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France Is Spending 3 Million Euros to Save the Great Hamster of Alsace

There are only a few hundred left!

A map of earthquake activity around the U.S. from 2009 to 2012. Black dots are earthquakes above magnitude 3.0, with bigger circles for bigger earthquakes.

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Government Says Oil and Gas Development Have Raised Risk of Earthquakes in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's recent surge in earthquake activity due in part to wastewater injection

Dinosaurs came in all shapes and sizes, but only the small, feathered variety survived.

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Ancient Birds Avoided Mass Extinction By Shrinking

The shrinkage process was well underway before an asteroid brought doom to the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

A page from Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau

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This 300 Year Old Book Is a Guide to Every Paint Color Imaginable

Browse through color swatches from the 17th Century

A protester at the Bring Back Our Girls rally in New York City, which took place last week.

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The U.S. Is Going to Help Try to Find the Still-Missing Nigerian School Girls

President Obama pledges immediate, on-the-ground support

Far View House, Mesa Verde

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This "Lake" at Mesa Verde Is Actually a Ceremonial Structure

The old theory, that it was a reservoir, didn’t hold water

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This Radio Station Broadcasts All Over the World, But Only at Breakfast Time

Global Breakfast Radio operates in every time zone on the planet

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Butterflies And Bees Drink Crocodile Tears

To the delight of winged invertebrates, crocodiles cry when they eat

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The Area Around Stonehenge Has Been Inhabited for More Than 10,000 Years

That makes this area the oldest inhabited place in England

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Stroll Along A Glass Walkway 918 Feet Above the Ground

Glacier Skyway is Jasper National Park’s newest attraction

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Society Doesn’t Quite Know What to Make of Professional Snugglers

One snuggling operation in Wisconsin recently shut down when authorities thought it was a front for a brothel

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Surgeons Are Ready to Put Trauma Patients Into Hibernation

By chilling the body, trauma surgeons can buy more time

The virus responsible for the Middle East respiratory syndrome.

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The MERS Virus Has Been Detected in the U.S.

But the specter of what the SARS-like virus could do is scarier than what it actually is doing right now

In Mexico, parasitic corn fungus makes for a great tortilla filling.

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Five Parasitic Species People Love to Eat

From tapeworms to lampreys, some people don't mind eating the bloodsuckers

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Yosemite National Park Bans Drones

The Park says that the use of drones can disturb other visitors and wildlife

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Environment Matters As Much As Genes for Kids Who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorders

A new study found that environmental and genetic factors were equally important in assessing kids' risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder

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Scientists Transformed Men's Skin Cells Into Immature Sperm Cells

When inserted in mice testes, men’s skin cells were coaxed into becoming immature sperm cells

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What’s Killing the Sea Stars?

Scientists inch closer to the cause of the mysterious "sea star wasting syndrome"

Adam West as Batman, c. 1966

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It's the 75th Anniversary of Batman's Creation

What's the source of Batman's lasting appeal?

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Michelangelo’s David Has Weak Ankles

The iconic statue may be in danger of collapse

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