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This Olympic Medal Is Even Harder to Win Than the Gold
The International Olympic Committee values sportsmanship above all else
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Does Climate Change Fuel Floods? It’s Complicated
Here’s why that question is hard to answer
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Explorers Find Second Oldest Shipwreck in the Great Lakes
The merchant sloop Washington went down in a storm in 1803 on Lake Ontario
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Use the Phrase “Polish Death Camps” in Poland and You May Go to Jail
Soon, saying that Nazi death camps were Polish could earn you three years in prison
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Ginormous Goldfish Are Invading Australian Rivers
Abandoned by their owners, the fish run rampant and impact the environment
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Why the 1980 Olympic Village Is Now a Prison
It’s one way to deal with leftover infrastructure
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DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave
He rocked surprisingly complex fashion for the Copper Age
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Dig to Find Fabled Nazi Gold Train Begins
Explorers believe the Nazis stashed an armored train full of gold and weapons in tunnels in Poland’s Owl Mountains
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Journey to the Center of Earth
This 340-Million-Year-Old Ocean Crust Could Date Back to Pangaea
Researchers believe they’ve found the world’s oldest ocean crust
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The So-Called “Superhenge” Was Made of Wood, Not Stone
New research shows that the ancient structure was also taken down in a hurry
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Adorable Stubby Squid Found Off the Coast of Southern California
Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus happened across a particularly cute stubby squid
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Eerie Video Shows How Coral Bleaches
Time-lapse video captures the coral’s convulsions while it expels the algae that give it color
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Highest Peak in South Dakota Renamed for Oglala Lakota Medicine Man
A federal board has officially changed South Dakota’s Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak
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Finland’s Hot New Karaoke Bar Is a Public Library
Don’t stop believin’ in the power of music
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Part of Your Suntan Comes From Photons That Are Billions of Years Old
Thank bodies from beyond the galaxy for a bit of that golden glow
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This Deadly Plant Virus Attracts Bees
The cucumber mosaic virus alters the scent of tomato plants to attract more bees to their ailing hosts
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Did the Ancient Greeks Engage in Human Sacrifice?
The remains uncovered at an altar to Zeus on Mount Lykaion may confirm legends about human sacrifice at the shrine
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There’s a Price to Pay for Saving Spots at Italian Beaches
Be careful where you lay your towel
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