All manta rays and several species of sharks will likely gain international protection this Thursday through the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species
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The world is getting warmer, and the Arctic is getting greener
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Contrary to previous research, tropical rainforests should be able to stand up to climate change
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Some of these naturalists were murdered by people in the regions they were working. Others died of diseases or lost their lives to their research subjects
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Dennis Hope claims to own the Moon, and he wants to sell you an acre for just $19.99 plus taxes and fees
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While the tech world debates the merits and pitfalls of wearing Google glasses, one bar in Seattle has made up its mind already
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But the resolution is relatively vague on what exactly pornography is
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They've certainly tried
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The creation of DST is usually credited to George Vernon Hudson, but 100 years earlier, Benjamin Franklin pondered a similar question
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Researchers at UC Berkeley recently added evidence to the idea that life on earth came from a comet
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Law firm sues over recommended admission fee--twice
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When the sun lights the concrete jungle, this new material can heal its wounds
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If one little mistake can send you plummeting to your death, how do you even begin to learn?
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Does your dog bring home random bones? Ever wondered what, exactly, is he chewing on?
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Jefferson managed to cut military spending by nearly half, end the whiskey tax and buy a third of North America
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Recent reports of this "nightmare bacteria" have grabbed headlines, and there are reports of fatality rates as high as fifty percent. Basically, it's bad, and the CDC is really worried
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Why are back rubs so great? Why aren't we all crazy for stomach rubs, or ankle rubs?
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Unlike in humans, butterfly females can actually distinguish between inbred and outbred males by their scent
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For more than 50 years observations from Hawaii have tracked rising carbon dioxide. We're still ignoring those warnings
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