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Naturally Formed Snowballs Cover Beaches in Siberia
Thousands have washed up on an 11-mile stretch of shore of the Gulf of Ob
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American TV Watchers Spend Over a Year of Their Life Channel Surfing
As options of shows and ways to watch them increase, so does the time it takes to find something to watch
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These Places Have the Nation’s Worst Roads
Bumps and potholes are par for the course on more than two-thirds of America’s roads
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R.I.P., Dave the U.K.’s Largest Earthworm
Measuring 16 inches long and weighing an ounce, the worm pulled from a Cheshire garden has become a prized specimen at the Natural History Museum
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Why Certain Songs Get Stuck in Our Heads
A survey of 3,000 people reveals that the most common earworms share a fast tempo, unusual intervals and simple rhythm
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Canada Can’t Figure Out Why the Ocean Floor Is Beeping
A mysterious sound has baffled residents of a far-flung hamlet
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Most Lithium in the Universe Is Forged in Exploding Stars
The recurring explosions of white dwarf stars produce the vast majority of this important element
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Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula’s “Pillars of Destruction”
Caught by ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
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Astronomers Just Watched an Asteroid Skim Through Earth’s Shadow
The short video was tricky to shoot
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Six-Lane Highway Threatens Nigeria’s Last Rainforests
A proposed project in Cross River State would cut through protected areas and threaten endangered species like the Cross River gorilla
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Oil Drilling Could Be to Blame for Devastating 1933 California Quake and Others
Human-induced earthquakes could be much older than once thought
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Canary Islands Selected as Alternative Spot for the Thirty Meter Telescope
This alternate fate could help smooth tensions over the embattled instrument
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How Giant Rats Could Stop Illegal Wildlife Trade From Squeaking By
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently awarded grants for some innovative ways to combat wildlife trade
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A Fish Prized Among King Henry’s III’s Court Could Soon Swim Back Into British Waters
Fish passes will allow shad to finally return to their historic spawning grounds
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Space Makes Astronauts Grow Taller, But It Also Causes Back Problems
The inches gained during long stays in space don’t stick around once the adventurers return to Earth
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World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary Declared Off Coast of Antarctica
The 25 parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources voted to protect 600,000 square miles of the Ross Sea
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Swifts Spend Nearly a Year on the Wing
The tiny birds spend about ten months of the year in the air almost without a break
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133-Million-Year-Old Pebble Discovered to Be First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain
Found on a beach in England, the small fossil contains blood vessel, cortex and part of the membrane that surrounds the brain
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Scientists Find That Frankenstein’s Monster Could Have Wiped Out Humanity
Thank goodness his creator never finished his proposed girlfriend
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