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Respect: Sharks are Older than Trees

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Not All Calories Are the Same, Says Harvard Study

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Recessions Lead to Lipstick Lead to Babies, Says Science

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Finally, Male Birth Control Even Dudes Will Use

Here’s a male contraceptive from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute that a) works pretty well and b) shouldn’t be too burdensome for dudes

The Colorado Springs fire has forced the evacuation of 32,000 residents.

Devastating Colorado Wildfires Most Recent in Decades-Long Surge

Cowboy Conservationist Frees Whales with Crossbow

Bacteria, Plants Turn Garbage Dump into Beautiful Park

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Movie of the Inside of a Woman’s Body as She Gives Birth

The new baby takes his first sip of water.

Adorable, Critically Endangered Baby Sumatran Rhino Born

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117th Element “Ununseptium” Confirmed, Will Get Name Not Stolen From Avatar

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Sea Level Rising Three Times Faster Than Average on Northeast US Coast

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The Last of His Kind, Tortoise Lonesome George Dies, Leaving No Offspring

A Midwest field circa 1936

70 Percent of Illinois Is In A Drought (And It’s Better Off Than Indiana)

Ferrets react to flu much like humans do.

How to Give a Ferret a Deadly Flu

Satellites and refuse litter low Earth orbit.

Navy Wants to Thwart Space Debris By Releasing More Space Debris

Mining operations near Longyan, Fujian Province, China.

High-Tech’s Crucial Rare Earth Elements Are Already Running Low

‘World’s Rarest Toad’ Not Extinct After All

A solar farm at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

New Solar Cell Targets the 40% of Sun’s Energy That Others Miss

One day, the sun will set for good on Lanai, Hawaii.

Does Larry Ellison Know His $600 Million Island Is Sinking?

Wind turbines in Pennsylvania

Scientists Save Bats and Birds from Wind Turbine Slaughter

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