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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.

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Gonorrhea Is Developing Antibiotic Resistance

And public health officials are scared of what comes next

The suburban community of Porter Ranch is the unexpected site of a slow-motion environmental catastrophe.

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This Is What a Massive Methane Leak Looks Like

A leak is spewing millions of tons of the invisible gas into the skies above Los Angeles

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People's Brain Chemistry May Reveal the Hour of Their Death

The tiny biological clocks ticking away inside the body stop when life ends, leaving a timestamp of sorts

Inside the one of the newly restored houses of Pompeii

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Ancient Pompeii Is Alive Again as Italian Officials Unveil Six Restored Ruins

The “Grand Pompeii Project” helps to preserve the dwellings

Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (left) and Philippe Petain (right), head of state for Vichy France, salute during the French national anthem during a meeting in Montpelier, France, March, 1941.

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France Is Making Thousands of Vichy-Era Documents Public

Archives regarding the Vichy regime’s collaboration with the Nazis made “freely accessible”

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A Giant Squid Visits a Japanese Harbor

These denizens of the deep usually lurk between 2,000 to 3,000 feet below the surface

An 89 year-old Korean 'comfort woman' Kim Bok-Dong protests in front of the embassy of Japan in Berlin to demand an official apology from Japan in September, 2015.

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After 70 Years, Japan and South Korea Settle Dispute Over Wartime Sex Slaves

Even with this agreement in place, many are still seeking a better resolution

A Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft lifts off from a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 23, 2015.

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Russia Scraps Space Agency for a State-Run Corporation

Russia's federal space agency will soon be no more

Cow dung cakes hold a nostalgic place in the memories of many Indians who recall burning the cakes for ritual fires and to stay warm during festivals like Diwali and Lohri.

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India's Newest Internet Sensation: Cow Dung Patties

For recent migrants to the country's booming megacities, nothing says nostalgia like a pile of cow poo

Screenshot from “The story of space debris” showing the Earth's cluttered space in 2015.

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Jettison Through Nearly 60 Years of Space Junk Accumulation

People have been leaving a mess out in Earth's orbit

Entrepreneur Michael Bohmeyer wants to see if a universal basic income program can increase creativity among participants.

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Through This New Crowdfunding Site, a Lucky Few Can Make a Living Just by ... Living

Participants make around $1,100 a month—just for being alive

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France Has a Power Plant Fueled by Cheese

Of course they do

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Craft Brewers Are Desperate for Beer Cans

Artisanal beverages are so popular that makers face a can shortage

New Research

This Pen Can Draw Electrical Circuits

A silver salt based ink lets users draw any circuit they can dream

The newly-named "Ninja Lanternshark."

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A New Species of Shark Gives a Hat Tip to Both Jaws and Ninjas

Some lucky kids got to name this gnarly-looking fish

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China’s Lunar Rover Discovered a New Kind of Moon Rock

The Yutu Rover has discovered a type of basalt unlike anything else ever found on the moon

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What Exactly Was the Christmas Star?

The Star of Bethlehem may not have actually been a star

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Washington State Has Released up to 3,200 Inmates Early Thanks to Computer Glitch

The software bug has been miscalculating release dates for 13 years

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Listen to Bob Dylan Read '’Twas the Night Before Christmas'

A favorite voice interprets a classic

Pile of yarn or unknotting opportunity?

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Tied Up in Knots? Call a Yarn Detangler

A niche group of knitters specializes in wrangling disobedient skeins

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