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police

Dubai Has Unveiled the First Robot Cop

I'd buy that for a dollar!
May 24, 2017
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feats

The Mother of All Flamingo Collections

How many pink tchotchkes does it take to break a world record? Read on.
May 23, 2017
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radioactive

What It Took to Demolish the Most Infamous Room at the Hanford Nuclear Site

After 40 years, the spot where Harold R. McCluskey became the "Atomic Man" has finally been torn down.
May 23, 2017
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crime and punishment

Found: A Stash of Illegal Birds' Nests

They were seized by U.S. Customs agents in Dallas.
May 23, 2017
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computers

Listen to Artificially Created Sounds No One Has Ever Heard Before

AI-made mash-ups offer all-new noises.
May 22, 2017
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waterfalls

Yosemite's Waterfalls Are Back and Everyone Loves It

Serious snowmelt is leading to serious sightseers.
May 19, 2017
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skepticism

What's Kept the Society Against Quackery Going for 137 Years

"We are trying hard to undermine this undeserved trust of quacks."
May 19, 2017
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trucks

Spilt Milk Closed Down a New Jersey Road

No one brought cookies.
May 18, 2017
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mystery

The Mysterious Death of the Namesake of the Douglas Fir

Was David Douglas trampled by a wild bull, or lured into a trap?
May 18, 2017
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bicycles

Some Cyclists in Omaha Improved a Bike Lane With 120 Plungers

It was an improvement that didn't suck.
May 17, 2017
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cars

The Jersey Shore Nearly Swallowed a Man's SUV

A photo opportunity gone wrong.
May 17, 2017
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turtles

Found: 330 Illicit Tortoises

They were confiscated at an airport in Malaysia.
May 16, 2017
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drones

Drone Meets Cyclist and It Ends Badly

Please don't crash your drone over a bike race.
May 10, 2017
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jewels

Stolen: A Duchess's $1.3 Million Diamond Tiara

It's inlaid with 367 diamonds.
May 9, 2017
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goats

When Science and the Occult Went Head-to-Head on a German Mountaintop

Spoiler alert: science won.
May 9, 2017
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books

Found: Pages From One of the First Books Ever Printed in England

They were meant to tell priests how to plan feasts.
May 8, 2017
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drones

After Two Years in Orbit, a Secret Government Drone Has Landed

Just a totally normal government robot plane ending its shadow mission.
May 8, 2017
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manhattan project

The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste

Manhattan Project experts got sidetracked in their pursuit of Nazi nuclear technology.
May 5, 2017
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crime

The Attempted Statistics Exam Heist That Went Through an Air Duct

Two Kentucky college students (allegedly) got creative.
May 4, 2017
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recycling

In Tampa, a Wonderful World of Junk

Hong Kong Willie is so much more than a roadside attraction.
May 4, 2017
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medicine

A New Robot Can Drill Through a Skull in Under 3 Minutes

The future of cranial surgery is here.
May 3, 2017
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statues

An Ivan the Terrible Statue in Russia Was 'Stolen' an Hour After It Went Up

The government was behind it.
May 2, 2017
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anatomy

A Visit to the Synthetic Cadaver Factory

Florida's SynDaver Labs makes extraordinarily advanced anatomical models.
May 2, 2017
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star wars

For Sale: A Solid Gold Darth Vader Mask

May the gold be with us.
May 1, 2017