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Coastal Cities Don't Just Need to Worry About Rising Seas; They're Also on Sinking Land

Some cities are facing a future of rising sea levels while the ground under their feet is sinking

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Watch This Bear Cub Rock Climb!

You have time for one too-adorable-for-words video

A Syrian rebel fighter wears a gas mask in 2013.

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Syria Won’t Give Up the Last of Its Chemical Weapons

U.S. officials say the Syrian government is holding on to some of its chemical weapons to use as leverage

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The Grasshopper Mouse Hunts Scorpions, Turns Scorpion Venom into Painkiller

Evolutionary adaptations let this little mouse hunt scorpions

Two contestants compete in the 2006 International World Rock Paper Scissors Championships in Toronto.

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The Ultimate Rock, Paper, Scissor Strategy

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKiSPUc2Jck&feature=youtu.be&t=31s">60 percent of the time, it works every time</a>

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Here’s Why There Will Probably Never Be a Hangover Prevention Pill

If it was easily doable, someone would have invented it already

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Maple Syrup Farmers Can Now Vacuum Sap Out of Trees

A new technology helps sugarmakers get every last drop

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Lone Bacteria Are More Likely to Become Drug Resistant Than Big Colonies

This finding could help design ways to prevent antibiotic resistance

Santa Barbara Church, built in the late 16th century.

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Mompox Does Exist: A Town Captured by Garcia Marquez Isn't Just a Dream

Once a center of commerce, Mompox is now an isolated city in Colombia

The Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza (Egypt). Ca. 1845. Lithography by David Roberts.

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A Simple Trick May Have Helped the Egyptians Build the Pyramids

No ancient aliens needed: A little bit of water reduces friction when dragging a sled over sand

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50 Years Ago Today, the First BASIC Program Ran in a Dartmouth Basement

The computer language that led the hobbyist computer boom turns 50 today

Activists in Denmark protest outside the American Embassy in Kbenhavn.

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The FISA Court Has Only Denied an NSA Request Once in the Past 5 Years

Only one of 8164 surveillance requests were denied by the court

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For 100 Years, Female Students Have Gotten Better Grades in Every Subject

Yes, that includes math and science

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On These Book Tours, the Author Acts as a Tour Guide

Authors are literally bringing their readers along for the journey, by leading tours of places their books are set

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These Cold War Satellite Images Revealed 10,000 Undiscovered Archaeological Sites

Images of the Middle East from the 1960s showed thousands of archaeological sites—some of which have already been destroyed

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Mosquitoes Kill More Humans Than Human Murderers Do

From a human perspective, this makes them the deadliest animal in the world by far

Testing the jet shoe.

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NASA Made Jet Shoes for Flying Around in Space

Pushing down with your big toe would activate NASA's 1960s jet boot

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Computers Can Tell If You're Really in Pain—Even Better Than People Can

As computers become better at reading people's expressions, their potential as lie detectors and diagnostic aids increases

The remote Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic is just one of the wilderness sites that will soon have wifi.

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Canada's Installing High Speed Wifi at Remote National Parks

Wireless internet will no longer be confined to visitor centers at an assortment of trial National Park wilderness sites

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How to Improve Your Vision Without Glasses, Contacts Or Surgery

Knowing a little about the physics of light can help you focus

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