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A new study cautions that the scars and warts that afflict many movie villains could contribute to social stigmas
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When nuclear power plants pressed pause, coal stepped in—and birth weights began to decline
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Scientists worry that their presence spells trouble for threatened coral reefs
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Scientists hope camera collars with GPS will unravel a deadly mystery
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Using high speed cameras, researchers uncovered the defensive patterns used by scorpions, including the super-fast death stalker
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The reused Falcon 9 booster rocket may usher in an era of cheaper and more frequent trips into space
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Genetic analyses suggest that the cave loach speedily adapted to its lightless habitat
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The park is displaying delayed GPS data on a new website to stop curious humans from scouting out the creatures in real time
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But only if you’re a man
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Scientists think the tick was plucked from a primate before being dropped in a puddle of sticky tree resin
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When a vending machine withheld junky snacks for 25 seconds, people were slightly more likely to choose a healthier option
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Harvard scientists are moving ahead with plans to investigate using particles to reflect some of the sun's radiation
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But conservationists say the species still faces significant threats
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The point isn’t to relieve pain—it’s to kill
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The “super outbreak” flattened towns and killed and injured thousands, all with little warning and in the space of 24 hours
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“Walking into the houses, many of them were like people had just simply stood up, walked out and never come back”
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The creatures were supposedly collected for the sake of research
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San Francisco-area miners used sourdough starters as a replacement for commercial leavening agents
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Ladies and gentlemen, start your molecules
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The cephalopod was chowing down on a jellyfish—long thought unimportant in the food web
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