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The art installation was recently on display in London
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But don't go hauling your boats out just yet
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It's the first triple eruption in 15 years—but don't worry, it's not a sign the Yellowstone volcano is ready to blow
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A native to Baja California, the San Quintín kangaroo rat hopped back into researchers' lives last summer
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The caterpillars were accidentally introduced to Britain in 2005
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The female trapdoor spider ruled over her burrow in the Australian outback until a parasitic wasp attacked
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“Things are not quite as they seem," explains astronomer Mark McCaughrean
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The new microscope technique incorporates cutting-edge technology to capture spectacular imagery of cellular activity
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Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has been disqualified and can not enter the competition in the future
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The tracks suggest a human—perhaps in search of food—closely followed the movements of the massive creature
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It's definitely cool—but probably won’t solve our plastics problem
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It's not only mesmerizing, it could help researchers predict the hazards of wet snow
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The map includes 1.7 billion stars and is already revealing new details about star evolution and the formation of our galaxy
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Here are five things to know about the controversial change
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More than 4 in 10 Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a new report
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Fewer than 40 such eggs are held in public collections today
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We share more than snuggles and and a love of walks; canines and humans have similar gut microbiota
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It's the ultimate act of self-sacrifice
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Micro-CT scans shows lead scattered across the back of the skull of what is believed to be the taxidermied remains of the dodo brought to Britain
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Hundreds of unidentified cephalopods were found nursing their eggs near a deep-sea vent
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