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The World’s Oldest Wild Bear Is Showing Her Age
She’s 39 and a half, and she’s the oldest wild bear in the world
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The Olympic Torch Is Going to Space
For the 2014 games, Russia is sending the Olympic torch to space
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How a Physics Diagram Was Named After a Penguin
1977 Ellis made a bet with a student, Melissa Franklin, and lost. The result can be seen in physics classrooms all over the world: the penguin diagram
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The Periodic Table of Elemental Discoveries
A periodic table showing which countries are associated with which elemental discoveries
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Get Set for Saturday’s Supermoon
This Saturday’s Supermoon will be the most Supermoon-y Supermoon of the year
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The majority of clapping has to do with the audience around you, not how much you enjoyed the show
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For Immediate In-the-Moment Happiness, Head Outdoors
Study participants were significantly and substantially happier when they were outside surrounded by green or in a natural habitat
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One in Eight Bird Species Is Facing Extinction
The good news is that saving the birds - and other wildlife, for that matter - is within our reach, if we only chose to do so
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Check Out This Beautiful Gigapixel Panorama of Mars
This huge gigapixel panorama gives a stunning view of the red planet
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Waking Up With a New Accent: Foreign Accent Syndrome Is a Real Thing
After brain trauma, some wake up with a whole new accent
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Your Compost Will Not Attract Vermin, Take Over Your Apartment or Produce Toxic Fumes
Recent arguments against composting don’t stand up to evidence or experience
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The Science of How to Survive a Bear Attack
If a bear is coming for you, what should you do? Play dead? Fight back? Climb a tree? Science has the answer
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Sex Itself is Deadly for These Poor Little Male Spiders
For these male spiders, having sex starts an irreversible process that ends with their death
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The traditional medicine industry is just as profit-driven as any other
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Unless You Like Toxic Chemicals, Skip This Chinese Delicacy
Thirty Chinese preserved egg companies are being shut down for using toxic chemicals to expedite the egg-festering process
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Frowning at the Sun Makes You Angrier Overall
One recent study tried to figure out whether frowning at the sun actually makes you angrier overall
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Biotech Companies No Longer Have the Right to Patent Human Genes
Companies can still patent DNA they build themselves, methods for isolating genes or specialized knowledge they gain through genetic research
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At Least 400,000 Hungry Seabirds Drown in Fishing Nets Each Year
The gillnets used by local or artisanal fishers are a big threat to seabirds
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2.5 Million Gallons of Toxic Waste Just Spilled in Alberta
Both Alberta and the company responsible, Apache Corp, held off for more than a week on publicly disclosing the information about the spill
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A Survey of Women With Broken Bones Shows the Prevalence of Domestic Abuse
One in three women has been the victim of domestic abuse.
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