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Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
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When Galileo’s Cosmic Convictions Landed Him in Court
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This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like
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The Tourist Draw of Melting Glaciers
Glacier tourism tends to do more harm than good, and when the glaciers are gone, local economies will have to adapt
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The Books That Blew These Scientists’ Minds
12 leading researchers tell us about the book that opened a new world for them
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Hubble Captures the Egg Nebula in Stunning Detail
New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show a nebula in transition
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How Charles Darwin Inherited His World-shifting Ideas on Evolution
His grandfather’s influence on his revolutionary thinking has finally come to light
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A Peek Inside the Minds of Honeybees
New research reveals the neurochemical cocktail brewing in bee brains when they learn
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The Spy Who Found T. Rex
Pioneering paleontologist Barnum Brown took on some curious gigs outside of his digs
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Bird Poop Powered the Success of This Ancient Kingdom
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How This Delicious Fruit Hampers Reforestation in Madagascar
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The Pressure Moms Feel to Solve the World’s Problems
In a time of perpetual crisis, more and more mothers are trying to find the solutions that their governments seem unwilling to provide -
The Dreams of a Bumblebee in Autumn
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The Major Milk Controversy That Quickly Dried Up
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New Smart Underwear Unlocks the Serious Science of Human Flatulence
It’s giving researchers insights into the microbiome—and you can help
