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Intel Drops Sponsorship of the Science Talent Search
The prestigious competition has been held every year since 1942
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These Women Reduced Poaching on one South African Reserve by 76 Percent
The “Black Mambas” just received a prestigious award for their work on behalf of rhinos, lions and cheetahs
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Sleep Scientists Say School Days Should Start Later
For better learning, some researchers say school days should start at 10 AM.
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Why A Single Vial Of Antivenom Can Cost $14,000
It’s not because all antivenom is expensive to make.
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NASA Has Specific Rules For Naming Its Spacecraft
From Project Mercury to Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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New Fossil Discovery May Change What We Know About Human Evolution
The ancient species Homo naledi had small brains and seems to have intentionally carried their dead into caves
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Invasive Ants Could Be Beaten Back With a Targeted Virus
The idea is sound, but work needs to be done to ensure the virus doesn’t take out other insects as well
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Liverpool, England Has a Mysterious Network of Tunnels
Historians know who built them, but they don’t know why
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A Californian Highway May Get A Cougar-Only Overpass
A proposed bridge could soon bring wildlife populations together.
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Whales Have Dialects. Could They Have Cultures Too?
Unique click patterns point to the possibility of differing cultures among groups of sperm whales
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Early Americans Went to Great Lengths to Get Caffeine
Pottery shards reveal 1,000-year-old traces of caffeine in places where it wasn’t readily available
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There Are About 600,000 Dahlias on These Van Gogh Themed Floats
The colorful floats can be covered in up to one million dahlias apiece.
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Quebec Might Become The New Napa Thanks To Climate Change
In a few years, Qubecois pinot noir might be among the best in the world
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When Seals Molt, They Leave Behind Mercury
Pollution collects at the top of the food chain.
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This Computer Can Track How Fashion Spreads From the Runway to the Street
Researchers created an algorithm to recognize and analyze fashion on the runway and in the street
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Invasive Rabbits Change the Soil so Drastically you Can See the Effects Decades Later
Remote French islands in the Indian Ocean have a bunny problem
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To Find New Rice Species, Scientists Head to Remote Tropical Swamps
A remote peninsula in northern Australia beckons a rice research expedition
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Tour This Japanese City from the Viewpoint of a Cat
New “cat street view” shows Hiroshima Prefecture’s Onomichi through the eyes of its fluffiest residents
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Melting Ice Might not Spell Doom for Polar Bears
Snow geese, their eggs and caribou may offer enough calories for the polar bears to survive long ice-free seasons
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