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Black Holes Might Catapult Rogue Supernovas Into Space

Like being fired from a slingshot at 4.5 million miles an hour

Two roads diverged in a wood and I — I took the one traveled by a robot, thanks.

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This is a Robot Taking a Leisurely, Terrifying Walk in the Woods

Mechanical humanoid robots have never been so relaxed

U.S. Army Spc. Amanda Vasquez, with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, salutes the flag in 2009.

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The First Two Female Army Rangers Are About to Graduate

After completing a grueling course, two women have proved they have what it takes to join the Army's best

A hawthorn tree in the moonlight

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Plants Might Move with the Moon Just as the Oceans Do with Tides

One researcher calls it the "leaftide"

One glorious memorial (The Moon on August 2, 2015 with the International Space Station just visible as a silhouette)

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Go to the Moon for Less than $10,000! One Catch: Dead People Only

It’s the cheapest option yet for choosing the Moon as a final resting place

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Why Airplane Seats Come With Barf Bags

One of the last remaining luxuries of airplane travel

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Elizabeth II Isn’t England’s Longest-Ruling Monarch Just Yet

But she's about to set a royal record

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This Pesticide Doesn’t Kill Spiders, But It Does Mess With Their Heads

Just because a chemical isn’t lethal doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous to other insects

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Drone Racing Wants to Become a Professional Sport

The Drone Racing League just got $1 million from Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross

Leaf-cutter ants tending a fungus garden in Guadaloupe

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Future Antibiotics for Humans Could Come From Ant Fungus Gardens

A unique symbiotic relationship exists between leaf-cutter ants, fungi and bacteria

An image of the Italian Alps, snapped in June by the ESA's Sentinel-2, could be used in biodiversity studies.

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Why Satellites Are a Biologist's Best Friend

From tracking penguins to coral reefs, satellites are changing the way scientists study ecology

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Is Chocolate Milk the Next Sports Drink?

It all comes down to cows

Fruit vendor in São Paulo, Brazil

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Why Humans Love Things That Fit into Other Things

There's comfort in unexpected order

A solar flare erupts from the Sun in 2012.

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When Will the Next Solar Superflare Hit Earth?

The year 2209 just got a lot scarier

Lightning strikes near the U.S. Capitol building

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Lightning Strikes Can Change Rocks' Atomic Structure

New research suggests that rock crystals melt under the intense force and heat of lightning

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Cadavers Are Teaching Doctors to Be More Empathetic

By getting to know the person behind the cadaver, new doctors are honing the skills they'll use on living patients

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A New Cooking Oil Can Be Reused 80 Times

Could it make for better French fries and disrupt a worldwide black market at the same time?

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The Color White Has a Dark Past

From race to wealth to cleanliness, the color's connotations have a long history

The motor convoy departed D.C. on July 7, 1919.

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How a Hellish Road Trip Revolutionized American Highways

Quicksand, food rationing, and embarrassment may have prompted Ike to push for a better highway system

Loren P. Woods, curator of fish at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in 1968. But could he handle a horse?

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Would You Pass This 1910 Museum Curator Test?

Don't know how to steer a canoe? Instant fail

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