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Up to 1,000 tourists visit the colorful ridge every day. But this influx of people is eroding the nature
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The find changes the story of human migration, but scientists still don't know what human species did the cutting
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The early seabird had the sharp teeth of its dinosaur relatives but a bird-like body
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By digging in ancient toilets, researchers uncovered genetic material that tells of past diets and diseases
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The scientists say their research is the first to use a human bone to precisely measure the radiation absorbed by an atomic bombing victim
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This Saturday, the craft will launch on its mission to search for clues about the Red Planet's interior
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On Monday, the city of Nawabshah reached 122.4 degrees Fahrenheit, causing heatstroke, power outages and general misery
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The art installation was recently on display in London
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But don't go hauling your boats out just yet
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It's the first triple eruption in 15 years—but don't worry, it's not a sign the Yellowstone volcano is ready to blow
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A native to Baja California, the San Quintín kangaroo rat hopped back into researchers' lives last summer
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The caterpillars were accidentally introduced to Britain in 2005
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The female trapdoor spider ruled over her burrow in the Australian outback until a parasitic wasp attacked
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“Things are not quite as they seem," explains astronomer Mark McCaughrean
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The new microscope technique incorporates cutting-edge technology to capture spectacular imagery of cellular activity
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Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has been disqualified and can not enter the competition in the future
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The tracks suggest a human—perhaps in search of food—closely followed the movements of the massive creature
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It's definitely cool—but probably won’t solve our plastics problem
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It's not only mesmerizing, it could help researchers predict the hazards of wet snow
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The map includes 1.7 billion stars and is already revealing new details about star evolution and the formation of our galaxy
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