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Some Danes are taking to the dirt like Tolkien's hobbits. Their own Shire-like eco-village is a model of sustainability, and one of the oldest of its kind
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An enthusiastic dinosaur fan takes his passion to the web
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The literary detective's hunting cap and cape came not so much from the books' author as from their illustrators
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An extraordinary insula helps elite athletes better anticipate their body's upcoming feelings, improving their physical reactions
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On this day 34 years ago, Louise Brown, the first "test tube baby," was welcomed into the world
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Important Native American artifact seen in Smithsonian portrait fetches $877,500 at Nevada auction
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Flies now join likes of Romeo and Juliet, and Tristan and Isolde, determined but doomed lovers who would do anything - including die - for love
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Companies are experimenting with rubber alternatives, turning to things like dandelions and soybeans to build their wheels
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A new study charted how English has changed over the past 500 years, finding it to be more stagnant than ever before
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For those who can never hit the trash can with their little wads of paper, never fear, Kinect can help
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No one knows exactly what's hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it's really, really valuable
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The National Zoo's baby cheetahs get to know their new home while waiting for their new names from the winning American Olympic sprinters
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As many as four different species of hominids have lived in England, starting 800,000 years ago
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In the modern Olympics’ early days, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze
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A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday
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The recent fatal shark attack off Western Australia has ignited a debate there over whether the fish should continue to be protected
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A new type of heat shield, made of kevlar-woven fabric and an inflation system, survived a 288-mile descent to Earth
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