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An endangered fin whale

Endangered Whales Are Being Sold as Dog Treats to Rich People in Japan

Luckily, it seems that many Tokyoites aren't buying into the endangered treats, which sell at around $37 for 500 grams

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Tiger vs. Lion—Who Would Win?

Lions are the king of the plains. Tigers rule the jungle. But face to face, which would win?

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One Ambitious Electric Car Venture Just Tanked, But Zero-Emissions Vehicles Aren’t Dead

Better Place burned through $850 million before crashing and burning, but the profitable Tesla just repaid its government loans nearly 10 years early

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We Fall Back on Habits, Good or Bad, When Stressed

Setting up healthy new habits, not controlling your behavior when stressed, may be the more effective way to cut back on eating or spending sprees

The Clovis people were known for their distinctive stone arrowheads.

How Two Retirees’ Amateur Archaeology Helped Throw Our View of Human History Into Turmoil

Through decades of excavation near their cottage Anton and Maria Chobot unearthed artifacts of the Clovis people

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This Woman Is a Hair-Style Archaeologist

Like a superhero of the coiffe, Janet Stephens spends her days as a regular hair dresser and her nights recreating the hairstyles of ancient Rome

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The Science Behind Teenager Grunts, Ughs and Duhs

A linguist and editor at The Week, turns monosyllabic grunts into long, fancy, science words

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Powerful Computers Are Piecing Together 1,000 Years of Jewish Chronicles

Hundreds of thousands of text fragments chronicle everything from marriage dowries to shopping lists to ancient religious texts

When hurricane Sandy made landfall on the east coast it wasn’t actually considered a hurricane anymore.

Batten Down the Hatches: Another Bad Hurricane Season Is on Its Way

Forecasters are predicting a hurricane season even more active than last year's

A massive inflatable rubber duck floats in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, adding a flash of bright yellow to the cityscape.

Hong Kong Fell in Love With This Larger-Than-Life Rubber Duck

The popular 46-foot-tall inflatable art installation returns to Victoria Harbor

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One Slight Genetic Tweak Gave White Tigers Their Pale Coats

That same gene change that gives white tigers their snowy coat also affects some fish, chickens, horses and even European humans

German cockroach

Cockroaches Have Evolved to Avoid Our Traps

In just a few years, cockroaches evolved to avoid our poisons

Nearly 40 Percent of Medical Students Are Biased Against Overweight Patients

Thirty-nine percent had a moderate to strong bias against overweight people, and 25 percent of them did not realize they were biased

A bridge over another part of the Skagitt River

America’s Bridges Really Are Getting Old: One Just Collapsed Into the Skagit River

While there may not be money laying around to fix bridges, there are certainly bridges laying around that need fixing

Dreaming of Animals Might Augur the Onset of Diseases like Alzheimer’s

Research has shown that sleep disturbance might be one warning sign of neurodegeneration—like insomnia, sleep apnea, drowsiness and animal-packed dreams

Computers at Home Neither Help, Nor Hurt Students

Simply giving kids computers won't suddenly make them do better in school

Bicycle Helmets Really Do Work, But You Have to Wear Them

Helmets accounted for an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but people still aren't wearing them

Man Finds First-Edition Superman Comic Hidden in His Wall

A man finds a copy of "the most important comic book in the history of comic books" stuffed in the wall of his new fixer-upper

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On the Beach, Men Are More Likely to Approach a Tattooed Woman

Men are more likely to approach a woman with a tattoo, and more likely to expect a date or sex with that woman

Smog in a Beijing neighborhood

China Plans to Regulate Some of Its Carbon Emissions for the First Time Ever

In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the country will implement a carbon trading scheme in seven cities by 2014

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