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This Gene Might Be Why Elephants Don’t Get Cancer
Their large bodies and many cells mean more elephants should be dying of cancer, scientists are trying to figure out why not
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These Brave Playwrights Want to Rewrite Shakespeare
“They have been at a great feast of languages, and stol’n the scraps.”
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How a Metronome Could Save a Life
An simple device could help save lives by keeping CPR on the beat
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Who Will Save the World’s Chocolate?
As climate change threatens cocoa crops, rival food companies are banding together
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This Swiss Watchmaker is Teaching Apprentices For Free
The U.S. desperately needs new watchmakers. Will a new generation save the industry?
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Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)
Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half
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A Woman Bought a House For $100,000, Then Learned Frank Lloyd Wright Built It
She had no idea her Madison, Wisconsin, home was part of the famous architect’s affordable housing project
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How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck: It Happened in Spurts
New fossils resolve this lengthy debate
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A Car-Free Day in Paris Cut Pollution by 40 Percent
But will the city say non to smog for good?
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How the Tetris Theme Song Was Made
A small piece of hardware produced the iconic sounds of gaming
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5 Things to Know About Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
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The Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
Clear skies and little moonlight make for great meteor watching
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The Past and Present of Mars Look Wetter and Wetter
From salty streaks of flowing water to an ancient system of rivers and lakes, Mars seems more hospitable to life than previously thought
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Thanks to Augmented Reality, These Coloring Books Come to Life
The new technology takes 2D pictures and turns them into 3D magic
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Listen to the Sweet Sounds of Slime Mold
Two artists transform the bioelectricity of microorganisms into song
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The Only Eyewitness Painting of Lincoln’s Assassination Is Finally Being Restored
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Watch Drones Drop Thousands of Moths on Crops
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Ancient Romans in Pompeii Had ‘Perfect Teeth’
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