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Mold Is Threatening Boston Public Library’s Rare Books

As spores are found in the stacks, it's time to battle a fuzzy foe

A spectacled fruit bat hangs out in search of its next meal. Many bats eat nectar with grooved tongues that are posing quite a mystery for scientists.

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This Bat's Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt

The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists

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Pope Francis is Dropping a Prog Rock-Inspired Album

Rock the Pope

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NASA Unveils Giant Ice Cube With Wheels for Exploring Alien Oceans

An underwater rover might one day explore otherworldly seas

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Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry

Pizzerias are a new and growing market for coal companies

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Volunteers are Struggling to Maintain New Orleans’ Iconic Tombs

Many cemetery vaults are crumbling due to weather, vandalism and disrepair

A map of antineutrinos leaving Earth, where blue is less activity and red more

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Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos

Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay

A statue of goddess Durga in Kolkata — India was the location of the first recorded nose job

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The Nose Job Dates Back to the 6th Century B.C.

But for a long time, the nose was built up instead of shaved down

An illustration of Titanosaurs nesting — the large group the museum-bound specimen belongs to

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The Biggest Dinosaur to Walk the Earth Will Soon Be in a Museum

The as-yet-unnamed sauropod was about 130 feet long and will barely fit in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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Early Australians May Have Lived With Giant Lizards

Researchers discover early Australians shared the continent with enormous lizards

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Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas

Off with their head and hands

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The “Happy Birthday” Song is Officially in the Public Domain

Sing without fear of being sued

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Supreme Court Justices Have a Thing for Shakespeare

The brief's the thing

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50-Year-Old Moon Data Reveals Unseen Earthquakes

Scientists have identified four different types of moonquakes in data left over from Apollo 17

Mexican free-tailed bats leaving Bracken Cave in Texas

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Saving Bats Could Reduce Pesticide Use

People already install bat houses to attract the insect-eating mammals, but one researcher is working to quantify exactly how much they may help

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People Can Now Have Their Tattoos Framed After They Die

A new service turns skin art into a gift that keeps on giving

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Netflix Has Figured Out The Exact Moment Viewers Get Addicted to a Show

It doesn’t take many episodes

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Humans Have a Unique Death Smell

Figuring out the chemical signature of death could help train dogs that aid law enforcement

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PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

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How Doughnut-Loving Cops Became a Stereotype

A sugar-sweet symbol for beat cops around the country

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