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DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 has a resolution of just over nine inches
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The situation in Nigeria has only been getting worse
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The five year state of the reef reports paints a gloomy picture for the natural wonder
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Egyptians were embalming their dead as far back as 4,100 B.C.
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An intense workout at the gym could one day not only recharge your batteries, but your phone's too
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Because of corruption and laundering, any system of legal ivory trade threatens the continued existence of elephants
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These underwater habitats are important for several species of sea life
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Being able to mingle with the animals sounds nice, but is it?
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Spend a virtual night at the museum with robots
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Making salmon and other fish momentarily airborne is an efficient way of allowing them to clear obstacles, some innovators think
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Signs point to there being more than one NSA leaker
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The Fields Medal is mathematics' equivalent to the Nobel Prize
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This neat invertebrate trick could help researchers eventually figure out how to do the same for human cells
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Some groups are researching how plants can be used to clean up dangerous metals from the ground
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Robin Williams played a number of real people throughout his career
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Food trends, as revealed by the New York Times' coverage
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Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas
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In addition to teaching us more about kitties themselves, the cat genome could shed light on human disease
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At 15 days old, the panda cubs are still vulnerable, but are doing well so far
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Watch the remains of comet Swift-Tuttle burn up in the atmosphere
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