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The contested self-portrait.

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If a Monkey Takes a Photo, No One Owns Copyright

The contested photo likely belongs to neither monkey nor man, but to the public domain

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The Rise and Fall of PBR

How Pabst Blue Ribbon lost its cool

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Jump on Massive Trampolines in a Giant Cavern in Wales

This sounds like fun: jumping on trampolines 180 feet above the floor of a giant cavern

Barcelona's Olympic Stadium

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Barcelona's Turning Its Old Olympic Stadium Into a Virtual Reality Themepark

At Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, you can race a virtual Olympian

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This Hacker Can Mimic a Car Key Fob

If you put a computer in it, hackers can get in

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Humanity’s Legacy Might Be The Holes We Leave Behind

The last remnants of human civilizations might be the holes we carve into the earth

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Here's One Alternative to Having Your Password Stolen by Russian Hackers

Log in just by clicking your favorite spots on a map

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One Aspirin a Day Helps Keep Cancer Away

According to the largest analysis conducted to date, daily doses of aspirin significantly reduces the risk of getting some common cancers

An image from NASA of algae blooms along the Gulf coast, seen here in teal. This image was taken by MODIS at an unspecified date.

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The Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone Is the Size of a Small State

The Gulf of Mexico's dead zone actually shrunk this year—but it's still the size of Connecticut

A humanitarian crisis is underway in Sinjar, Iraq, and the surrounding towns.

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Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Trapped Without Food or Water on Mountains Surrounded by Militia

Delivering help by land or air is impossible, humanitarian aid experts say

A close up of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken from just 80 miles up.

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Rosetta Satellite Is the First to Ever Orbit a Comet

It's been a long trip, but Rosetta has finally reached its destination

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This Mathematical Equation Predicts Momentary Happiness

Keeping your expectations low, it seems, is key to achieving fleeting satisfaction

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When Scientists, Social Media, and the Kardashians Collide

A commentary published in a scientific journal sparks a heated debate amongst scientists

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We Don’t Need a Huge Breakthrough to Make Renewable Energy Viable—It Already Is

The idea that renewable energy can't handle the load is a myth, says Amory Lovins

The Flores hobbit skull (left) compared to another H. sapiens skull recovered on the island that dates to around 4,000 years ago (right).

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The Flores "Hobbit" Might Not Be a New Species at All

A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited

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Explore Native Alaskan Stories As a Young Iñupiaq Girl in This New Video Game

Never Alone draws on the art, stories and culture of Alaskan Inuit

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With an Untested New Drug, Two Ebola Patients Are Experiencing "Miraculous" Recovery

The drug, however, was not "top secret," as some outlets have reported

An artistic depiction of the duck.

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Copenhagen Might Install a Giant, Energy-Gathering Duck in Its Harbor

The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025

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Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In

The then-and-nows of kids' food-related fundraising

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Scientists Can Now Eavesdrop By Watching a Soundless Video of a Glass of Water

Sound is pressure, pressure causes motion and motion shows up on film

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