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President Barack Obama visits finalists of the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search

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Intel Drops Sponsorship of the Science Talent Search

The prestigious competition has been held every year since 1942

A rhinoceros in South Africa's Kruger National Park, where the Black Mambas anti-poaching task force protects animals.

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These Women Reduced Poaching on one South African Reserve by 76 Percent

The "Black Mambas" just received a prestigious award for their work on behalf of rhinos, lions and cheetahs

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A Californian Highway May Get A Cougar-Only Overpass

A proposed bridge could soon bring wildlife populations together.

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Tour This Japanese City from the Viewpoint of a Cat

New “cat street view” shows Hiroshima Prefecture’s Onomichi through the eyes of its fluffiest residents

This concept drawing shows a swarm of "Gremlin" drones.

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The U.S. Military Named Their Swarming Drones After This Fairy Tale

These "Gremlins" take their cue from WWII fighter pilots' lucky charms

Estela de Carlotto, president of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. de Carlotto’s grandson was recovered 36 years after he was abducted and adopted by another family.

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Argentinian Grandmothers Are Using DNA to Track Down Stolen Children

A national genetic bank and novel identification techniques have helped identify over 100 children abducted during Argentina’s “Dirty War”

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Google’s Driverless Car Got Confused By A Cyclist

It just wants to protect soft, perishable humans.

This Japanese toilet takes flushing to another level.

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A Toilet Museum is Opening in Japan

It’s a love story to the lavatory

Animas River flowing through Santa Rita Park a week after the Gold King Mine spill in Colorado

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The American West is Full of Old Mines Threatening to Pollute Waterways

Lessons can be learned from the recent spill in the Animas River

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These Drum Pants Might Help People Who Can’t Speak

An electronic drum kit could give a voice to some people who can’t talk.

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During Prohibition, Vintners Sold "Wine Bricks" Rather Than Wine

Dissolve, ferment, enjoy

New York City, site of the future Climate Museum

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New York City Might Get a Climate Change Museum

The museum will be the first of its kind in the U.S.

A giant truck carrying tar sand from a mine in Canada

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Utah Has the First Tar Sands Mine in the U.S.

The mine will operate on land in the Book Cliffs area

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There’s Now Whiskey On the ISS

(But astronauts can't drink it)

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Psychopaths Might Be Immune to Contagious Yawning

The less empathetic someone is, the less likely they are to yawn back.

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Japan’s Subways Now Have Drunk-Spotting Cameras

A pilot program seeks to save drunken passengers from the dangers of busy train tracks

Two roads diverged in a wood and I — I took the one traveled by a robot, thanks.

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This is a Robot Taking a Leisurely, Terrifying Walk in the Woods

Mechanical humanoid robots have never been so relaxed

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Drone Racing Wants to Become a Professional Sport

The Drone Racing League just got $1 million from Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross

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Is Chocolate Milk the Next Sports Drink?

It all comes down to cows

The leading hemisphere of Dione shows tectonic faults running across its surface, along with craters, in false color, which was produced by an image in the ultraviolet, green, and infrared wavelengths taken by the Cassini Orbiter. The subtle variations in color may be caused by fine ice particles.

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Today, Cassini Will Say Goodbye to Saturn’s Moon Dione

It's curtains for the NASA mission's close relationship with the satellite

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