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One of the Wentworth elms rediscovered at Holyroodhouse

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"Extinct" Variety of Tree Rediscovered at Queen's Palace in Scotland

Two Wentworth elms identified at Holyroodhouse escaped Dutch elm disease, which destroyed millions of other trees

María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla lived to be 116 years and 347 days old. Here she is at age 115.

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Have Humans Hit Their Maximum Lifespan?

Researchers say 115 years old is the ceiling for most of us—with a few outliers able to live a bit longer

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October Skies Herald Meteor Showers Throughout the Month

The Draconid and Orionid meteor showers will streak across night skies this month

An endangered red wolf in the wild.

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Conservationists Butt Heads With U.S. Government Over Red Wolf Repopulation Program

A judge recently ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to let the endangered wolves stay where they are

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Cod May Have Regional "Accents" That Could Spawn Trouble When Breeding

Recording fish communication could help scientists learn more about the impact of underwater noise pollution

Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Big Advancements in Ultra-Tiny Machines

The winning trio created the building blocks of nanomachines that have the potential to revolutionize many fields of science and industry

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Botswana Unexpectedly Reverses Course on Ivory Trade

The southern African nation now supports protection for the animals instead of limited sales of ivory

Kure Atoll, the northernmost reef in the Hawaiian archipelago, hosts mesophotic reefs with the most species unique to a specific location found in any marine ecosystem on Earth.

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Here’s What Scientists Found in Hawaii’s Mysterious “Twilight Zone”

Deep coral reefs reveal their secrets in a study two decades in the making

Bagels always have just one hole, making them useful for illustrating one of topology's core concepts. Also, they are delicious.

Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels

Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter

Paleontologist Shinobu Ishigaki posing next to the newly discovered titanosaur fossil footprint.

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Researchers Just Discovered One of the Largest Dinosaur Footprints Ever Found

Uncovered in the Gobi desert, the tracks of the titanosaur show that the beast certainly lived up to its name

Toughie

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Adiós, Toughie: The Last Known Rabb’s Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog Dies in Atlanta

Since his discovery in 2005, Toughie the frog has been the face of amphibian extinction

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Campsite Places Humans in Argentina 14,000 Years Ago

Excavations at the site Arroyo Seco 2 include stone tools and evidence that humans were hunting giant sloths, giant armadillos and extinct horse species

One of the largest sprite bursts to ever be caught on camera flashes in the sky over Puerto Rico, October 1, 2016.

Vibrant Lightning Sprites Spark Above Hurricane Matthew

A photographer’s good eye captures an elusive phenomenon

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Watch This Faux Flower Bloom Thanks to Shape-Shifting Plastic

Researchers developed a new polymer that changes shape over time, which could lead to a new class of medical implants

A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.

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Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman

Using CT scans of the Neolithic man's vocal tract, Italian researchers have approximated the way he pronounced his vowels

Yoshinori Osumi, the 2016 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Japanese Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Discovering How Cells Cannibalize Worn Out Parts

Like stripping old engine parts away

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Doggonit: Genes That Make Fido Human Friendly Also Linked to Mental Disorders

Dogs’ diversity could make them vulnerable to disorders similar to OCD and autism

San Bernardino County is among those included in the earthquake alert.

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Should Californians Stress Out About the New Earthquake Advisory?

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Hello, Aurora.

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Why Iceland’s Biggest City Turned Off Its Lights for One Night

Reykjavik decided to pause in the dark to witness one of Earth’s most beautiful phenomena

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Mission Complete: Rosetta's 12 Year Journey Is Over

In the early hours of the morning, Rosetta crashed into comet 67P in style

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