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Studies about reading studies go back more than two decades
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Just think of India as a giant Himalayas bulldozer
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On March 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound
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Yet another species humans have the distinct honor of eradicating
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Pythons in Florida are invasive predators that aren't going anywhere
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Princeton's Plasma Physics Laboratory gives remote access to a plasma physics experiment
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Our bodily actions have more influence over our behavior and perceptions than we might realize
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Conches began maturing when they were smaller in order to breed before humans snatched them up
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Big Bang news left you lost? This Minute Physics video might help
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Dolphins that use sponges as tools have a different haplotype than those that do not
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In Hawaii, atmospheric carbon dioxide has crossed above 400 ppm, and it's expected to stay there for a while
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It turns out the microbes in our guts love dark chocolate, too
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The nerve-filled appendage helps the animals sense temperature and perhaps find prey and mates
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Older organisms have been brought back from a state of suspended animation, but this is by far the oldest moss to come back to life
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A move by state legislators may prevent Wyoming from adopting the proposed 'Next Generation Science Standards'
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You know that feeling where you’re stuck, and you can’t quite get unstuck? So does this pill bug.
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A huge cloud of dust is on a collision course with the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
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The progeny of rats that were exposed to marijuana show some differences
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Professional soccer players hate when Adidas redesigns their World Cup balls. How will this new one fly?
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