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An Expansive, Privately Funded Park in Patagonia Will Open to Visitors This Winter
This beautiful park—which foreign conversationists love—is putting wild animals and local gauchos at odds
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Watch the World Float by the International Space Station’s New HD Webcam
Four HD cameras are streaming amazing, serene views of Earth…back to Earth
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NASA Wants to Build a Greenhouse on Mars
A small greenhouse growing thale cress may be on its way to Mars by 2021
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These Are All the Places in the United States Where Nobody Lives
There are still plenty of empty census blocks out West
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Breathing Deeply May Actually Boost Your Body’s Immune System
The power of the trained mind over the body is truly an amazing thing
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France Is Spending 3 Million Euros to Save the Great Hamster of Alsace
There are only a few hundred left!
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Government Says Oil and Gas Development Have Raised Risk of Earthquakes in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s recent surge in earthquake activity due in part to wastewater injection
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Ancient Birds Avoided Mass Extinction By Shrinking
The shrinkage process was well underway before an asteroid brought doom to the dinosaurs 66 million years ago
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This 300 Year Old Book Is a Guide to Every Paint Color Imaginable
Browse through color swatches from the 17th Century
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The U.S. Is Going to Help Try to Find the Still-Missing Nigerian School Girls
President Obama pledges immediate, on-the-ground support
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This “Lake” at Mesa Verde Is Actually a Ceremonial Structure
The old theory, that it was a reservoir, didn’t hold water
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This Radio Station Broadcasts All Over the World, But Only at Breakfast Time
Global Breakfast Radio operates in every time zone on the planet
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Butterflies And Bees Drink Crocodile Tears
To the delight of winged invertebrates, crocodiles cry when they eat
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The Area Around Stonehenge Has Been Inhabited for More Than 10,000 Years
That makes this area the oldest inhabited place in England
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Stroll Along A Glass Walkway 918 Feet Above the Ground
Glacier Skyway is Jasper National Park’s newest attraction
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Society Doesn’t Quite Know What to Make of Professional Snugglers
One snuggling operation in Wisconsin recently shut down when authorities thought it was a front for a brothel
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Surgeons Are Ready to Put Trauma Patients Into Hibernation
By chilling the body, trauma surgeons can buy more time
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The MERS Virus Has Been Detected in the U.S.
But the specter of what the SARS-like virus could do is scarier than what it actually is doing right now
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Five Parasitic Species People Love to Eat
From tapeworms to lampreys, some people don’t mind eating the bloodsuckers
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Yosemite National Park Bans Drones
The Park says that the use of drones can disturb other visitors and wildlife
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