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Hint: We're not number one, but we're close
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Ice cores suggest that humans have been polluting the air with lead for at least 2,000 years
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The plant will collect 900 tons of carbon a year, piping it into a nearby greenhouse to boost vegetable growth
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As countries grow richer, light pollution gets worse–but some are fighting to change that
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Areas in Tibet, Argentina and West Africa are likely to receive international protection for their rare plants, animals and natural beauty
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The new species of frog has a transparent underside, offering a glimpse of its beating heart inside
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The rare creature was dredged up from some 13,000 feet below the surface
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Made from data collected from 200 proprietary maps from oil and gas companies, the new image has a resolution 16 times greater than the next best map
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It’s the newest tool in health workers’ arsenal against the contagious virus
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The craft will travel within 4 million miles of the sun's surface
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It's a preview of even more spectacular things to come
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Researchers brought Jeremy two potential partners who went on to mate with each other
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The shoes’ manufacturers harvest harmful algal blooms and turn the goo into footwear
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The groundbreaking photo book by Anna Atkins, a 19th-century British botanist, is going on display in the Netherlands
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It’s been nearly 40 years since the nuclear power plant partially melted down
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The strange spiky penis of the cowpea beetle seems to drive the evolution of both male and female beetles
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The behavior seems to have become a “cultural tradition” among local group of long-tailed macaques
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A complex chemical reaction called the Maillard Reaction is responsible
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The simulations took months of modeling to complete—and the results can help scientists learn about the formation of galaxies
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From stunning polar images to weird aurorae, the gas giant is even weirder than we thought
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