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A single pound of "whale vomit" can be worth tens of thousands of dollars
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A 1917 glass plate discovered in an observatory archive records the first evidence of exoplanets
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Marine biologists say this behavior has never been seen before
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Yuri Milner is investing 100 million dollars in research to develop a swarm of tiny probes for a mission to Alpha Centauri
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Stomach ulcers, herpes, ringworm and other tropical diseases may have all contributed to the Neanderthal demise
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Vaccinations could be the best defense against devastating population drops
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A boom in the wild boar population is causing problems for farmers near the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster
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The life expectancy gap between New York and Gary, Indiana is over four years
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Though the latest numbers seem hopeful, the majestic creatures are not out of the woods yet
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The recently publicized document was kept in a private collection for many years
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The probe suddenly went into a safe mode for unknown reasons last week
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After examining bite marks on a 70-million-year old diving bird, researchers figure out who tried to have it for dinner
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The Neanderthal Y chromosome hasn't persisted in modern humans
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Astronomers have found a huge black hole in a "cosmic backwater," opening the possiblity there could be many more in the universe
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Researchers take big step forward in the quest to develop cross-species organ transplants
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Cosmic dust may have altered life on Earth as we know it
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There’s more to matter than just solids, liquids and gases
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Decades of conservation efforts have led authorities to downgrade the turtles to threatened, though many challenges still remain
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Christie's is auctioning off dozens of rare and important meteorites, including pieces of the rock that exploded over Russia in 2013
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An endangered Siberian crane that has made Taiwan home is inspiring locals to protect the wetlands
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