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The pyramids hail back to the days of the kingdom of Kush, which occurred around 2,000 years ago
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By the year 2100, the human race will have lost about 50% of the languages alive today. Every fourteen days a language dies. There are some success stories
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We really do think our mediocre constructions are just as good as those of the very finest of craftsman
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Wisdom the 62 year-old albatross just hatched what is thought to be her 30 to 35th chick
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With artificial limbs and organs, Rex is a vision of a bionic future
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Across the United States cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are on the rise. Named for the “deep “whooping” sound [that] is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath,” says the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this bacterial infection can cause fever, difficulty breathing, and bouts of awful coughing that can last [...]
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Dali felt as though sleep was a waste of time (so did Edison, and many other influential people) but science suggests that sleep is pretty important
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A slow jam won't get you through that third mile, and smooth jazz isn't going to kick that kickboxing workout up a notch. It's not just personal preference either - it's science
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Researchers are now starting to look into the question, and see just how intelligent our furry friends actually are
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Science savvy female teens in Asia, east and south Europe and the Middle East outperform males in science aptitude, but the opposite is true in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe
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As Hasbro welcomes the sleek, new silver kitty, it bids farewell to the age-old iron
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We have no idea why crime dropped, but it had nothing to do with broken windows or police strategy
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A lack of snow is affecting the annual Iditarod sled dog race
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Huge magnitude 8.0 earthquakes are rare--but not as rare as you'd think
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The 48th Mersenne prime was recently discovered on the computer of a man named Dr. Curtis Cooper, and it's 17 million digits long
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Now, thanks to Google, you don't need a plane ticket or hiking boots to experience some of the Grand Canyon's geologic magic
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On January 31, France's minister of women's rights made if officially impossible to arrest a woman for wearing pants in Paris
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While earthworms benefit soils, they do play a significant role in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide - though not nearly as great as humans, of course
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The future of Big Data is in the post
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North Korea's latest propaganda depicts their new rocket and a burning United States
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