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cia

Truman, Trump, and Why Presidential Candidates Get Top Secret Intelligence Briefings

A brief history.
May 16, 2016
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physics

A New Form of Light Has Been Discovered

It was kind of an accident.
May 16, 2016
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volcanoes

Watch This Amazing Infrared Footage of a Volcanic Eruption in Costa Rica

Yesterday, the Turrialba Volcano blew its top.
May 13, 2016
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astronauts

Astronaut Reveals Gash in Space Station Window Caused by Debris

Garbage up there is getting to be a problem.
May 13, 2016
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egypt

Scientists Say Egypt is in Denial Over Hidden Rooms in King Tut's Tomb

It's getting heated.
May 12, 2016
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genetics

Scientists Just Found Cells They Thought Could Never Exist

We may have to rewrite the textbooks.
May 12, 2016
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volcanoes

The 'Lord of the Rings' Volcano Is Now Active

Mount Doom awakens.
May 12, 2016
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mummies

This Egyptian Coffin Held the Smallest Known Mummified Fetus

It's a very tiny coffin.
May 11, 2016
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planets

NASA Just Found 1,284 New Planets

It's a very large universe.
May 11, 2016
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china

China Is Tired of Graffiti Artists at Mount Everest

The country is prepared to shame them publicly.
May 11, 2016
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russia

Russia Built a Huge Tunnel to Save a Near-Extinct Group of Leopards

In the far eastern part of the country.
May 10, 2016
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mayan

A Teen Says He Found a Lost Mayan City Using Old Star Maps

William Gadoury is precocious.
May 10, 2016
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india

This Guy Dug a Well in 40 Days After His Wife Was Denied Access to Water

His family thought he was crazy.
May 10, 2016
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japan

Court Rules Figurines Modeled on This Artist's Vagina Are Art

There's a lot going on here.
May 9, 2016
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prisons

Professor Solves 350-Year-Old Mystery Behind The Man in the Iron Mask

He thinks so, anyway.
May 9, 2016
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canada

The Rogue Team Rescuing Fort McMurray's Pets As the City Burned

Many were found terrified.
May 9, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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china

China Is Banning Erotic Banana Eating on Live Streams

But what of cucumbers?
May 6, 2016
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forest

India Wants to Spend $6 Billion for New Forests

A lot of damage has already been done.
May 6, 2016
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england

Boaty McBoatface is (Mostly) Dead

Long live Boaty McBoatface.
May 6, 2016
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italian

Restoration of Historic Italian Palace Interrupted by Mob Arrests

The Camorra gets into the preservation racket.
May 5, 2016
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subways

New Wheels Could Cut Deafening Screech of San Francisco Subways

It gets loud.
May 5, 2016
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antarctic

Scientists Uncover a Huge Trove of Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica

Over a ton of 71 million-year-old fossils.
May 5, 2016
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reproduction

Scientists Grow 2-Week-Old Human Embryo Outside of Womb For First Time

The future is coming.
May 4, 2016
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canada

Canadian Scientists Are Speaking Out After 9 Years of Censorship

It's been awhile.
May 4, 2016