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Hear African wildlife from the 1930s with the British Library's nature sound archives
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Google is getting rid of spam bots and annoying squiggly text at the same time
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Orion's quest for space will have to wait until tomorrow
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Microbes found in the guts of waxworms like to feast on polyethylene
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Nuclear testing yielded far more, and more diverse, images of mushroom clouds than those that are commonly shown
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Overenthusiastic shale gas estimates may be setting the world up for a fracking crash
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Researchers implanted immature human brain cells in mouse pups, which then grew and replaced nearly half the mice's own cells
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The block was never used, likely because it was too big to transport
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NASA's long-distance crew capsule, Orion, will get its first test flight tomorrow
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Public restrooms are of no more of a health risk than your own home
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Researchers interested in studying how people use Bitcoin are handing out $100 worth of the currency to whoever wants it
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Researchers can trace the monarch’s maternal lineage to modern relatives, but not the male side
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A combination of advanced treatments and viral evolution are slowing virus’ reproduction
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It only makes sense that the problem of road noise cropped up in Los Angeles
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The vast majority of students take more than 4 years to earn a bachelor's degree
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A fight over selling souvenirs on the Galapagos is threatening conservation efforts
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Millions of urban insects act as efficient, largely unnoticed garbage disposals
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The Supreme Court is weighting the complex issue of free speech online
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But his racist comments have created a surge of pushback
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Robot dogs, an interactive holiday card and crowd-sourced light shows are a few of the new additions
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