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The Most Popular Eating Banana Might Soon Go Extinct
The Cavendish banana is succumbing to a disease that wiped out its predecessor
Water Wives: Men in India Marry Extra Women to Fetch Them Water
Parched regions of India depend on women who take on the time-consuming, inconvenient task of obtaining and carrying water
An Oregon Town Tried (and Failed) to Scare Off Sea Lions With a Fake Orca
“Fake Willy" nearly drowned on its mission to drive sea lions out of Astoria, Oregon
NASA Will Lose Contact With Mars for 14 Days This Month
A conjunction with the sun will cause a two-week pause in commands to NASA Mars missions
NASA Will Launch a Flying Saucer Soon
Weather has kept the test vehicle, designed to land softly on Mars, grounded for the moment but the launch window is still open
Museums Issue Most-Threatened List of Iraqi Treasures
Seven types of cultural objects are under threat from the Islamic State and instability in Iraq
Should a Colony Where Leprosy Patients Were Once Exiled Become a Tourist Destination?
The discussion gets sticky with concerns over how to respect the largely Native Hawaiian residents past and present
The Independent Bookstore Is Not Dead Yet
Membership in the American Booksellers Association is up
Half of the World’s Saiga Antelopes Are Dead From a Mysterious Disease
The already endangered antelope started dying in the thousands this month
A Heat Wave Has Killed Over 1,100 People in India
Scorching temperatures are having a disproportionate affect on the poor
A Volcano In the Galapagos Islands Is Threatening Precious Species
Pink iguanas, marine life could be harmed by lava flows on Isabela Island
Today’s Google Doodle Honors Sally Ride
Five animations show the first American woman astronaut's sense of fun
Cyber-archeology May be the Way to Remember Artifacts Destroyed by Militants
Digitally saving 3D models is the only way to offset some lost cultural artifacts
A Beginner's Guide to the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
Cleanup efforts are underway at Refugio State Beach after more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil spilled
21,000 Gallons of Oil Just Spilled Near Santa Barbara
An underwater pipeline was the culprit for a crude oil spill in the Pacific
Is This a Portrait of Shakespeare? One Historian Says Yes, Many Say No
Many experts doubt whether the engraving found in a 400-year old book is actually the Bard himself
A Mysterious Space Plane Will Launch This Week
Though much of the X-37B's mission is top secret, details are emerging about experiments that will go into orbit with the unmanned craft
Science on a Shoestring: How Cuba’s Researchers Survived the Embargo
Will normalized U.S.-Cuban relations make science easier in the once-isolated country?
A Recall Has Led to a Black Market for Blue Bell Ice Cream
Ice cream fans are rushing to cash in on a cult favorite
Malaysia Airlines Search Team Finds Sunken Ship Instead
Still no sign of the missing Flight 370.
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