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California’s Joshua Trees Are Under Threat
Climate change could decimate the iconic tree for future generations
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The Government Just Won a Long Legal Battle Over Rare Coins
The enigmatic Double Eagles are anything but trinkets
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Taiwan’s President Issues First Formal Apology to Nation’s Indigenous Peoples
Tsai Ing-wen is also setting up new programs and implementing laws to guarantee basic rights for native inhabitants
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This Ball of Thread Is 3,000 Years Old
If it is simply held in the wrong way, the priceless artifact could crumble to pieces
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Future Deep Sea Mining Sites Are Bursting With Rare Marine Species
The area is full of rare metals, but a new study shows it’s a hub for deep-sea diversity, too
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Forget the Hive, Now Wild Bees Can Check in to These Swanky Hotels
Don’t six-legged guests also deserve the best bang for their buzz?
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Going Home Sick? Your Substitute Could Spread Disease More Widely
Though it may seem counterintuitive, bringing in a sub isn’t necessarily the best solution
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Explore Some of the World’s Deepest Blue Holes
The Dragon Hole in the South China Sea is now the “world’s deepest” underwater sinkhole. Learn why these geologic wonders form in oceans around the globe
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The Evolutionary Reason Why Women Orgasm
New research suggests the female orgasm is tied to ovulation, not reproduction
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How Engineers Got a Vinyl Record to Play in the Stratosphere
Fittingly, it took notes from Carl Sagan
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For Sale: 400 Awesome Vintage Boomboxes
A New Zealand aficionado is auctioning off his collection of iconic 1980s music machines
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A New Installation Turns the L.A. River Into Art
The river’s surreal landscape is the perfect place to make a statement about water use
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Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Gold Miners
A boom in outlaw mining activity in the last five years is polluting rivers, poisoning people and destroying forests in the Peruvian Amazon
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Summer Produce Could Last Longer With These Five New Technologies
Scientists seek solutions to slow the inevitable process of decomposition
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Protesters Prevent Chinese Museum From Evicting a Family of Cats
The furry family is famous on the internet
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Chernobyl Might Get a Second Life as a Solar Power Plant
From nuclear disaster to renewable energy
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Tour the London of Yore With a Gigantic New Photo Map
The London Picture Map brings an old city to new life
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How Sojourner Truth Used Photography to Help End Slavery
The groundbreaking orator embraced newfangled technology to make her message heard
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Scientists Find New Type of Antibiotics Hiding in the Human Nose
This whiff of success could be just the beginning of many new antibiotics
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