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The First Non-Browning GMO Apples Slated to Hit Shelves Next Month
The new Arctic apples take weeks (rather than minutes) to turn brown
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Second “Three-Parent” Baby Born. This Time, It’s a Girl
The baby was produced through a controversial technique that requires implanting a fertilized nucleus into a donor egg
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New Grants Give Out Millions to Preserve African-American History
A $7.5 million grant program will fund 39 projects in over 20 states
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2016 Was the Hottest Year Ever Recorded
Never in modern memory has the Earth’s surface and sea temperature been so high
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Second Group of the Once-Extinct African Oryx to Be Released Into the Wild
Hunting wiped out wild populations of the scimitar-horned creatures, but breeding programs are helping them make a comeback
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Colo, the World’s First Gorilla Born in Captivity, Is Dead
The miracle baby turned matriarch was 60 years old
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Scores of Dolphins Are Stranded in the Everglades
So far, at least 82 false killer whales have died
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Japan Tries (and Fails) to Launch a Tiny Rocket
Sending teensy satellites into space isn’t just an experiment in cute—it’s an effort to reduce the cost of sending tech into space
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Necklace Similar to One Owned by Anne Frank Found at Nazi Death Camp
Researchers say the remarkable find likely belonged to another victim who may have known Frank and her family
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A Four-Year-Old Bibliophile Is the Library of Congress’ Latest Guest Librarian
Daliyah Maria Arana has read more than 1,000 books
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New National Monuments Highlight Reconstruction and Civil Rights History
President Obama designated three Southern sites critical to sharing that story
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Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive
A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons
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Muslim and Sikh Troops Can Now Wear Beards, Turbans and Headscarves
The U.S. Army just changed its grooming regulations to accommodate observant soldiers
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The Scandinavian country began a controversial phase out of FM radio broadcasts this week in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting
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Harriet Tubman Is Getting Her Own National Historical Park
The park will tell the story of Tubman’s later years
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Why a Glass Penny Cost One Collector Over $70,000
The prototype was part of a short-lived attempt to take the copper out of one-cent coins
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This Swiss Grocery Will Soon Sell Mealworm Burgers
In the continued quest for sustainable proteins, another company is wriggling into the market
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State Department Apologizes for the ‘Lavender Scare’
For decades, the agency purged gay and lesbian workers believing their sexual orientation made them security risks
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A Sneaky Asteroid Buzzed By Earth Yesterday
The space rock passed by at about half the distance between our planet and the moon
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The Legendary Reporter Who Broke the Beginning of World War II Is Dead
Clare Hollingworth redefined the role of war correspondent
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