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New study suggests pilots are more depressed than the average American
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A sensor in the North Atlantic detected a set of waves averaging over six stories tall, setting a new record for a buoy-measured wave
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The trace fossils found in Tanzania spurred a debate about how early hominids lived
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But it could have long-term effects on the climate
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NASA researcher Joseph Nuth proposes that we build and store two spacecraft to deal with potential comet or asteroid strikes
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The atmospheric phenomenon will pack a chilly one-two punch this week
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Everything looks cooler when it's viewed through the lens of a microscope
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The new legislation includes grants to help diagnose and treat this prevalent issue
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The Seafood Import Monitoring Program will require fish to be traced from the ocean to the U.S. in an attempt to stop illegal seafood
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With just the right timing, stargazers could catch a few of the sparkling streaks
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Old age hasn’t slowed down the prolific bird
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As Earth heads toward climate crisis, the pressure is on to learn more about CH4
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The KITE experiment will use a half-mile long cable to guide some of the 500,000 chunks of space junk out of orbit
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While it only decreased by 0.1 percent overall, eight of the top ten causes of death all saw increases in 2015
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Years of habitat destruction and poaching have reduced giraffe numbers by 30 percent, placing them in the vulnerable category for the first time
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Perhaps "El Jefe" isn't so lonely after all
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Its discovery was an accident, but this scientific sample changed the course of medicine forever
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For most of the mid-twentieth century, lead gasoline was considered normal. But lead is a poison, and burning it has had dire consequences
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New images of the ringed planet herald the spacecraft’s demise
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Despite attempts to scare them away, thousands of geese landed on the acidic Berkeley Pit, which is full of toxic heavy metals
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