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Here Are the Places Most at Risk of a Volcanic Explosion

New research will help countries prepare

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Mountaineers Are Taking a New Route Up Everest

They’ll forge their path sans sherpas or oxygen tanks

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Here’s Why the Dutch Are So Tall

A new study shows natural selection is alive and well in the Netherlands

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70 Percent of Western Canada’s Glaciers Will Disappear by 2100

And that’s the conservative side of scientists’ ice melt projections

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Could NASA Stop on the Moon on the Way to Mars?

NASA's chief of human exploration thinks we'll need a pit stop en route to the fiery planet

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An Autonomous Car Just Completed a 3,400-Mile Road Trip

Delphi’s robo-car drove itself across 15 states in just nine days

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California’s Drought Is Changing the Way Bay-Area Water Tastes And Smells

The Bay Area’s water is still safe to use, but drought is causing a noxious algae bloom to affect tap water

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Why the ESA’s Astronauts Train Underground

The European Space Agency is applying protocols from the International Space Station in caves

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Houston, We Might Have Some Major Problems Making Babies in Space

From risky pregnancies to birth defects to problems with inbreeding, it just seems like a bad idea

According to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Houston is among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country.

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New Census Data Shows Fastest-Growing Areas

Florida, Texas post big gains in 2013-2014 statistics

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How Bad Is California’s Drought?

Hint: it’s pretty bad

Unsurprisingly, some giant tortoises take issue with humans trying to watch them breed.

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Tortoise Defends His Lady in a Super Slow Chase

Here’s what happens when you interrupt two giant reptiles just trying to get in a bit of quality time together

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Found: A Secret Nazi Hideaway in the Heart of an Andean Jungle

Hints of a dark Nazi history found in Argentina

The first US spacewalk had astronaut Edward White use a compressed gas "zip gun" for maneuvers

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'The Stars and Sun Are Everywhere’: 50 Years of Spacewalks

Today marks five decades since cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first human to walk in space

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Watch a Drone Explore the World’s Largest Cave

Vietnam’s Son Doong cave is a magnificent not-so-microcosm

Palau in Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica — already claimed

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Here’s How to Lay Claim to a Brand New Island

It’s pretty complicated (surprise!)

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The Children’s Book That Caused Japan’s Raccoon Problem

When the story of one man’s childhood pet raccoon became a hit in 1970s Japan, it heralded a biological invasion still troubling the country today

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Will 2015 Be the Best Mushroom Year Ever?

Canada braces itself for the biggest morel mushroom harvest in world history

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There’s Finally Free Wifi in Cuba

Cuba becomes more connected

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When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip

A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip's "rock 'n' roll billboards"

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