons' laughs with facial recognition technology

Photograph of Robert E Lee's Arlington house taken in 1861

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Rare Photo of Robert E. Lee's Slave Acquired by National Park Service

The photograph of Selina Gray and her children sold on eBay for $700

An artist's conception depicts WASP-43b's orbit around its star.

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Exoplanet Has Winds That Blow at the Speed of Sound

WASP-43b wouldn't be a great place to live

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Instead of Growing Meat in a Lab, Why Not Make It Out of Plants?

"Plant blood" is the secret behind the I-can't-believe-it-isn't-meat company, Impossible Foods

Satellite image of New Zealand

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Here's One Very Good Reason to Drill Deep Into an Active Fault

Scienctists hope to install instruments at the fault to observe changes in the earth at depth

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Why Is Antarctic Sea Ice at a 35-Year High?

Nobody really knows, but they have some thoughts

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More Americans Speak Arabic at Home Than Italian or Polish

21 percent of Americans speak another language at home

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Bionic Hands Partially Restore Users' Sense of Touch

The hand's sensors communicate directly with the wearer's nerves

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Google Maps an Oasis in the Desert From the Back of a Camel

The desert is not the best place for a Street View car

One of the approximately 14,000 year old coprolites found at Paisley Caves

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Paisley Caves Added to National Register Of Historic Places

One of the earliest sites of evidence for human occupation of North America

In Norway, 12-year-old Thea has become the poster girl for putting an end to child marriage around the world.

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The Fake Story of a Blond Child Bride Made This the Most Visited Blog in Norway

The campaign is meant to increase awareness and also is seeking sponsors of individual girls

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