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Porous rock created by high impact meteorite strikes make a surprisingly pleasant home for microbes
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Contrary to what researchers previously feared, men who undergo adult circumcision don't engage in overly risky behavior compared to uncircumcised ones
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Microbes digest tossed food, belch up electricity-generating methane
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The mall that created the women-only spaces meant well, but their reasoning is indicative of a bigger problem
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It's not all about the planet's distance from its star, as researchers previously thought
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Archaeological excavations along I-95 are digging up the past
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Female trainees are particularly vulnerable
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, is basically enveloped in a cloud of stink
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The feeder tracks each cat's food intake to make sure no one is taking the lion's share
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What happens when you send a Bonsai tree to space? See for yourself
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The mountaineer says that now he's ready to tackle Everest
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As if catching a comet wasn't already hard enough
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Lessons from history hint at what might happen next
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The gene could also, theoretically, be modified in humans to prevent some of the effects of booze
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Though you should definitely take this on a case-by-case basis.
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Some animals just don't know how to deal when gravity goes away
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GPS measurements and collar cameras will tell them where, exactly, kitty goes all day
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Bubble wrap test tubes could be particularly useful in developing countries
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