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Researchers are hoping to use electric jolts to jump start people's brains
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July 24th marks double jackpot for the intrepid explorers of years past as well for as fans of the latest photographic trend, "ruin porn."
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When the athletes hit the track at this summer's Olympic games, they'll be stepping onto a surface as finely tuned as they are
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Scientists examine the difference between two distinct freestyle strokes in order to determine the most efficient stroke around
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Animal bridges, aka ecoducts or wildlife crossings, allow wildlife to cross potential death-traps like highways and are are popping up all over the world
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Using aerial surveys, US geographers map the mineral resources found on Afghanistan's rocky surface
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Three elephants were supposed to fly from Toronto the California at the end of next week, but the weather is just too hot for these African animals
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Because of their complex brains and rich social lives, should dolphins and whales be considered non-human legal persons, with full legal rights?
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Powell designed glasses with built-in screens that translate speech, the translation appearing live as subtitles floating in front of the wearer's eyes
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China's per capita CO2 emissions have almost caught up with Europe's
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Cornell researchers exploit kids' adoration of Batman for the better, using the superhero as an impetus to encourage kids to eat healthy
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A new report spells out that the oil spill, along with a couple other coincidental but unfortunate circumstances, initiated the grissly dolphin deaths
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In 1957, five Air Force officers volunteered (and one cameraman was voluntold) to stand directly below a mid-air detonation of a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead
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