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Saving the World’s Oldest Mummies From Rot in a Warmer, Wetter World
Why are the ancient bodies of the Chinchorro people stored in a Chilean museum rapidly degrading into black ooze?
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China’s Smog Might Be to Blame for the East Coast’s Rough Winter
A NASA visualization shows how particles from East Asia can swirl into Pacific storms—a source of precipitation for the U.S.
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The Loud Noise of Melting Glaciers May Actually Be Good for Animals
Melting glacier ice has been found to the loudest noise in the ocean—what does that mean for marine animals?
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How Dick Tracy Invented the Smartwatch
The detective’s two-way wrist radio paved the way for the Apple Watch and other wearables
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Here’s What Music Specially Composed for Your Cat Sounds Like
Research shows that cats prefer “species-specific” with frequencies and tempos that mimic the sounds of purring and birds
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These Moths Remember Where They Mated for the First Time
The locale of the African cotton leafworm moth’s first experience pairing up forms its future preferences, a new study shows
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Salvaged fence boards, given new life, help Jay Nelson create dwellings that blend with nature
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Centuries of Poison-Laced Water Gave These People a Tolerance to Arsenic
Some citizens of a remote village in the Andes have a genetic adaptation that allows them to quickly process high levels of arsenic, a new study shows
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Gear Up for a Scorcher of a Year: El Niño Has Officially Arrived
It’s later than usual and weak, but definitely here
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From dancing cranes to protective structures, origami is popping up in science and tech
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UN: Destroying the Ancient City of Nimrud Was a “War Crime”
Global outcry after ISIS razes 3,000-year-old archaeological site with bulldozers
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Downlink connection confirms that the spacecraft is in orbit around the dwarf planet
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St. Barts Is Like the Galapagos for Linguistic Diversity
Beyond the glitz of tourism, St. Barts natives speak in unique varieties of French
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Ringling Brothers Is Phasing Out Its Elephant Act
After years of fielding controversy and claims of abuse, “The Greatest Show on Earth” will soon be retiring its trained elephants for good
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NASA’s Next Space Robot Was Inspired by a Baby’s Toy
Meet the Super Ball Bot, a flexible robot that could explore new planets
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Metal Rain Could Explain Why the Earth Made of Different Stuff Than the Moon
A new study shows that iron-rich asteroids could have vaporized when they hit the early Earth
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U.S. Heroin Overdose Rate Nearly Quadruples
As prescription painkillers become more difficult to abuse, the face of heroin addiction is changing
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Who’s Inside the Lead Coffin Found Near Richard III?
The mysterious identity of a female skeleton discovered in a coffin-within-a-coffin stumps archeologists
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