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The Elusive Snow Leopard, Caught in a Camera Trap
Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan
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The Grand Canyon Is Young And Old, All at the Same Time
Geologically, the Grand Canyon is a baby, but you might say it has an old soul
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Stephen Hawking Thinks Black Holes Don’t Exist
And he’s been trying to tell the rest of us for a decade
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Dogs Can Get Sexually Transmitted Cancer, And They’ve Been Spreading It for Millenia
This contagious cancer has spread from a single dog that lived 11,000 years ago
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A New Device Can Use The Motion of a Beating Heart to Produce Electricity
Piezoelectric generators turn motion into electricity
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An Oasis in the Void: Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Venting Water
Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter
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Seriously, Just Stay in Bed: Fever-Reducing Pills May Boost Flu Transmission
Nixing a fever boosts virus replication, which could result in additional transmission
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2013 Continues 37-Year Warm Streak
Yep, global warming is still a thing. The last time it was cold, globally, was in 1976.
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Simply thinking you got better sleep makes your brain work better
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This Crazy Anemone Hangs Upside Down From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
Edwardsiella andrillae pop their tentacles out to feed
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Vaporized Dirt Might Be the Mysterious Cause of Ball Lightning
An analysis of one ball’s contents found silicon, iron and calcium—the main components of dirt
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Study Finds that Halal Meat in Iran is Contaminated With Pork
Halal meat is supposed to adhere to strict religious rules, but a new study suggests it isn’t quite so spotless
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How Much Do You Actually Know About What You’re Putting in Your Mouth?
A little background in food science can turn you into a next-level foodie
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Two Pints of Water Can Contain the DNA of Thousands of Fish
Two pints of water from a 1.2 million gallon tank were all that was needed to identify 13,000 fish
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It’s So Hot They Had to Suspend the Australian Open Because Players Were Passing Out
Australia is getting hotter, creating dangerous conditions for everyone
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A New Way to Find Out If Your Chocolate Is Legit
You no longer have to be expert chocolate-taster to tell whether your cacao beans are as fancy as advertised
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We’ve Got 1.5 Billion Years Left With a Habitable Earth
And then we need to get off this rock
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