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Listen closely around the public parks of Quito, Ecuador, and you just might hear that familiar sound: "Hut hut hike!"
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Huge magnitude 8.0 earthquakes are rare--but not as rare as you'd think
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A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way
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The same amount of liquor causes a higher level of intoxication when mixed with diet soda instead of regular soda, a new study finds
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The young, fashionable women of the 1920s define the dress and style of their peers in their own words
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Michelle Obama's modern look has a long history
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Many newly discovered exoplanets may not be able to shed their dense hydrogen atmospheres, making them unsuitable for life
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Just as humans scrub off to remove dead skin cells, sweat and dirt from the day, insects also busy themselves to keep clean
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The inventor's vision of a global wireless-transmission tower proved to be his undoing
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Colored sawdust instead of saffron? Corn syrup instead of honey? It's all in the newly updated USP Food Fraud Database
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Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
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Hear about the one thing in the world that may be faster than light, consider Western media's depictions of the Middle East and discuss Ai Weiwei's art
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America's Biggest Game brings excitement, curiosity and some boredom to Ecuador
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A new tool uses satellite imagery to help researchers track small disturbances such as bug infestations, which may increase in scope as climate changes
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How the wing went from a throwaway to a delicacy in 50 years
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Professional football, hockey, soccer and rugby players significantly better than amateurs or non-athletes at processing fast-moving, complicated scenes
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Pro football is turning to screens--some massive, others on smart phones--to try to keep its fans entertained.
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While scientists work toward perfecting the invisibility cloak, one designer has already developed a line of clothing that makes people invisible to robots
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