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The skeleton was discovered near the American Falls dam and reservoir in Idaho.

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What Appears to Be a Complete Mammoth Skeleton Was Discovered in an Idaho Ditch

A nearby reservoir has just covered the fossil in water, however, postponing the excavation

Cat in his basket at Vienna’s first cat cafe

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America’s Finally Getting Its First Permanent Cat Cafe

Cappuccino and a Siamese, please

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We’re Terrible at Distinguishing Real And Fake Schools of Fish

You can test your fish school savviness in a free online game created by scientists

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When Becoming a Man Means Sticking Your Hand Into a Glove of Ants

Young men must subject themselves to a ritual involving bullet ant-filled gloves not once but 20 times

A juvenile reticulated python in Malaysia

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A Zoo Python Had Six Babies in a “Virgin Birth”

The 20-foot-long reptile hadn’t had a chance to meet a mate, but she still laid 61 eggs

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Newsflash: Technology Cannot Guarantee a Baby

The unregulated egg freezing industry is profitable for those involved, but prone to failure for those looking to get pregnant

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Your Cat Has No Idea What You Want And Is Kind of Scared of You

Cats don’t do social skills

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by Rosetta last month

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Rosetta’s Comet Smells Really, Really Bad

If you could breathe in space, you wouldn’t want to breathe this air

A farmer in Sierra Leone holding cassava roots

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How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn

Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics

Beni Meier's record-holding 2323.7 pound pumpkin.

Halloween

How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

Science!

The King receives members of Scott's expedition at Buckingham Palace in England here. Shown are Lt. Bennie, Paymaster Drake, Paymaster Drake, Commander Campbell, Commander Evans, Commander Bruce, and Sir Levick, 1913.

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Antarctic Explorer’s Journal Found In Melting Ice

George Murray Levick served as a photographer, zoologist and surgeon with the North Party

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Build a Cloud Chamber for Cheap And See Particles From Outer Space

A simple device lets you see cosmic rays’ effects with your own eyes

A marble worker in Italy

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Quarrying for Marble Looks Unreal

A film excerpt follows the boss at an open-pit marble quarry in Carrara, Italy

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From Lightning on Jupiter to Apollo 13’s Call for Help, Hear Some of NASA’s Greatest Recordings

An audio archive captures some iconic moments of space history

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This Awesome Synthesizer Turns the Weather Into Song

Hear the pitter-patter of rain in a new way

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Sea Coral Makes Excellent Human Bone Grafts

Coral’s porous structure, with some chemical tweaks, is the perfect place for new bone and tissue to grow

The German U-576 off the coast of France, around 1940 or 1941. It sunk near North Carolina in 1942.

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Wreckage of a Nazi U-Boat Was Found Off the Coast of North Carolina

A freighter lost in that skirmish was also discovered in the “graveyard of the Atlantic”

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Newest King Tut Theory: He Suffered Severe Disorders From Inbreeding

Problems included a club foot that prevented him from walking unaided

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To Find Out How Healthy Whales Are, Send in the Drones

A custom-built drone got close enough to whales to capture individuals’ distinctive markings

A schematic diagram from US patent application US20140265690 A1

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Finally, a Working (Though Limited) Hoverboard!

If you have a huge aluminum or copper sheet, this hoverboad looks pretty fun

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