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It’s Now Legal to Book a Cruise to Cuba
A Canadian cruise line is allowing Americans to legally book a trip around Cuba
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The Dawn Spacecraft Is About to Reach Its Next Destination—the Dwarf Planet Ceres
We might just learn what the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet are—and much more
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Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?
Applications soar at post office in Port Lockroy, Antarctica
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Adultery Is Now Legal in South Korea
62 years after the passage of a morality law, spouses can’t be prosecuted for extramarital affairs
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The FCC Just Voted to Preserve Net Neutrality
FCC passes “Preserving the Open Internet” rules by 3-2 vote
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How One Doctor Proposes to Conduct the First Human Head Transplant
An Italian neuroscientists says that the surgery could be ready in as few as two years, but the scientific community remains very skeptical
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Germans Brace for the Re-Release of ‘Mein Kampf’
Is Hitler’s 90-year-old manifesto too dangerous to be on bookshelves?
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The First African American Senator Was Sworn in 145 Years Ago Today
Hiram R. Revels made history when, amid the tensions of Reconstruction, he became a senator from Mississippi
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Young People Mistrust Government So Much They Aren’t Running for Office
The advancing age of Congress isn’t just due to reelection rates
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Amsterdam Is Out of Bike Parking
The city will create 40,000 new bike parking spaces by 2030
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See the Winter of Our Discontent…From Space
NASA photo of the eastern United States confirms it’s really, really cold out there
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Should You Speculate in Flower Bulbs?
Move over, real estate—there’s a new bubble in snowdrop bulbs
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Mark World Pangolin Day With a New Video About the Quirky Creatures
Awareness about this animal underdog is climbing, yet an estimated 10,000 pangolins still fell victim to the illegal wildlife trade last year
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Antarctic Sea Ice Sets A New Record, But the Climate is Still Changing
Climate change deniers, sit back down
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President Obama Announces a Trio of New National Monuments
The sites include a historic neighborhood in Chicago, a former internment camp in Hawaii and a canyon in Colorado
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Contaminated Doctors’ Scopes May Have Spread a Superbug to Almost 180 Patients
A drug-resistant bacteria usually found in the gut has infected seven people and contributed to two deaths
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2014 Was National Parks’ Most-Visited Year Ever
Last year broke records with over 292 million visits
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Everest Climbers Now Prohibited From Taking One Deadly Route
Nepal announces that the Khumbu Icefall, where 16 sherpa were killed last year, is now off-limits
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How “Learned Deafness” Might be Letting Noise Pollution Win
The world may be noisier than ever but one scientist warns that our attempts to blot out the sound may cost us dearly
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Finally, the First Fish Ever Is Taken Off the Endangered Species List
The recovery of a tiny fish signals good news for area waterways and proof that, when heeded, protective measures can make a difference
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