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The Science Behind Deflated Footballs
Could failure to inflate give a team a strategic advantage?
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Papyrus Found in a Mummy Mask May Be the Oldest Known Copy of a Gospel
Questions surround the reported discovery of an ancient scrap of the Gospel of Mark
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Millions of Dollars Worth of Gold And Silver Lurk in Sewage
A city with one million people could have $13 million worth of metals in sewage sludge
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High-Speed Video Shows When The Smell of Rain Begins
Now we can see exactly how raindrops create petrichor, the name given to smells kicked up by light rain
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Astronomers Catch a Mysterious Burst of Energy in Action
It’s the first time scientists have observed the strange radio pulse as it happened
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The Wine of the Future Could Be Aged Underwater
A historic shipwreck inspired a new way to age wine
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The First State of the Union Address: Way Shorter, Way Less Clapping
In his First Annual Message to Congress, George Washington outlined the country’s most pressing issues and kicked off a flexible annual tradition
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India’s Tiger Population Grew Almost 60 Percent Since 2008
Could tigers be coming back from the brink? India now counts 2,226 of the big cats
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By manipulating the structure of light pulses, scientists managed to slow down some photons and challenge textbook wisdom
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Scientists Test Out Tiny Robots Meant to Travel Inside a Human Body
The first test of micro-machines on a living mouse marks a breakthrough in the field of nano-robotics
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Solar Power Provides About As Many Jobs As the Coal Industry in the U.S.
Estimates might even give solar and edge in the jobs department, but is that a good thing?
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Commercial Hives Might Be Saving Crops, But They’re Killing Wild Bees
Diseases known to affect commercial bees are having a troubling impact on the wild population
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This 3,500-Year-Old Dagger Made a Really Great Doorstop
One man’s doorstop is another man’s rare, ancient artifact
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Tighty-Whities First Hit the Market More Than 80 Years Ago
Even a blizzard couldn’t dampen the excitement from the release of the first pair of men’s briefs in 1935
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Earth’s Magnetic Field Draws Sea Turtles to Their Nests
Loggerhead turtles remember the magnetic fingerprint of the beach where they were born
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For the 4th Time Since 1997, We All Just Lived Through the Hottest Year Ever Recorded
2014 beats out previous record holders even without El Niño’s warming powers
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Deaf People Could Soon Hear… Through Their Tongues
Prototype retainer could be a more cost-effective alternative to cochlear implants
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Found: One Missing Mars Probe, Still Intact
High-res images of Mars’ surface identify a long-missing probe and suggests that bad luck—rather than human error—caused the loss
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What the SpaceX Rocket Crash Really Looked Like
New images show Falcon 9’s dramatic crash landing
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Beavers Once Parachuted into Idaho’s Backcountry
Strange things can happen when you combine WWII military surplus, innovative thinking and a bunch of beavers in need of a new home
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