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Bats spin like ice skaters to stick their landing
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The pumpkin in that holiday pie wouldn't be here today without domestication
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After years of breeding programs, the last truly wild horses return
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A year after its crash-landing, researchers reflect on the unexpected successes of the mission
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This program turns what phobics perceive as terrifying threats into fuzzy friends
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A scent named “Bombshell” is almost as good as DEET
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But a new test and a bit of chemistry can help preserve the past
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It could be a rare opportunity for scientists to study an exoplanet’s atmosphere
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A team of scientists predicts that the big cat could establish new breeding populations in Arkansas and Missouri in the next 25 years
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Only about 15 percent of the human genome or 3,230 genes—that we know of
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Telltale grooves on the moon's surface are an early sign of Phobos' grim fate
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What secrets have been whispered into this creepy, living copy of the most famous ear in art history?
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And our ancient ancestors likely ate them
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Even if it does, perhaps that's not a bad thing
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Try shouting words into the wind, what sounds make it through?
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The beauty had brains—after all, she invented the tech behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
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By day, sleepwalkers may suffer chronic pain, but by night they can jump through windows without feeling a thing
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New photos show the grim (yet beautiful) blast
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory stares at the sun so you don't have to
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