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Here’s Why NASA Had to Postpone a 2016 Mission to Mars
A leak in a key instrument on board the InSight lander means the team will have to wait for the next launch window in 2018
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Oysters Could Save Staten Island From the Next Hurricane Sandy
A living breakwater could prevent future flooding while cleaning polluted waters
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Meet the World’s Most Threatened Christmas Trees
Some conifers’ survival is endangered by disease, deforestation and competition
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This Hearing Test Can Be Taken Over the Phone
Though it doesn’t replace a visit to a doctor, researchers hope it will persuade more people to seek help
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Archivists Are Trying to Preserve Paris’ Post-Attack Memorials
Future generations will know how Parisians responded to attacks in their city
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Sensors Designed for Prosthetic Hands Could Lead to New Textile Standards
Haptic sensors might help figure out if thread count really matters
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In Nature, Virgin Births Are Pretty Common
Fish do it, bugs do it, even some species of snakes do it
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They’re Back: Supposedly Extinct Sea Snakes Have Been Found in Australia
Nearly 15 years later and about 1,000 miles away from the last sighting, the snakes could be making a comeback
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Scientists Are Searching for Space Chemicals That Could Never Exist on Earth
Bizarre chemicals in deep space could help explain the origins of life
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SpaceX’s Rocket Stuck the Landing
During the first Falcon 9 launch in six months, the first stage booster rocket make a neat u-turn in air and a clean landing on the ground
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Nicholas Cage Returned a Stolen Dino Skull
The actor paid $270,000 for the skull of one of T. rex’s cousins
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Not All Rainbows Have Every Color
Depending on the angle of the sun, ROY G. BIV don’t all necessarily appear
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Catalonian Nativity Scenes Feature a Man Pooping in the Manger Scene’s Corner
Kids also celebrate Christmas by beating a log until it poops out treats
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Lions Get More Protection From the Endangered Species Act
Americans will still be able to hunt in some regions, but bringing trophies home will be harder
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A Brief History of Figgy Pudding
The dense, spicy dish has been giving good cheer for centuries
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A New San Francisco Overpass Could Be Bedecked With Demonic-Looking Cats
“Catbridge”: Unnerving or adorable?
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This Weekend’s Southern Lights Were Nothing Short of Spectacular
The Northern Hemisphere hasn’t yet cornered the market for glorious aurorae
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Montenegro Will Get a Women’s-Only Art Museum
The museum was proposed by feminist punk collective Pussy Riot
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