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New Sanctuary for Rare and Fluffy Wildcats to Open in Siberia
As their numbers dwindle, the poofy Pallas’ Cats will finally get their own protected park
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The fuzzy, buzzy creatures are capable of more than you might think
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Why Those Headlines About Rising Food Costs Are So Confusing
There’s more to the story
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“Extinct” Variety of Tree Rediscovered at Queen’s Palace in Scotland
Two Wentworth elms identified at Holyroodhouse escaped Dutch elm disease, which destroyed millions of other trees
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Have Humans Hit Their Maximum Lifespan?
Researchers say 115 years old is the ceiling for most of us—with a few outliers able to live a bit longer
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October Skies Herald Meteor Showers Throughout the Month
The Draconid and Orionid meteor showers will streak across night skies this month
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Conservationists Butt Heads With U.S. Government Over Red Wolf Repopulation Program
A judge recently ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to let the endangered wolves stay where they are
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Cod May Have Regional “Accents” That Could Spawn Trouble When Breeding
Recording fish communication could help scientists learn more about the impact of underwater noise pollution
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Big Advancements in Ultra-Tiny Machines
The winning trio created the building blocks of nanomachines that have the potential to revolutionize many fields of science and industry
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Botswana Unexpectedly Reverses Course on Ivory Trade
The southern African nation now supports protection for the animals instead of limited sales of ivory
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Here’s What Scientists Found in Hawaii’s Mysterious “Twilight Zone”
Deep coral reefs reveal their secrets in a study two decades in the making
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Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels
Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter
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Researchers Just Discovered One of the Largest Dinosaur Footprints Ever Found
Uncovered in the Gobi desert, the tracks of the titanosaur show that the beast certainly lived up to its name
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Adiós, Toughie: The Last Known Rabb’s Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog Dies in Atlanta
Since his discovery in 2005, Toughie the frog has been the face of amphibian extinction
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Campsite Places Humans in Argentina 14,000 Years Ago
Excavations at the site Arroyo Seco 2 include stone tools and evidence that humans were hunting giant sloths, giant armadillos and extinct horse species
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Vibrant Lightning Sprites Spark Above Hurricane Matthew
A photographer’s good eye captures an elusive phenomenon
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Watch This Faux Flower Bloom Thanks to Shape-Shifting Plastic
Researchers developed a new polymer that changes shape over time, which could lead to a new class of medical implants
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Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman
Using CT scans of the Neolithic man’s vocal tract, Italian researchers have approximated the way he pronounced his vowels
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Japanese Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Discovering How Cells Cannibalize Worn Out Parts
Like stripping old engine parts away
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Doggonit: Genes That Make Fido Human Friendly Also Linked to Mental Disorders
Dogs’ diversity could make them vulnerable to disorders similar to OCD and autism
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