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The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
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South Africa to Legalize Domestic Rhino Horn Trade
A court ruling overturns a 2009 ban, a move that conservationists worry will increase poaching
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Why Do So Many Hollywood Villains Have Skin Conditions?
A new study cautions that the scars and warts that afflict many movie villains could contribute to social stigmas
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Coal-Fueled Power Plants Linked to Lower Birth Weights in Tennessee Valley
When nuclear power plants pressed pause, coal stepped in—and birth weights began to decline
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Web-Slinging Snails Discovered on Sunken Ship
Scientists worry that their presence spells trouble for threatened coral reefs
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How Caribou Baby Monitors Could Save a Dying Species
Scientists hope camera collars with GPS will unravel a deadly mystery
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Slo-Mo Footage Shows How Scorpions Strike
Using high speed cameras, researchers uncovered the defensive patterns used by scorpions, including the super-fast death stalker
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Watch SpaceX’s Recycled Rocket Stick Its Landing
The reused Falcon 9 booster rocket may usher in an era of cheaper and more frequent trips into space
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Europe’s Only Known Cavefish Discovered in Germany
Genetic analyses suggest that the cave loach speedily adapted to its lightless habitat
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France Wants You to Lie on Your Back for 60 Days in the Name of Space Research
But only if you’re a man
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Now Everyone Can Track Yosemite’s Bears Online
The park is displaying delayed GPS data on a new website to stop curious humans from scouting out the creatures in real time
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30-Million-Year-Old Tick Full of Monkey Blood Found in Ancient Amber
Scientists think the tick was plucked from a primate before being dropped in a puddle of sticky tree resin
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Brief Vending Machine Delay Helps People Make Better Snack Choices
When a vending machine withheld junky snacks for 25 seconds, people were slightly more likely to choose a healthier option
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Proposed Test Heats Up the Debate on Solar Geoengineering
Harvard scientists are moving ahead with plans to investigate using particles to reflect some of the sun’s radiation
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Manatees Move From Endangered to Threatened
But conservationists say the species still faces significant threats
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These Tropical Fish Have Opioids in Their Fangs
The point isn’t to relieve pain—it’s to kill
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How 148 Tornadoes in One Day in 1974 Changed Emergency Preparedness
The “super outbreak” flattened towns and killed and injured thousands, all with little warning and in the space of 24 hours
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How Agent Orange Turned This American Small Town Into a Toxic Waste-Ridden Deathtrap
“Walking into the houses, many of them were like people had just simply stood up, walked out and never come back”
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A Japanese Fleet Killed Over 300 Whales This Season
The creatures were supposedly collected for the sake of research
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Gold Miners Kept Their Sourdough Starters Alive By Cuddling Them
San Francisco-area miners used sourdough starters as a replacement for commercial leavening agents
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