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The Whale That Didn’t End Up Exploding Is Being Chopped Up and Shipped Across the Country
Dismantling a blue whale, piece by piece
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Giant Sperm Cells Belonging to 17 Million Year Old Shrimp Are the Oldest Ever Found
The sperm were longer than the male shrimp’s entire body
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This Farmer Grew Four Times As Much Rice in the Same Amount of Land
His controversial farming method has long been dismissed by experts
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Small, Quiet Drones Let Conservationists Peek Inside Bird’s Nests
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is using remote-controlled drones to monitor nests of endangered species
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Staying Near Home Becomes the Norm For Millennials
With finances tight and jobs scarce, hometowns are looking very attractive
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Wreckage of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria Found off Haitian Coast (Maybe)
The Santa Maria ran aground off Haiti in 1492
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How to Make Hitchhiking Safe Again
A new system of background checks could make catching a ride safer and easier
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NASA’s Going to Mars in 2020 And Wants to Bring Back Martian Rocks
The next NASA Mars rover, scheduled for 2020, may be the first step in a sample return mission
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Kids And Young Adults Don’t Read Books for Fun — They’ve Got Smartphones
Three times as many kids as in the 1980s just don’t read books
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Is This the Oldest Living Tree?
This Norway Spruce in Sweden has roots that are over 9,000 years old
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The World Championships in Medieval Combat
Steps from a 15th century Spanish castle, combatants took to arms
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The “Star Wars” Prosthetic Arm Was Approved for Sale in the U.S.
The advanced prosthetic reads muscle contractions and turns them into motion
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When We’re Threatened, We Try to Show What Good People We Are
Outside observers, however, tend to see through flimsy claims of innocence
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In an Emergency, We Act Like Ants
Like many animals, we tend to clump together when danger presents itself
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This Is How Much Hotter Nights in Phoenix Are Because of A/C
Waste heat from air conditioners causes a significant amount of warming outside
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Boko Haram Video Says What the Group Wants in Exchange for Freeing Abducted Girls
If let go, they have a good chance of being able to recover emotionally
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65 Years Ago Today, the Soviet Blockade of Berlin Ended
The first real showdown between the Soviet Union and the West ended 65 years ago today
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This Italian Cyclist Defied Fascists and Saved Lives
The world didn’t learn about the heroism of Gino Bartali during WWII until after he died in 2000
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We’re Drinking Whiskey Faster Than Distillers Can Make More
Whiskey supplies are running low
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