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Saiga antelope with two calves at the Black Earth Nature Reserve in Kalmykia, Russia

The Culprits Behind Mysterious Mass Antelope Deaths Finally Exposed

More than half of the world's endangered saiga antelopes died suddenly on the Central Asian steppes last spring

Orion's Return, Falling Fireballs and Other Treats in November's Night Skies

A constellation rises as the Leonid and Taurid Meteor Showers return

Amazon Just Opened An Actual Bookstore in Seattle

And just like its online marketplace, Amazon's brick-and-mortar shop aims to shake up the industry

Russia's Anna Sidorova plays during the 2014 World Women's Curling Championship.

The World of Competitive Curling Has Its Very Own Scandal

Is new technology too dominant for the Olympic sport?

A woman herds cattle on horseback at Dumbell Ranch in Wyoming

The Modern Cost of Cattle Rustling

Why the Old West crime is still a multimillion-dollar problem

In July, the Caribbean had about 12,300 square miles of sargassum floating around—enough to blanket Maryland.

Mexico’s Navy is Battling Seaweed Along the Caribbean Coast

Mountains of seaweed are blanketing beaches around the Caribbean Sea and the government is calling everyone to arms

Russian scientists are training rhesus monkeys like these for a mission to Mars in 2017.

Russia Wants to Send Monkeys to Mars and Women to the Moon

The Russian space agency has announced plans for space missions through 2029

Why Do Witch Hunts Still Happen?

Across the globe, witchcraft fears still lead to torture and murder

How 'Bewitched' Helped Salem Embrace Its Grim Past

A popular 1960s sitcom helped the New England town turn witches into big business

By Scanning Pyramids, Will Scientists Unravel Secrets of Ancient Egypt?

A new project uses thermal imaging to look for hidden chambers

A man walks by a family planning billboard portraying parents and one child in Beijing in 1983. China just announced it will reverse its controversial one-child policy.

China Says It Will End One-Child Policy

Under new rules, Chinese families can have two children

Hundreds of thousands of man-made fragments of debris orbit around the Earth, as depicted here in an illustration of the cosmic mess.

A Forgotten Piece of Space Junk is Headed for Earth

The object could be a lost piece of a rocket dating back to the Apollo missions

Paris Has a 'Love Lock' Problem

And it's not the only city that wants to get rid of them

5 Things to Know About the WHO’s Statement on Red Meat and Cancer

Yesterday's announcement created widespread confusion for carnivores

Ai Weiwei's "Trace," which used Lego blocks to show political dissidents last year.

Ai Weiwei Wants Your Legos

The dissident artist needs millions of toy bricks for his next project

"Adolf Hitler Strasse" wasn't a street in Germany—it was a street at Camp Siegfried, a Nazi summer camp located in Yaphank, New York on Long Island during the 1930s.

A Town Founded By Nazis Was Just Sued for Housing Discrimination

In parts of Yaphank, laws require homeowners to be of German descent

Sesame Street Just Welcomed Its First Autistic Muppet

“Julia” is geared towards raising awareness and acceptance

An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth on Halloween

Don't worry—it won't interrupt your Halloween plans

The Orionid Meteor Shower and Rare Planetary “Dance” Make This a Lucky Week for Stargazers

Here’s what the night sky has to offer this week

Google Books Isn't Copyright Infringement

A landmark court ruling allows the tech giant digitize library books

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