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U.S. Heroin Overdose Rate Nearly Quadruples

As prescription painkillers become more difficult to abuse, the face of heroin addiction is changing

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The First Photos of Free-Falling Snowflakes Reveal Their Imperfections

Collisions in mid-air often produce ice crystal aggregates, rather than single symmetrical flakes

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This Might Be Why Handshaking Evolved

A new study shows that shaking hands is a covert way for us to unconsciously sniff out each other’s chemical signals

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A Paralyzed Woman Operated a Flight Simulator Using Only Her Thoughts

Electrodes implanted in the brain are shown to enable those with quadriplegia to achieve amazing feats

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Officials Figure Out What Was Making Louisville Stink

A musty smell permeating the city can be blamed on a naturally-occurring chemical largely responsible for the smell of dirt

NASA's Curiosity rover caught this image of its drill just days before a short circuit caused it to shut down.

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Mars Rover Is Out of Commission (For Now)

Short circuit halts Curiosity in its tracks

A general view shows damaged buildings in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus in Syria on February 24, 2015.

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Are Climate Change And the Conflict in Syria Connected?

A new study shows a link between the nation’s recent unrest and a major drought spurred on by global warming

More than 150,000 of these tiny bacterial cells could fit onto the tip of a human hair.

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This Could Be the Tiniest Organism on Earth

Scientists capture an image of ultra-small bacteria

Our familiar, and only true, Moon -- the only photos of the 'second moon' are of a distant, blurry object

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Bet You Didn’t Know About the Earth’s "Second Moon"

Even astronomers didn’t realize it was following the Earth until 1997

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Chilean Volcano Erupts in the Early Morning

The 9,000-foot volcano spewed ash, smoke and lava high into the air

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Americans Can’t Agree on What Shapes Health

New research shows that Americans think a broad variety of factors can make us sick

A nine-banded armadillo.

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How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy

These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy

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Someone Found Chris Hadfield’s Flight Suit in a Thrift Store

The astronaut isn’t sure how his suit made its way to a Toronto second-hand shop

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Popular Music Changed the Most in 1964

Scientists use genomic data to show how pop music evolves

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Allergy Treatments Could Someday Start Before You Are Born

Studies in mice are showing that it might be possible treat disorders that have a genetic basis during pregnancy

Two spots shine like beacons from the dwarf planet Ceres

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The Dawn Spacecraft Is About to Reach Its Next Destination—the Dwarf Planet Ceres

We might just learn what the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet are—and much more

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Statisticians Reveal the Best Place to Wait Out a Zombie Apocalypse

You’ll want to head for the Rocky Mountains

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Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?

Applications soar at post office in Port Lockroy, Antarctica

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Sharks Have Scary-Good Memories

New research on one species reveals an astounding ability to learn complex tricks and remember them for at least a year

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Like People, Bees Can Be Fooled by False Memories

Bumblebees gravitate toward unfamiliar flowers that merge two patterns they know—a classic error of long term memory

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