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Sniffer Dogs Represent the Latest Weapon in the Fight Against the Illegal Ivory Trade
A new system at Kenya’s port of Mombasa allows dogs to detect elephant tusk, rhino horn and other illegal goods with one quick sniff
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Silver Coins Lead to One of the Earliest Roman Sites in Yorkshire
The dig site found by metal detectorists 3 years ago appears to be a high-status homestead that once had two villas
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STEVE the Purple Beam of Light Is Not An Aurora After All
In a second study of mysterious phenomena, researchers discovered that solar particles hitting the ionosphere do not power the violet, vertical streaks
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Scientists Begin Unveiling the Secrets of the Mummies in the Alexandria ‘Dark Sarcophagus’
The massives stone coffin found in July contains a woman and two men, including one who survived brain surgery
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Egyptian Papyrus Reveals This Old Wives’ Tale Is Very Old Indeed
The “Wheat and Barley” pregnancy test described in a recently translated medical text has been practiced for thousands of years
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Rare Desert Pterosaur Fossil Discovered in Utah
The rare Triassic fossil is the most complete early pterosaur ever found, and gives new insight into the evolution of the first flying vertebrates
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Fog Sculptures Are Enshrouding Boston’s Historic Parks
Artist Fujiko Nakaya brings five fog installations to life to mark the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s 20th anniversary
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After 100 Years, Roald Amundsen’s Polar Ship Returns to Norway
Maud, which sunk in Arctic Canada in 1930, was floated across the Atlantic to its new home in a museum in Vollen
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What the Fox Genome Tells Us About Domestication
After only a few decades of domestic breeding, friendly foxes have social behavior woven into their genes
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Popcorn-Powered Robots? Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
In an attempt to harness the power of pop, researchers went against the grain to push the boundaries of this staple starch
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Rare Home Movies Show the Private Lives of the Roosevelts
The 16mm film depicts the first couple picnicking, boating, and socializing with their friends, family and advisors
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Why Island Birds Have Bigger Brains Than Their Mainland Counterparts
Researchers measured the brain sizes of 11,554 birds, including representatives of 110 island-dwelling species and 1,821 continental species
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Lemurs Smear Bugs on Their Privates to Ward Off Infection
Lathering up with orange goo from millipede guts might relieve infections, expel parasites in lemurs
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Introducing the Scutoid, Geometry’s Newest Shape
The scutoid allows skin cells to remain packed tightly together even over curved surfaces
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Most of Mars’ Dust Comes From One Place
Erosion of the Medusae Fossae Formation has, over billions of years, likely covered the entire planet in 10 feet of volcanic dust
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1,000-Year-Old Handprint From “Europe’s Lost People” Discovered In Scotland
The mark was left by a Pictish coppersmith at Swandro, a site in the Orkney Islands that is quickly washing into the sea
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‘Amazing Dragon’ Fossils Unearthed in China Rewrite Story of Long-Necked Dinosaurs
The dino family emerged 15 million years earlier than previously thought
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People Were Messing Around In Texas at Least 2,500 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Pre-Clovis projectile points and other artifacts at the Gault Site date back 16,000 years ago or even earlier
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The Andromeda Galaxy Ate The Milky Way’s Lost Sibling
New simulations show Andromeda absorbed the large galaxy M32p about 2 billion years ago
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Claude Monet’s Glazed Biscuit Kitty Cat Returns to the Artist’s Home
The terracotta feline was believed to have gone missing after the death of Claude Monet’s son Michel
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