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It’s a Wrap! The Forest Service Is Wrapping Historic Structures To Protect Them From Wildfires
Similar protective covering is used as emergency shelters by firefighters
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Losing Weight Makes People Healthy—But Not Necessarily Happy
The relationship between losing weight and being happy is not at all straightforward
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The World’s Longest Horse Race Is Going on Right Now in Mongolia
With wild horses, broken bones and treacherous terrain, this isn’t a steeplechase
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Hawaii Braces for Two Hurricanes—Its First in 22 Years
Hawaii doesn’t see direct hits from hurricanes very often
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Who’s Better at Pokémon, Anarchist Twitch Players or a Betta Fish?
Anarchy seems to be more effective than a fish, so far
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The World’s First Climate Change Refugees Were Granted Residency in New Zealand
A Tuvalese family said they can’t go home because of climate change
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35 Years Later, Some Khmer Rouge Leaders Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity
The genocidal Khmer Rouge revolution took place from 1975 to 1979
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This Is Why the Park Service Banned Drones—One Just Crashed Into a Famous Hot Spring
This is why we can’t have nice things
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If a Monkey Takes a Photo, No One Owns Copyright
The contested photo likely belongs to neither monkey nor man, but to the public domain
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Jump on Massive Trampolines in a Giant Cavern in Wales
This sounds like fun: jumping on trampolines 180 feet above the floor of a giant cavern
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Barcelona’s Turning Its Old Olympic Stadium Into a Virtual Reality Themepark
At Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium, you can race a virtual Olympian
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Humanity’s Legacy Might Be The Holes We Leave Behind
The last remnants of human civilizations might be the holes we carve into the earth
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Here’s One Alternative to Having Your Password Stolen by Russian Hackers
Log in just by clicking your favorite spots on a map
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One Aspirin a Day Helps Keep Cancer Away
According to the largest analysis conducted to date, daily doses of aspirin significantly reduces the risk of getting some common cancers
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The Gulf of Mexico’s Dead Zone Is the Size of a Small State
The Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone actually shrunk this year—but it’s still the size of Connecticut
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Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Trapped Without Food or Water on Mountains Surrounded by Militia
Delivering help by land or air is impossible, humanitarian aid experts say
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Rosetta Satellite Is the First to Ever Orbit a Comet
It’s been a long trip, but Rosetta has finally reached its destination
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This Mathematical Equation Predicts Momentary Happiness
Keeping your expectations low, it seems, is key to achieving fleeting satisfaction
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