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Another Use for Viagra: Curing Hamster Jet Lag
It works—but only for hamsters (and maybe people) traveling east
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Cancer-Causing Mutations Are Unavoidable, Study Claims
But it’s complicated—and the medical community is not in agreement about the new findings
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New Charter Flight Takes Passengers to See the Southern Lights
The first “Flight to the Lights” took 130 skygazers to get up close with the Aurora Australis
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This Couple Just Donated Their Collection of More Than a Million Insects
The O’Briens have carried on a decades-long love affair with the critters—and each other
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This New Man-Made Sun Is 10,000 Times More Intense Than Sunlight on Earth
It’s a bright idea that just might help humans create solar fuel
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Trump Administration Approves Construction of Keystone XL Pipeline
Supporters say that the pipeline will bolster job development in the U.S., but opponents worry about the project’s environmental impact
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George Orwell Wrote ‘1984’ While Dying of Tuberculosis
Orwell, like thousands around the globe today, struggled with tuberculosis for many years before finally succumbing to the disease
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Cloud Atlas Adds First New “Species” in Almost 70 Years
The update includes 12 new cloud-related features, including volatus clouds, contrails, and wave-like asperitas discovered by citizen scientists
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This Eccentric 19th-Century Transportation Magnate May Have Inspired Jules Verne
George Francis Train traveled around the world three times in his increasingly weird life
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Hundreds of Liquor Bottles, Downed by British Soldiers during WWI, Found in Israel
For nine months, the troops waited for orders to advance into Jerusalem. And while they waited, they drank
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Mount Etna’s Fiery Eruptions Are Visible From Space
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured an image of the volcano’s glowing lava
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New Study Restructures the Dinosaur Family Tree
Detailed analysis of dino fossils suggests that Tyrannosaurus and its relatives may be on the wrong side of the tree
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New Website Documents 100 Years of Japanese Animation
From propaganda to experimental cartoons, these films showcase the early days of a national art form
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Facial Reconstruction of Medieval Man Sheds Light on England’s ‘Ordinary Poor’
“Context 958” lived a harsh life and died destitute
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India’s Ganges and Yamuna Rivers Are Given the Rights of People
A few days after a New Zealand river gained the rights of personhood, an Indian court has declared that two heavily polluted rivers also have legal status
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Blind People’s Brains Rewire Themselves to Enhance Other Senses
New study finds marked differences between the brains of blind and sighted people
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Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad’s Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area’s rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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San People of South Africa Issue Code of Ethics for Researchers
This much-studied population is the first indigenous people of Africa to develop such guidelines
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Ancient Crustacean Named After David Attenborough
The name, ‘Cascolus ravitis,’ is an allusion to the legacy of the beloved naturalist
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