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New pressures have engineers turning to old ideas, and Rolls-Royce is working on a sailing ship
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In the near future, it may become both cheaper and greener to fly small planes
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Could-be contenders - the brown hare, the little owl, the horse chestnut tree - are all invasive species in Britain, so don't qualify as a national emblem
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Mexico has its share of dangerous spots. But some parts of Mexico are just as unsafe as some parts of the United States, and some parts are safer
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The new issue covers peace songs and spoken word from around the world
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By staving off childhood illnesses, basic sanitation makes children grow taller
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Mary Burns exposed the capitalist's son to the plight of the working people of Manchester
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Undelivered speeches give a glimpse into alternate realities that never came to pass
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Today would have been Maria Mitchell's 195th birthday, and if she were still around she'd probably celebrate it by looking at the stars
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When electricity came around, it wasn't immediately seen as a necessity
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American breweries are back on the rise, after a near century long decline almost spelled their doom
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Figuring out a way to stop the viral explosion could take out not only herpes, but a whole host of other ailments
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The world's cities are in the midst of a skyscraper boom. And one growing trend is to connect pre-fab floors like Lego pieces
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There's a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to the spirit's trademark fizziness
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In honor of internet activist Aaron Swartz, this artist is trying to print out the entire internet
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Co-producer and banjo extraordinaire Greg C. Adams talks about Classic Banjo, a collection of American tunes that show off modern banjo's diverse roots
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Watch as the popular crustacean gets snared by its predator's tentacles. Will it survive?
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Some tigers trek the human-filled landscape between nature preserves to find mates, but such opportunities to ensure genetic diversity are getting rarer
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Women who constantly binge on junk food while pregnant might pass their penchant for sweet and fatty food on to their children, a new study suggests
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Franchises of the fast food behemoth become roadside art
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