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Your Genes Suck At Predicting Your Health, Study Finds

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Your Genes Suck At Predicting Your Health, Study Finds

Ed Cara

Prehistoric Humans Built A Wall To Keep Out The Sea, But It Failed

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Prehistoric Humans Built A Wall To Keep Out The Sea, But It Failed

George Dvorsky

Carbon Dioxide Could Make It Harder To Think

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Carbon Dioxide Could Make It Harder To Think

Yessenia Funes

IBM Research Created A New Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion, No Problematic Heavy Metals Required

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IBM Research Created A New Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion, No Problematic Heavy Metals Required

Andrew Liszewski

Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

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Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

Ed Cara

Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Roll For The Very First Time

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Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Roll For The Very First Time

George Dvorsky

Pet Store Puppies Are Giving People Bloody Diarrhoea

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Pet Store Puppies Are Giving People Bloody Diarrhoea

Ed Cara

Why The Next Lunar Astronauts May Have To Worry About Electric Shocks

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Why The Next Lunar Astronauts May Have To Worry About Electric Shocks

JoAnna Wendel

Scientists Shed New Light On The Last Holdout Of An Extinct Human Species

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Scientists Shed New Light On The Last Holdout Of An Extinct Human Species

George Dvorsky

Here Are The Drugs Americans Teens Are Into These Days

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Here Are The Drugs Americans Teens Are Into These Days

Ed Cara

Study: Massive Blowout At Gas Well In 2018 Spewed 5 Times As Much Methane As ExxonMobil Estimated

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Study: Massive Blowout At Gas Well In 2018 Spewed 5 Times As Much Methane As ExxonMobil Estimated

Tom McKay

Scientists Reconstruct ‘Lola’ After Finding Her DNA In 5,700-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

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Scientists Reconstruct ‘Lola’ After Finding Her DNA In 5,700-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

George Dvorsky

Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims

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Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims

George Dvorsky

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The Weirdest Medical Cases Of 2019

Ed Cara

New Study Links Vaping To Chronic Lung Illness In Humans

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New Study Links Vaping To Chronic Lung Illness In Humans

Ed Cara

New Count Of Endangered Mountain Gorillas Suggests Conservation Is Working

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New Count Of Endangered Mountain Gorillas Suggests Conservation Is Working

George Dvorsky on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gizmodo

Prehistoric Turks Wore Human Teeth As Jewellery, Rare Discovery Reveals

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Prehistoric Turks Wore Human Teeth As Jewellery, Rare Discovery Reveals

George Dvorsky

Zoo Chimps Doing A ‘Conga Line’ Could Teach Us How Humans Evolved To Dance

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Zoo Chimps Doing A ‘Conga Line’ Could Teach Us How Humans Evolved To Dance

Ed Cara

Dark Matter ‘Strikes Back’ In Galactic Mystery

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Dark Matter ‘Strikes Back’ In Galactic Mystery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

OSIRIS-REx Team Will Boop This Spot On Asteroid Bennu

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OSIRIS-REx Team Will Boop This Spot On Asteroid Bennu

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

YouTuber Buys A Laser On eBay That’s So Terrifyingly Powerful, It Instantly Fries His Camera

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YouTuber Buys A Laser On eBay That’s So Terrifyingly Powerful, It Instantly Fries His Camera

Andrew Liszewski

New Evidence Suggests Ancient Egyptian Head Cones Were Real

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New Evidence Suggests Ancient Egyptian Head Cones Were Real

George Dvorsky

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year To Get A Flu Shot

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year To Get A Flu Shot

Ed Cara

Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

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Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Sick Americans Are Desperate Enough To Buy Fish Antibiotics

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Sick Americans Are Desperate Enough To Buy Fish Antibiotics

Ed Cara

This Dust-Filled Galaxy Formed Less Than A Billion Years After The Big Bang

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This Dust-Filled Galaxy Formed Less Than A Billion Years After The Big Bang

George Dvorsky

Hyper-Detailed Maps Reveal Seafloor Craters From Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests

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Hyper-Detailed Maps Reveal Seafloor Craters From Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Even After Erupting For Three Months Straight, Kilauea Still Contains A Shocking Amount Of Magma

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Even After Erupting For Three Months Straight, Kilauea Still Contains A Shocking Amount Of Magma

Robin George Andrews

Cannabis Is Getting More Popular In America, Especially Among Depressed People

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Cannabis Is Getting More Popular In America, Especially Among Depressed People

Ed Cara

44,000-Year-Old Cave Painting Could Be The Earliest Known Depiction Of Hunting

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44,000-Year-Old Cave Painting Could Be The Earliest Known Depiction Of Hunting

George Dvorsky

Baby Orcas Are More Likely To Survive If They Live With Their Grandma

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Baby Orcas Are More Likely To Survive If They Live With Their Grandma

George Dvorsky

New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings To Have Bird-Friendly Windows

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New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings To Have Bird-Friendly Windows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

ISS Sees Thunderstorm Beaming Electromagnetic Pulse Into Space, Producing Gamma Rays And ‘Elves’

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ISS Sees Thunderstorm Beaming Electromagnetic Pulse Into Space, Producing Gamma Rays And ‘Elves’

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Watch The Trippy Winning Videos Of Nikon’s Microscopic Film Contest

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Watch The Trippy Winning Videos Of Nikon’s Microscopic Film Contest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Controversial DNA Database Used To Solve Crimes Has Gone Commercial

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A Controversial DNA Database Used To Solve Crimes Has Gone Commercial

Ed Cara

Famous Foxes Bred For Tameness Weren’t Actually Wild In The First Place, Claims Controversial New Paper

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Famous Foxes Bred For Tameness Weren’t Actually Wild In The First Place, Claims Controversial New Paper

George Dvorsky

The Arctic Is Undergoing Changes Scientists ‘Never Expected Would Happen This Soon’

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The Arctic Is Undergoing Changes Scientists ‘Never Expected Would Happen This Soon’

Yessenia Funes

Amber Fossils Reveal Lice-Like Bugs Crawling In Dinosaur Feathers

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Amber Fossils Reveal Lice-Like Bugs Crawling In Dinosaur Feathers

George Dvorsky

Yet More Research Links Even Light Drinking To A Higher Cancer Risk

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Yet More Research Links Even Light Drinking To A Higher Cancer Risk

Ed Cara

European Space Agency Approves Mission To Yoink A Piece Of Trash Out Of Orbit

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European Space Agency Approves Mission To Yoink A Piece Of Trash Out Of Orbit

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Got Its Freaky ‘Tiger Stripes’

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How Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Got Its Freaky ‘Tiger Stripes’

George Dvorsky

Climate Change Threatens Water Resources For Nearly 2 Billion People

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Climate Change Threatens Water Resources For Nearly 2 Billion People

Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gizmodo

Newly Discovered Widow Spider Lays Bright Purple Eggs

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Newly Discovered Widow Spider Lays Bright Purple Eggs

Jake Buehler

Antarctic Explorers’ Brains Shrunk During A 14-Month Polar Expedition

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Antarctic Explorers’ Brains Shrunk During A 14-Month Polar Expedition

Ed Cara

Reducing Air Pollution Saves Lives In Just Weeks, Report Finds

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Reducing Air Pollution Saves Lives In Just Weeks, Report Finds

Ed Cara

Piglets Born With Monkey Cells Are A World First

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Piglets Born With Monkey Cells Are A World First

George Dvorsky

Invasive Mice Seen Attacking Adult Albatrosses On Breeding Colony For The First Time

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Invasive Mice Seen Attacking Adult Albatrosses On Breeding Colony For The First Time

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Study Of So-Called ‘Abortion Reversal’ Stopped Early After Women Went To ER With Serious Bleeding

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Study Of So-Called ‘Abortion Reversal’ Stopped Early After Women Went To ER With Serious Bleeding

Ed Cara

We Have Dramatically Underestimated Our Exposure To Nasty Plastic Chemical BPA, Study Finds

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We Have Dramatically Underestimated Our Exposure To Nasty Plastic Chemical BPA, Study Finds

Ed Cara

Major Quantum Achievement Lets Physicists ‘See’ Gravitational Waves From Deeper In The Universe

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Major Quantum Achievement Lets Physicists ‘See’ Gravitational Waves From Deeper In The Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Weirdly Perfect Cloud Curve Appeared Over The U.S.

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A Weirdly Perfect Cloud Curve Appeared Over The U.S.

George Dvorsky

New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits Of Itself Into Space

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New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits Of Itself Into Space

George Dvorsky

Deforestation Is A Death Sentence For Tropical Forest Animals

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Deforestation Is A Death Sentence For Tropical Forest Animals

Yessenia Funes

McDonald’s And Ford Team Up To Build Car Parts From Coffee Waste

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McDonald’s And Ford Team Up To Build Car Parts From Coffee Waste

Marnie Shure

Hair Dyes And Straighteners Might Be A Breast Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women, Study Finds

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Hair Dyes And Straighteners Might Be A Breast Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women, Study Finds

Ed Cara

Scientists Made Working Fibre Optic Cables Out Of Wood

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Scientists Made Working Fibre Optic Cables Out Of Wood

Andrew Liszewski

Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found At Starting Point Of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

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Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found At Starting Point Of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

George Dvorsky

This Meteorite-Munching Microbe Might Explain How Life Emerged On Earth

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This Meteorite-Munching Microbe Might Explain How Life Emerged On Earth

George Dvorsky

You Cannot Conceive Of The Hugeness Of This Black Hole

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You Cannot Conceive Of The Hugeness Of This Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Study Links Birth Control Pill To Brain Differences, But Don’t Panic

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New Study Links Birth Control Pill To Brain Differences, But Don’t Panic

Ed Cara

Climate Models Have Been Right For Decades

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Climate Models Have Been Right For Decades

Yessenia Funes

This Exoplanet-Shredding White Dwarf May Foretell The End Of Our Solar System

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This Exoplanet-Shredding White Dwarf May Foretell The End Of Our Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun

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Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

There’s Literally A Million Times More Microplastic In Our Oceans Than We Realised

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There’s Literally A Million Times More Microplastic In Our Oceans Than We Realised

George Dvorsky on Earther, shared by Andrew Couts to Gizmodo

Most People Experiencing Homelessness Have Had A Traumatic Brain Injury, Study Finds

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Most People Experiencing Homelessness Have Had A Traumatic Brain Injury, Study Finds

Ed Cara

Amateur Space Enthusiast Helps NASA Locate Crashed Indian Lunar Lander

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Amateur Space Enthusiast Helps NASA Locate Crashed Indian Lunar Lander

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Have A New Way To Spot Earth-Like Worlds With Atmospheres

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Astronomers Have A New Way To Spot Earth-Like Worlds With Atmospheres

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

You’d Be Surprised How Often Doctors Prescribe Placebos

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You’d Be Surprised How Often Doctors Prescribe Placebos

Ed Cara

Amazon Officially Enters The Quantum Computing Race

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Amazon Officially Enters The Quantum Computing Race

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Radio Telescope Is Now Scanning Deep Space From The Moon’s Far Side

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A Radio Telescope Is Now Scanning Deep Space From The Moon’s Far Side

George Dvorsky

Undersea Telecommunications Cables That Connect The World Can Also Be Used To Detect Earthquakes

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Undersea Telecommunications Cables That Connect The World Can Also Be Used To Detect Earthquakes

Andrew Liszewski

Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

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Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

‘Horrific’ 100 Kilogram Ball Of Plastic Found In The Stomach Of A Dead Sperm Whale

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‘Horrific’ 100 Kilogram Ball Of Plastic Found In The Stomach Of A Dead Sperm Whale

George Dvorsky

The Heart Wants What The Heart Wants, And It Wants You To Brush Your Teeth

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The Heart Wants What The Heart Wants, And It Wants You To Brush Your Teeth

Ed Cara

Scientists Recreated Volcanic Lightning By Blasting Ash Out Of A Cannon

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Scientists Recreated Volcanic Lightning By Blasting Ash Out Of A Cannon

Robin George Andrews

Eruption Of Indonesian Volcano In 2018 Generated A Tsunami At Least 100 Metres High

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Eruption Of Indonesian Volcano In 2018 Generated A Tsunami At Least 100 Metres High

George Dvorsky

Toxic Coastal Fog Linked To Dangerously High Levels Of Mercury In Mountain Lions

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Toxic Coastal Fog Linked To Dangerously High Levels Of Mercury In Mountain Lions

George Dvorsky

Found Frozen And Almost Perfectly Preserved In Permafrost, This 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Could Be A Huge Deal

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Found Frozen And Almost Perfectly Preserved In Permafrost, This 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Could Be A Huge Deal

George Dvorsky

Why Did The Sloth Cross The Road? To Pose For This Year’s ‘Capturing Ecology’ Photo Contest

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Why Did The Sloth Cross The Road? To Pose For This Year’s ‘Capturing Ecology’ Photo Contest

George Dvorsky on Earther, shared by Andrew Liszewski to Gizmodo

Gigantic Dust Towers On Mars Could Explain How The Red Planet Lost Its Water

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Gigantic Dust Towers On Mars Could Explain How The Red Planet Lost Its Water

George Dvorsky

New Findings Show A Surprising Way Black Holes Could Affect Star Formation

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New Findings Show A Surprising Way Black Holes Could Affect Star Formation

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

“Magic Mushroom” Ingredient Inches Closer To Becoming A Depression Treatment In The U.S.

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“Magic Mushroom” Ingredient Inches Closer To Becoming A Depression Treatment In The U.S.

Ed Cara

A Man’s Love Of Hot Pot Gave Him Brain Tapeworms

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A Man’s Love Of Hot Pot Gave Him Brain Tapeworms

Ed Cara

This Is Our Best Glimpse Yet Of An Interstellar Comet

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This Is Our Best Glimpse Yet Of An Interstellar Comet

George Dvorsky

This Newly Discovered Cretaceous Mammal Had Really Freaky Ears

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This Newly Discovered Cretaceous Mammal Had Really Freaky Ears

George Dvorsky

‘Infrasound’ May Soon Help Scientists More Accurately Predict Tornadoes

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‘Infrasound’ May Soon Help Scientists More Accurately Predict Tornadoes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gizmodo

Americans’ Life Expectancy Problem Goes Back Decades

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Americans’ Life Expectancy Problem Goes Back Decades

Ed Cara

German Man Develops Fatal Infection After Being Licked By His Dog

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German Man Develops Fatal Infection After Being Licked By His Dog

George Dvorsky

NORAD Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny A Flock Of Birds Caused White House Lockdown

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NORAD Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny A Flock Of Birds Caused White House Lockdown

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

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Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Deepfake Art Project Reimagines Nixon’s Speech Had Apollo 11 Gone Horribly Wrong

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Deepfake Art Project Reimagines Nixon’s Speech Had Apollo 11 Gone Horribly Wrong

George Dvorsky

CERN’s Oldest Particle Accelerator Is Still Running, 60 Years Later

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CERN’s Oldest Particle Accelerator Is Still Running, 60 Years Later

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Measurements Of A Blue Whale’s Heart Rate Is A Glimpse Into The Biology Of Extremes

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First Measurements Of A Blue Whale’s Heart Rate Is A Glimpse Into The Biology Of Extremes

George Dvorsky

Let’s Pump The Breaks On The So-Called “No-Brainer Nobel Prize”

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Let’s Pump The Breaks On The So-Called “No-Brainer Nobel Prize”

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Sterilisation Breakdown Potentially Exposes Nearly 1,200 Patients To Infectious Diseases

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Sterilisation Breakdown Potentially Exposes Nearly 1,200 Patients To Infectious Diseases

George Dvorsky

Why Did Vikings Bury Two People In Boats On Top Of Each Other, 100 Years Apart?

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Why Did Vikings Bury Two People In Boats On Top Of Each Other, 100 Years Apart?

George Dvorsky

Bug Scientists Uncover A New Cause Of The Insect Apocalypse

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Bug Scientists Uncover A New Cause Of The Insect Apocalypse

Yessenia Funes

Doctors Report First Documented Case Of ‘Popcorn Lung’ From Vaping

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Doctors Report First Documented Case Of ‘Popcorn Lung’ From Vaping

George Dvorsky

For The First Time Ever, Marijuana Legalisation Bill Clears U.S. Congressional Committee

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For The First Time Ever, Marijuana Legalisation Bill Clears U.S. Congressional Committee

Tom McKay

Remarkable Scans Show How The Human Brain Rewires Itself After Half Is Removed

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Remarkable Scans Show How The Human Brain Rewires Itself After Half Is Removed

George Dvorsky

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