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The Earth BioGenome Project promises to revolutionize biology
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Indian officials say the hunters initially attempted tranquilizing the animal, but killed her, reportedly in self-defense, in the end
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The African black-footed cat weighs roughly 200 times less than the average lion, but it has a predation success rate of 60 percent
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'A Space of Their Own' aims to build comprehensive digital database of 15th- to 19th-century women artists
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Star data shows we gobbled up a galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus about 1/4 the size of the Milky Way, leaving behind telltale signs of the merger
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Under the pen-name Jin Yong, the writer published 14 seminal books that defined the entire wuxia genre and sold more than 300 million copies
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Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, as the island is called, may have been eroded by wind and ice floes
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The lamprey, a jawless fish that uses its teeth to hook onto the flesh of prey, was a favorite delicacy amongst British royals past and present
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A new analysis of fossilized eggshells suggests diversely patterned eggs evolved much earlier than previously believed
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Those who have the organ removed have a 20 percent less chance of developing the disease, which is related to protein found in the appendix and the brain
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The unusual formation is situated nearly three miles below the ocean's surface—a distance greater than Mount Rainier's height above sea level
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The tool, which was likely used for cutting or carving wood rather than as a weapon, was crafted during 4000 B.C.
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A hot fall and excess rain robbed much of the East Coast of its annual leaf show
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How Venice and its cultural institutions will battle rising sea levels in the future is a larger question
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The Pope was reportedly impressed by the new game
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A new volume of her correspondence highlights the poet's whimsical, sensual and intellectual sides
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Launched in 2009, Kepler discovered thousands of new exoplanets before finally running out of fuel earlier this month
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The new study has found that Neanderthals' chests were not larger in volume than those of modern humans, contrary to popular belief
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For Johann Sebastian Bach's 333rd birthday, a team looked at recordings of the composer's work over the last 50 years
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Over 10,000 African-American troops mustered at Camp Nelson, which also offered refuge for their enslaved wives and children
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