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Only 5 Northern White Rhinos remain. A powerful image of three of them under guard by Kate Brooks.

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There Are Probably Just Five Northern White Rhinos Left

The death of a captive rhino at the San Diego Zoo brings the species closer to imminent extinction

A 2013 view of a channel in the middle section of China’s South-North Water Diversion project

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China Just Opened the World’s Largest Water Diversion Project

An unprecedented engineering project sends water to China’s parched North

One of the line items in the new budget is funding for a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa.

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NASA Could Actually Get a Budget Boost Next Year

The pending budget will give NASA even more money than they asked for

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Chances Are Your Supermarket Tomatoes Were Picked By Mexican Workers Living in Terrible Conditions

An investigation reveals practices in Mexican farm labor camps that resemble slavery

Hunters in 1910 pose with their new bear arms

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More Americans Are Pro-Gun Than Pro-Gun Control

Americans prioritize gun rights over gun control for the first time in at least 20 years

Port Fourchon, a seaport and hub for the petroleum industry on the marshy coast south of New Orleans

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The Plan to Save Louisiana’s Coast Is a ‘Moon Shot’

The plan involves moving silt from upstream down into the delta—but no one knows if there’s actually enough

The town of Portelo, in the shadow of the Pico do Fogo volcano, is now all but gone.

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A Volcano on Cape Verde Is Wiping Out Whole Towns

An eruption at the Pico do Fogo volcano has forced 1,200 people to evacuate

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an "Hour of Code" event with middle-school students including Adrianna Mitchell in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, D.C.

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The First Piece of Code Written by an American President

The President participated in an introductory coding workshop as part of Computer Science Education Week

Sergeant Tanzanika Carter of the BART police force wears a body camera in San Francisco, CA

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Body Cameras Help Police

An in-depth investigation of five cities using police body cameras highlights what the technology addresses and what it doesn’t

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Someone Walked Off With a Picasso From a Miami Beach Art Festival

An $85,000 silver plate went missing late last week

Lettuce is fine, just eat something else as well.

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That Detox Diet Is Not Going to Rid Your Body of Toxins

It doesn’t matter how many pureed veggies you drink, they won’t vaporize those mysterious “poisons” you’ve heard about

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Creep Through Albert Einstein’s Love Letters

The Digital Einstein archive offers a look into the great physicist’s writings

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Rocket lifts off with the Orion spacecraft for its first test flight

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A Successful First Flight For NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

American spaceflight enters a new era

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Goodbye CAPTCHA: Just Click a Box to Prove You’re Not a Robot

Google is getting rid of spam bots and annoying squiggly text at the same time

The Orion capsule idles on the pad atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket just minutes after the launch was canceled.

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A Wayward Boat And Other Disruptions Delay Test of NASA’s Newest Spaceship

Orion’s quest for space will have to wait until tomorrow

A still under construction Orion space capsule at the Michoud Assembly Facility in 2012.

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Welcome to the Next Era of NASA Spaceflight…to Mars

NASA’s long-distance crew capsule, Orion, will get its first test flight tomorrow

Galapagos sea lions laze on the beach.

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A Major Galapagos Conservation Foundation Is Running Out of Cash

A fight over selling souvenirs on the Galapagos is threatening conservation efforts

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Do Social Media Death Threats Count as Real Threats Or Just as Venting?

The Supreme Court is weighting the complex issue of free speech online

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James Watson Will Be the First Nobel Laureate to Sell His Medallion

But his racist comments have created a surge of pushback

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Girl Scouts Can Now Sell Cookies Online

But you’ll still need to interact with a real, live Girl Scout to gain digital access to their cookies

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