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In the face of criticism, SeaWorld is retiring its controversial killer whale show
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The Mystery of a Titanic Telegram
Did the Titanic’s owners know about its collision with an iceberg?
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New Hieronymus Bosch Drawing Found in Private Art Collection
The hellish landscape is “an exceptionally important addition” to Bosch’s grim work
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This Trunk Stuffed With 17th-Century Letters Is a Historian’s Dream
Recipients never read these letters, but their loss is history’s gain
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Could Climate Change Mean Less Sex and Fewer Babies?
Even if it does, perhaps that’s not a bad thing
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How Language Evolved from Climate and Terrain
Try shouting words into the wind, what sounds make it through?
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Happy Birthday Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood Star Turned Scientist
The beauty had brains—after all, she invented the tech behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
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Whisky Grains and Coffee Grounds Could Help Clean up Nuclear Waste
Distilleries could soon be helping save the environment as they bottle up their next batch of brown
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How the U.S. Census Defines Race
The history of America’s racial identity, as told by 225 years of population data
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Sleepwalkers Might Not Feel Pain, at Least Until They Wake up
By day, sleepwalkers may suffer chronic pain, but by night they can jump through windows without feeling a thing
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This Keyboard Lets You Type in Emoji
[heart-shaped eyes] + [clapping hands] + [money bag]
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The Antares Spacecraft Explosion in Horrifyingly Beautiful Detail
New photos show the grim (yet beautiful) blast
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NASA is Hiring Astronauts for Future Deep Space Missions
Do you want to head to Mars?
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Seattle’s Famous ‘Gum Wall’ Is Getting Scraped Clean
An estimated 1,000,000 pieces of chewing gum are stuck to the quirky attraction
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Watch 30 Minutes of Mesmerizing, Ultra-HD Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory stares at the sun so you don’t have to
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New Insights Behind the Sand Dunes That Swallowed a Boy
Scientists have confirmed that fungus-ridden trees are to blame
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Why Russia Is Digging Up The Bones of a 19th-Century Tsar
A new DNA analysis aims to end speculation about the last Romanovs—but hasn’t the mystery already been solved?
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This Man Got Cancer from a Tapeworm
A very strange case challenges some assumptions about parasites
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The Tragic Aftermath of Mustard Gas Experiments in World War II
An NPR investigation is looking for victims of the U.S. military tests
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