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The World’s Carbon Sinks May Be Running Out of Room
The Earth’s biosphere may be absorbing less carbon than it used to
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Newly Discovered Viking Fortress Could Have Been a Launch Point for Invading England
The ring-shaped complex could have been used as a military training ground
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A Military Contractor Just Went Ahead And Used an Xbox Controller For Their New Giant Laser Cannon
The army’s new laser cannon is controlled with an Xbox controller
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Peaches Were Domesticated in China 7,500 Years Ago
Preserved peach pits reveal the origins of this sweet fruit
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Why Networking Can Make You Feel Dirty
Pursuing relationships to forward your career aspirations triggers a sense of moral disgust
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Napa Earthquake Turned Dry Creeks Wet Again
“Miracle water” wets some of California’s dried streams
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Every Year for the Next 100 Years, Authors Will Write Books That Won’t Be Read Until 2114
Author Margaret Atwood’s new book became the first to go into the century-long time capsule project
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Assumed Asteroid Remnant Leaves Crater in Nicaragua
A small rock from a passing asteroid left a crater in Nicaragua
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Cockatoos Learn to Use Tools by Watching Each Other
With a teacher, Goffin cockatoo learn to use new tools more quickly
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The Keeling Curve Gets a Much-Needed Boost from Google’s Schmidt
The long-running carbon dioxide monitoring program got a $500,000 grant from the Schmidts
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Case Solved on Jack the Ripper? Not So Fast
An author and a scientist claim to have proven the identity of the notorious 19th century killer, but others say the evidence is lacking
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Why Environmentalists Should Keep Quiet About Geoengineering
If it seems like there’s a technological fix, people lose interest in helping
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High-tech Chopsticks Developed To Combat Food Safety Issues In China
Could utensils be a way to keep consumers safe?
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Approximately a Third of Americans Have Been the Victim of Sexual Violence
The CDC’s latest rape and sexual violence statistics are just as disturbing as ever
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Rare, Red Mammoth Hair Found on Californian Artichoke Farm
Columbian mammoths roamed Western North America thousands of years ago, and now we have a better idea of what they looked like
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The World Has a Whopping 117 Million Lakes—For Now
A new survey catalogs the world’s (steadily disappearing) lakes
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Once Mexico Had a Wealth of Corn; Now It’s Left With a Genetically Boring Monocrop
This lack of diversity does not bode well for food sustainability and economics in light of climate change
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500 Years’ Worth of Book Illustrations Have Just Been Liberated From Print
The internet’s about to get a wealth of illustrations from more than two million books
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In the Marathon du Medoc, Run 26.2 Miles—While Stopping to Drink Wine Along the Way
Like running? Like wine? Why not combine the two?
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Turns Out We Live in the Laniakea Galactic Supercluster
Add another line to your celestial address: Astronomers just found out we live in the Laniakea Galactic Supercluster
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