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Bar-headed goose with a Mount Everest-simulating air mask.

Extreme Geese Reveal High-Altitude Secrets in Wind Tunnel

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Virtual Pigeon Attracts, Baffles Randy Males

Hemingway’s Old Man Inspires Shark Oil for HIV Vaccine

Mom Keeps Kid Out of Cookie Jar, Forever

Should you raise a sugar-free baby? One mother makes a case for this radical move

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Respect: Sharks are Older than Trees

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Not All Calories Are the Same, Says Harvard Study

America’s Other (Lady) Audubon

Cowboy Conservationist Frees Whales with Crossbow

Bacteria, Plants Turn Garbage Dump into Beautiful Park

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Things That Are Surprisingly New: Forks, Lunch, Huge Drinks

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The Real Scottish Landscapes That Inspired Pixar’s “Brave”

Disney/Pixar’s “Brave” is based on real places in Scotland. Now, “Brave”-centric vacations lets families experience the adventure first hand

The new baby takes his first sip of water.

Adorable, Critically Endangered Baby Sumatran Rhino Born

In 45 States, It’s Illegal to Keep Your HIV Status Secret

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This Beautiful Window Art Also Saves Birds’ Lives

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Your Kid’s New Dermatologists: Barney and Kung Fu Panda

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We Are Already Living in Hollywood’s Dystopian Future

Not sure about you, but I wouldn’t want to live in a world where genetically engineered replicant robots prowled the dank, steel-and-microchip urban jungles a la Blade Runner. Likewise for the Minority Report future in which creepy pale kids call people out for murders they had not yet committed. It’s been 30 years since Blade Runner […]

‘World’s Rarest Toad’ Not Extinct After All

How to Make a Sweet Ride From Only Wood and Glue

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Pirate Vampire Dug Up in Bulgaria

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The Arc of History is Long, But it Bends Toward Asian Economic Dominance

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