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Why Don't Balancing Boulders Fall During Earthquakes?

The interaction of nearby fault lines may lessen ground shaking around some balancing rocks

The Animas River under better circumstances in 2011.

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What's Next for the Animas River?

Cleanup efforts are underway at the river, which turned a bright orange-yellow after a catastrophic chemical spill

Tsuyuko Nakao, 92 and Kinuyo Ikegami, 77 both survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, pictured here in 2010.

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The Health Effects of the Atom Bomb Are Still Being Studied

Studies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors influence worldwide radiation standards, even 70 years later

Aldrin was became the second human to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Astronauts Fill Out Customs Forms, Too

Read Buzz Aldrin's expense report and customs form from his Apollo 11 mission to the moon

Giovanni Stanchi (Rome c. 1645-1672). Oil on canvas, 38 5/8 x 52½ in.

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This Renaissance Painting of Fruit Holds a Modern-Day Science Lesson

Hint: it's in the watermelon

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Feeling Small in the Face of Nature Makes People More Generous

Awe, yeah

Satellite images of the Moon moving around the Earth

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Breathtaking Space GIF Gives Earth a New Perspective of the Moon

NASA's EPIC camera took the image a million miles from Earth

Black chicken served with bamboo shoots and caterpillar fungus

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Why This Chicken is Black From Comb to Feathers to Muscles

The Ayam Cemani is the Goth of the chicken world

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The Physics of a UFC Fighter so Fast, She Might Just Be Bionic

Two words: kinetic energy

Iceberg Lake and melting glacier in Glacier National Park

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Glaciers Are Retreating Faster Than Before

The future of Earth's glaciers is unsettling at best

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The Middle East Just Lived Through One of the Hottest Days in History

An Iranian city logged a 165-degree heat index last week as temperatures continue to boil

Artist’s view of a black hole — the normal sized kind, mini black holes would be cuter.

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Why Super-Small Black Holes Haven’t Destroyed the Universe

And probably won't

Sri Lakan Slender Loris

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Why Primatologists Love Collecting Poop

There's intel inside monkey feces — in the form of DNA

Coal power plant in New Mexico

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How Do U.S. Carbon Emissions Rank Internationally?

It's complicated

A mosaic of Mars from Mariner 6 and Mariner 7

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How NASA Dealt With Images of an Alien Planet in the 1960s

The alien planet was Mars and the process was just a bit simpler than it is today

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Why the International Olympic Committee is Worried About Water Quality in Rio

Viruses and bacteria may threaten swimmers in the 2016 summer games

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The Science Behind Dogs' Goofy Greetings

Why do dogs go nuts when their owners get home? The answers lie in their DNA and brains

Most kids, even those with autism, don’t need to see this guy’s smile to tell he is happy.

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Kids With Autism Can Read Emotions Through Body Language

A new study challenges the misconception that kids with the disorder lack empathy

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This Robotic Insect Can Jump on Water

Why? Because it’s cool

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Australian Cities Pass Cat Curfews

Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key

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