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A scientific breakthrough was dismissed as a useless doodle—until now
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No more guessing passwords
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Its armor may have developed for more than safety
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Once you’ve seen it, you can’t unsee it
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Neurologists have found 97 new areas in the brain and expect to add even more
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Two prosimian primates, the aye-aye and slow loris, show a preference for sugar-water with a higher alcohol content
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For the first time, you can peek inside the craft that enabled “one giant leap for mankind”
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The late designer's DNA is part of a bizarre experiment in fashion ethics
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All with the help of a ball-throwing robot
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It’s a short-lived bug with explosive—and contagious—results
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More than 800,000 volunteers planted saplings in public spaces in the state of Uttar Pradesh hoping to reduce greenhouse gases and reforest the countryside
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Journey to the Center of Earth
The spring tides trigger small tremors deep in the fault, revealing the fault's structure
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The late-July meteor shower heralds the popular Perseids
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Congress just passed a bill requiring GMO labeling, but it's not as straightforward as you might think
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Gotta count 'em all
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By tracking mice neurons, scientists hope to understand consciousness
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A new study suggests the old master also knew his optics
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