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The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station
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Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
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This finding applies to reefs around the world
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They're on Mars, they're beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
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Chinese engineers are discussing a new high speed rail line from China to the US
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Dismantling a blue whale, piece by piece
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The sperm were longer than the male shrimp's entire body
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His controversial farming method has long been dismissed by experts
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is using remote-controlled drones to monitor nests of endangered species
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With finances tight and jobs scarce, hometowns are looking very attractive
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The Santa Maria ran aground off Haiti in 1492
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A new system of background checks could make catching a ride safer and easier
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The next NASA Mars rover, scheduled for 2020, may be the first step in a sample return mission
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Three times as many kids as in the 1980s just don't read books
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This Norway Spruce in Sweden has roots that are over 9,000 years old
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Steps from a 15th century Spanish castle, combatants took to arms
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The advanced prosthetic reads muscle contractions and turns them into motion
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Outside observers, however, tend to see through flimsy claims of innocence
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