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The mammal is on what seems to be an epic tour of Manhattan
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The Florida Keys are the latest front on the war against the virus
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In 1952, up to 12,000 people died when acidic fog covered the city of London. A new study explains why it happened
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Proteins inserted into tobacco plants improved yields by up to 20 percent
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A new study shows how far-off weather patterns affect the continent down under
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Researchers have discovered that ammonia produced from tons of seabird guano helps form low lying clouds that can partially block sunlight
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Chinese scientists injected a cancer patient with T-cells modified to attack tumor cells
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Corn has come a long way since its grassy beginnings
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George Frandsen's 1,200-piece coprolite collection earns the Florida man a spot in Guinness World Records
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A fraudulent 5-cent piece dug up in Deadwood may not be very valuable, but its story is worth its weight in gold
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Several recent studies provided a glimmer of hope, but these developments alone won't halt climate change
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As the war came to a close, the U.S. government was itching to get ahold of the German wartime technology
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Chemical traces left on cell phones show what people eat, what drugs they take and even what cosmetics they use
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Using an two types of lasers, researchers measured the ejection of helium electrons with previously unheard of precision
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This big cat is the first female thought to enter the area in over 40 years
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Researchers identify a protein associated with itchy rash in mice
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A new study suggests that algae growing on plastic in the oceans makes it smell like dinner
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It hasn't been this close since 1948 and won't be again for the next 18 years
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