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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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That Pixellated Uniform Pattern Was So Bad, The Army Trashed $5 Billion Worth

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With No Human Supervision, 16,000 Computers Learn to Recognize Cats

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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

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Movie of the Inside of a Woman’s Body as She Gives Birth

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Scientists Confirm that Somali Pirates Are On Holiday Now, Too

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Twitter Bot, “Injured,” Garners Sympathy from “Friends”

The new baby takes his first sip of water.

Adorable, Critically Endangered Baby Sumatran Rhino Born

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117th Element “Ununseptium” Confirmed, Will Get Name Not Stolen From Avatar

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Two Women Finish Olympic 100 Meter Trial At Exactly the Same Thousandth of a Second

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Bike-Powered Helicopter Smashes World Record, Flies for Almost a Minute

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Saudis to Send Women to London Olympics After All

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

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Sea Level Rising Three Times Faster Than Average on Northeast US Coast

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The Last of His Kind, Tortoise Lonesome George Dies, Leaving No Offspring

A Midwest field circa 1936

70 Percent of Illinois Is In A Drought (And It’s Better Off Than Indiana)

Ferrets react to flu much like humans do.

How to Give a Ferret a Deadly Flu

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This Beautiful Window Art Also Saves Birds’ Lives

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