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A lot of things sing to mark their territory - birds, wolves, howler monkeys. But you can now add mice to that list
A massive earthquake last week created a new island off the coast of Pakistan
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Clancy authored more than 20 books and his final novel, Command Authority, is scheduled for release on December 3
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This new discovery fills in a gap in that chemical line-up, though experts suspect that many more molecular surprises await
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Forget iPads, if you want a long lasting toy stick with blocks
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Perhaps the lack of fish food even explains the orientation of Easter Island's famous statues, which face inwards toward the islanders' food source
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Pilots will have to wear hearing protection along with a helmet, neck restraints, boots and a fireproof suit
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Proto Indo-European is thought to be the precursor to many Indian, Asian and European languages
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Researchers are trying to culture what comes out of blowholes from whales and dolphins, to see if they can use them as diagnostic tools
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Desomorphine, a cleaner form of the drug, was first concocted by the U.S. in the 1930s as a potential morphine substitute
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In A.D. 1257 a massive volcano erupted, spreading ash all over the world. The problem is that scientists have no idea where the eruption happened
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People affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement want to open an Occupy-branded bank
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Dancers may reshape their brains with years or training, or people who have a natural ability not to fall over may be most likely to become pro ballerinas
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There are over a billion people with Facebook accounts, and this site lets you see all of their profile pictures at once
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As if that wasn't bad enough, Lysol isn't even an effective contraceptive
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Funding gaps didn't always bring a shut down of the federal government
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Entomologists speculate that the exceptionally warm weather in China allowed the aggressive, deadly hornets to proliferate
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Those prone to simulator sickness will have a hard time avoiding phones and computer screens
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Wilson Kipsang just set the marathon world record, clocking in at 2 hours, 3 minutes and 23 seconds
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Although the rate of extinction the researchers observed is startling, it's unfortunately not surprising
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