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Landing a car-sized rover on a distant planet using a sky crane is really hard, and really awesome.
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This silent film footage was taken in 1909 by Thomas Edison at Mark Twain's estate
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Cows' mottled coats may have evolved to help keep flies away.
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The Union of Concerned Scientists describes how warming and drought can cause problems for power generation
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It's no surprise that many of food health labels stray from truth, but how can we cut the rubbish and identify the things that are actually good for us?
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Though all eyes are on Curiosity, space agencies from around the world have by no means been resting on their laurels.
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Residential segregation has increased by income in 27 out of 30 of America's metropolises, and in some cases translates to shorter lives in poorer areas
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In one click, the drifting lines and changing colors take you through 170 years of history.
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If we let athletes dope all they want, just how big, fast and strong can they really get?
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In 1936 Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, throwing the idea of Aryan supremacy back into Hitler's face
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For teens, having low expectations about living long, healthy lives turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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53 million years ago, Antarctica was so warm that palm trees lived along its shores.
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The classic starting gun leaves too much margin of error, so London has switch to an electronic beep.
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A 3-D printed fetus might seem strange, but it represents an opportunity to improve medical education and imaging.
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With his billions of dollars, Clive Palmer is investigating cloning dinosaurs to build a real life Jurassic Park
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London's Natural History Museum is challenging adults to channel their inner child in an upcoming grown ups-only slumber party
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The opening of parts of the Arctic Ocean each summer, and the melting of surface ice on northern landscapes, driving a gold rush into the Arctic frontier
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Several of the characteristics that define a psychopath also correspond to the traits that make for effective leaders. For politicians, this is true
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Clendenin's photos evoke the feeling that for all the changes seen by the modern Olympic games, the athletes themselves could be transposed across time
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The Curiosity lander sets down in just a few days, and here's who to follow on Twitter in anticipation
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