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Part of a whale backbone on the ocean floor

‘Bone-Eating Zombie Worm’ And Eight Other New Species Live on the First Whale Skeleton Found in Antarctica

The Minke whale skeleton was probably on the seafloor for at least several decades and is only the sixth natural whale carcass ever found

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People Can Accurately Read Dogs’ Facial Expressions

Interestingly, people who do not own dogs were a bit better at accurately labeling canine emotions than people who do own dogs

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Earthquakes Are Basically Gold Factories

In the cracks between tectonic plates, veins of gold appear

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Scientists Build a Phaser, a New Kind of Sound-Laser

A laser that shoots sound, a Star Trek fantasy that’s nearly within reach

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The Science of Internet Virality: Awe and Joy All the Way Down

Cats and babies and corgis? Or something more.

Ecotourists Have Changed Stingrays’ Behavior—And Not for the Better

There might be a dark side to the so-called “interactive ecotourism” business

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This New Search Engine Helps Doctors Diagnose Rare, Obscure Diseases

A quarter of rare diseases normally take between 5 to 30 years to diagnose; this tool hopes to streamline that process

Hundreds of Emaciated Stranded Sea Lion Pups Are Washing Ashore in California

No one knows what is causing the unprecedented strandings, and the number of pups in need of help is only increasing

Manet, Chez Tortoni, among one of the items stolen

After Twenty-Three Years, FBI Says It Finally Knows Who’s Responsible for the Largest Unsolved Art Heist Ever

Twenty three years ago today, thieves pulled off one of the greatest art heists in history - and the FBI might have just finally caught them

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Would You Give up an Ovary for the Ability to Fly? Birds Might Have

For the ability to fly, birds might have ditched on of their ovaries to cut down on their weight

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Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain—And Johnson Knew About It, Newly Unclassified Tapes Suggest

Nixon ran on a platform that opposed the Vietnam war, but to win the election, he needed the war to continue

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This Mountain Is What Curiosity’s Whole Mission Is About

Since August, Curiosity has been inching toward Mars’ Mount Sharp

This cliff swallow has built a nest beneath a road.

Are Birds Evolving to Avoid Cars?

New research suggests that perhaps, for some animals, evolution might be kicking in and helping birds adapt to avoid cars

Most Internet Spam Comes From Just a Handful of ‘Bad Neighborhoods’

The majority of the spam in the internet comes from just a couple of bad neighborhoods

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Black Plague Death Pit Dug Up in London

Dug up during London construction, the bodies of those killed by the black plague

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New Set of Patients May Be Cured of HIV With Early Treatment

Researchers announce that they have cured fourteen adults of HIV by treating them early

Albania Has No Idea What to Do With All of These Leftover War Bunkers

Albania’s 700,000 war bunkers aren’t going anywhere soon, so locals are turning them into hostels, animal sheds and make-out spots

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Whose Idea Were Cruises, Anyway?

By the 1960s, the cruise ship heyday had come and gone

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The Town Featured in ‘Erin Brockovich’ Still Has a Bunch of Pollution in Its Water

The chromium pollution is spreading, and Hinkley’s residents are at a loss for what to do

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Six Centuries Ago, Chinese Explorers Left This Coin Behind in Africa

Emperor Yongle was perhaps best know for starting the initial construction of Beijing’s Forbidden City, but he also sent huge fleets of ships, under the command of admiral Zheng He, out across the ocean to faraway lands

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