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Genetically, there's not that much separating feline pets from jungle beasts
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The action starts bright and early
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For some people, tapping their foot to the beat is a challenge at a fundamental level
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The well-mummified specimen of a steppe bison, a now-extinct species that lived in the Ice Age, has intact organs
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It could explain a lot of weird, quantum physics
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Oviaptorosaurs likely kept their eggs in open nests—more like bird than crocodiles—but needed to arrange their eggs carefully
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Feeling like a ghost or an angel is near is likely caused by a blip in how our brain processes self awareness and our sense of place in space
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Fat alone couldn’t get these squirrels through hibernation in burrows that get almost as chilly as -10 degrees Fahrenheit
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Solving life's challenges one at a time—with math!
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A four-minute maneuver by a docked, unmanned European spacecraft pushed the ISS out of the path of a hand-sized chuck of space debris
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Anxiety about the changing environment isn’t just affecting you and professionals are working to understand it
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These two treatment philosophies were previously seen as being diametrically opposed, but some experts think the systems can complement each another
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Satellite monitoring could help keep tabs on indigenous people without invasive visits to their remote homes
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Pain overrides itchiness temporarily but neurotransmitters released to cope with that pain reactivate the itch neurons
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Diversity means flexibility, even if being left-handed can be super annoying
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Admire Rakti wasn't even the only horse to die at the races
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The Kashmir musk deer was last spotted in 1948 but now researchers report five recent sightings
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Acrobatic human tornadoes and pair-dancing inertial confinement fusion implosions are among this year's favorites
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Normally wary penguins seem unfazed when there's a smartly dressed robot in their midst
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