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Canada Is Now Home to the World’s Largest Stretch of Protected Boreal Forests
The province of Alberta has announced the creation of four new protected parks
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Your Bed Is Dirtier Than a Chimp’s
Human beds have far more bacteria associated with skin, saliva and feces than the nests of our primate cousins
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The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist’s passion for science
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A Dutch Art Dealer Says He Discovered a New Rembrandt
The claim is supported by 15 leading experts
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Why This Year’s Royal Wedding Cake Won’t Be a Disgusting Fruitcake
Wedding guests of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry can have their cake – and this time they’ll want to eat it, too
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Can an Experimental Ebola Vaccine Put a Stop to the Latest Outbreak?
Over 4,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Researchers Decipher Two Hidden Pages of Anne Frank’s Diary
They contain her musings on sex education and four ‘dirty’ jokes
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The Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation May Have to Auction Off Precious Artifacts
A bloodstained pair of gloves, which the president wore on the night of his assassination, is among the relics that could be sold to pay off a hefty loan
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These Lizards Evolved Toxic Green Blood
The strange trait has developed four separate times and may protect the skinks from certain malaria strains
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Why There’s a Japanese Whisky Shortage
There’s surging demand and limited supply of the most popular of the Japanese libations
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Greenland’s Ice Provides a Year-By-Year Account of the Roman Empire’s Economy
A new study finds that lead levels from Roman silver production rise and fall in relation to the Empire’s political and economic changes
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Chernobyl Puppies Going Up for Adoption in the U.S.
Now in quarantine, the pups are expected to come to the U.S. this summer in search of their forever homes
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Five Things to Know About Tom Wolfe
The late author had an undeniable influence on American writing
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Huge Burst of Ash and ‘Vog’ from Kilauea Puts Hawaii on Red Alert
Experts worry that more violent eruptions could be in store
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Doctors ‘Grow’ Ear for Transplant in Patient’s Forearm
The procedure is rare, but could potentially help many more patients who experience similar bodily damage
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Scientists Say They Have Transferred ‘Memories’ Between Snails
A controversial new study suggests that RNA may play an important role in memory storage
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An Asteroid Will Hurtle Past Earth Tonight in Close Flyby
While the space rock poses no danger to our planet, such a close pass is uncommon for asteroids of this size
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Archaeologists Discover They’ve Been Excavating Lost Assyrian City
Cuneiform tablets revealed the site in Iraqi Kurdistan is the legendary city of Mardaman
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Inside Contemporary Native Artist Rick Bartow’s First Major Retrospective
‘Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain’ arrives at the Autry Museum of the American West
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A New Look at Old Data Suggests Europa Shoots Watery Plumes Into Space
Scientists made the surprising discovery by turning the powers of modern computing on 1997 data collected during the Galileo mission
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