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As far back as the 1940s, people were worried about running out of fuel. The sun seemed like a feasible alternative
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PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet is a deep saturated purple, but it doesn't hold a candle to true ultraviolet
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The crustaceans are making their brief annual appearance on Australia's Christmas Island
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The discovery could help unlock the planet's deepest secrets
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How we perceive the world is the result of the complex intertwining of illusion, synesthesia, and suggestion
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The encyclopedic list includes more than 40 space terms ranging from the Moon to exoplanet
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The dog-sized animal adds more diversity to the history of Australia's largest predator
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Found on an Estonian trilobite, the eye once processed 100 "pixels" of information
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When the creatures are frightened, they both flee and freeze
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You might want to rethink that walk along the smoggy roadway
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Computers were the size of refrigerators--or larger--but robots were on their way
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The cartoonish creature blends characteristics of velociraptors, penguins, swans, and ducks
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After 20 years of excavation and cleaning, the 3.67-million year old hominin is ready for her closeup
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A new citizen-science project needs volunteers to digitize decades of temperature, rain and barometric data from across western Europe
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Sitting some 13.1 billion light years away, the find offers a window into the early universe
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The president is reducing two massive National Monuments by millions of acres. Read the context behind the decision and what to expect going forward
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The cave stretches for more than 600 feet and splinters off into a number of different passageways
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Thick plumes of smoke can be seen blowing across the Pacific
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You may be able to <em>hear</em> a high-quality bubbly
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From Antarctic ice to eclipses and killer whales, the images unveil nature's strange and sometimes surreal beauty
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