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Wading Birds ‘Pay’ Alligators for Their Protection
It’s a give-and-take relationship: alligators may chow down on a few chicks, but they keep predators at bay
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Take in the Beauty of Science With This Year’s Wellcome Image Award Winners
From winding brain pathways to sparkling moth scales, these evocative images both teach and amaze
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The Sky Might Soon Be Flush With Self-Cleaning Bathrooms
A new Boeing prototype lavatory zaps germs with UV rays
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Chimps May Be Performing Rituals at “Shrine Trees”
Scientists think that chimps throwing and stacking stones at hollow trees may be evidence of early rituals
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Martian Volcanoes Spewed So Much Lava That the Planet’s Surface Shifted
Volcanic upheaval could explain some of the mysteries of Mars’ strange surface
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A Solar Eclipse Will Darken Pacific Skies This Week
Though the actual eclipse can only be seen from select locations, don’t miss the live stream of the event online
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Deep-Sea Robot Spies Ghostly, Unknown Octopus
Previously-undiscovered octopus spotted hanging out on the ocean floor
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Hubble Spotted the Oldest Galaxy It Has Ever Seen
Look back in time with a glimpse at a galaxy that’s 13.4 billion light years away
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Animal Traffickers Use Facebook to Boost Sales
There’s plenty to dislike about using social media to sell endangered species
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Alaska Is Shipping in Snow for This Year’s Iditarod
Could a warm winter make the famous sled race go to the dogs?
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The FDA Will Ban a Common Pesticide
Flubendiamide is used in about 200 crops like almonds and soybeans
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“Baby Hands” on Rock Paintings Were Probably Lizard Prints
The prints could have held symbolic meaning for Stone Age humans
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Hamburg Is the First City to Ban Single-Use Coffee Pods
You won’t find coffee pods in its government buildings
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How to Tell if Fluffy Is in Pain, According to the Experts
A new study identifies 25 ways to tell if your kitty isn’t feeling well
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Pluto’s North Pole Is Streaked With Canyons
Enormous pits and frozen valleys straddle Pluto’s northern hemisphere
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As Oceans Warm, Little Penguins Are Left Hungry
The world’s smallest penguin is struggling to find fish in warmer waters
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Astronomers Finally Tracked a Strange Radio Wave Burst to Its Source
With new insights into radio waves, scientists may be able to measure the mass of the universe
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This Sound Might Mean Dinnertime in the Deep Sea
Researchers record a chorus of deep sea animals as they migrate through the ocean
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What Killed 13 Bald Eagles in Maryland?
Officials want information on the strange die-off of a clutch of majestic birds
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Marvel at the Newest Map of the Milky Way
It is the most complete map of the cold galaxy ever made
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