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- July 31
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- Sparse Snow on Cascade's Mount Baker Viewed from Space
- Will the New Ebola Vaccine Help to End Outbreaks?
- Tree of 40 Fruit: Dazzling Franken-Tree Has Roots in Science
- Drought Toll: California Now Missing 1 Year’s Worth of Rain
- Grams of Added Sugar in Some Popular Foods and Drinks (Infographic)
- Newly Discovered Dinosaur's Powerful Sniffer Helped It Track Prey
- Lexus' New Hoverboard Is Cool, But Will It Fly?
- Exercise in Teen Years Tied to Lower Mortality Later
- As Social Ties Collapse, the Anti-Vaccine Movement Grows
- July 30
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- Viral Soda Infographic: How Does Cola Really Affect the Body?
- NYC Light Show Aims to Raise Awareness About Endangered Species
- 'Magnetic' Discovery May Reveal Why Earth Supports Life and Mars Doesn't
- America Offline? 15 Percent of US Adults Don't Use the Internet
- Weed: Good for the Bones?
- Best Period-Tracking Apps
- Deadly Fungus Could Threaten US Salamanders
- 1 in 5 Adult Americans Report Having a Disability
- Cecil the Lion: Do Paid Hunting Permits Help Save Wildlife?
- Shake, Rattle and Build: Colliding Bricks Self-Assemble Into Objects
- For Dr. Seuss, Nonsensical Rhymes Came with a Reason
- Acceptance of Gays and Lesbians Is Growing Dramatically
- What is Biotin (Vitamin B7)?
- Almond Milk: Nutrition & Benefits
- July 29
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- Delivery Drones Could Be on Your Doorstep in a Decade, Google Says
- Not All African Pygmy Groups Grow the Same Way
- Too Salty! High Sodium Intake Tied to Increased Blood Pressure
- Ancient Huts May Reveal Clues to Earth's Magnetic Pole Reversals
- Full Moon on Friday Is a Blue Moon: Here's Why
- In Photos: Festive Scenes from Panda Birthday Parties
- What's This Winning Science Image?
- 'Leaky' Vaccines May Fuel Evolution of Deadlier Viruses
- Endangered Penguins Charm, from Tiny to King Size (Photos)
- July 28
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- Northern White Rhino Dies, Leaving Only 4 Left on Earth
- Oldest Panda in Captivity Celebrates 37th Birthday
- Million-Dollar Find: Shipwreck's Golden Treasure Includes Very Rare Coin
- Smells Fishy: Putrid 'Corpse Flower' Blooms
- Identities of Mysterious Jamestown Settlers Revealed
- In Photos: New Jamestown Settlers Identified
- Giant Crater on Saturn Moon Tethys Dazzles in Spectacular Photo
- Polar Bear Awes with Record-Breaking Dive
- One Tough Bite: T. Rex's Teeth Had Secret Weapon
- Volcanoes Dot Snowy Russian Landscape in New Photo from Space
- Why Diet Pepsi's New Artificial Sweetener Won't Replace the Old
- What Is Folic Acid (Folate)?
- Facts About Tin
- July 27
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- July 24
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- Here's What Pluto's Frozen 'Heart' Looks Like in False Color
- Ancient Volcano Tattooed the Earth with Giant Rings
- Peru Plans to Contact Isolated Amazon Tribe
- First View of Weird Rock Beneath Tibetan Plateau Revealed by Satellites
- 44 Percent of Americans Say They've Tried Pot
- Being Transgender Has Nothing to Do with Hormonal Imbalance
- What Is Static Electricity?
- July 23
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- Mighty Mammoths Fell Prey to Rapidly Warming Earth
- NASA Finds Closest Earth Twin Yet in Haul of 500 Alien Planets
- Pope Francis' Popularity Declines in the US
- Unexpected Step: Snake Ancestor Had Four Feet
- Photos: Weird 4-Legged Snake Was Transitional Creature
- Pot Death: Teen Leaps 4 Stories After Eating Marijuana Cookie
- Backwards Time Travel Would Create Spooky, Self-Annihilating Twins
- What Do Women Want in a Penis? The Whole Package
- National Tragedies Could Harm Pregnant Women's Mental Health
- Why Pendulum Clocks Mysteriously Sync Up
- Rotting Fungus Creates Beautiful, Glistening 'Hair Ice'
- Photos: 'Hair Ice' Grows Out of Rotting Tree Branches
- An Asteroid Didn't Wipe Out Ichthyosaurs — So What Did?
- July 22
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- Myth Debunked: Boa Constrictors Don't Suffocate Prey to Death
- Branch Impales Cyclist's Neck After Mishap — and He Survives
- 1,500-Year-Old Quran Manuscript Could Be Oldest Known Copy
- Super-Superbugs: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Be Deadlier
- New Eyedrops Could Shrink Cataracts Without Surgery
- West Nile Virus Gets Boost from US Drought
- Ancient Amazon Rainforest Was Once Used for Agriculture
- Human Evolution's Biggest Questions May Find Answers in New Analysis
- More Teens Use 'Morning-After Pill,' Study Finds
- Water, Water Not Everywhere: Why Puddles Stop Spreading
- July 21
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- Beautiful Butterfly on Brink of Revival, Despite Century of Threats
- Stephen Hawking: Intelligent Aliens Could Destroy Humanity, But Let's Search Anyway
- Lasers Could Blast Tiny Spacecraft to the Stars
- Pull Over, America! This Adorable Hitchhiking Robot Needs a Lift
- Dire Climate Warning by NASA Scientist Raises Questions
- Mysterious 'Population Y' May Have Bred with Amazonia Peoples
- New Flu Vaccine Could Protect Against All Strains
- Alzheimer's Risk: Women with Memory Problems Decline Faster Than Men
- New Fathers Gain Weight, Study Finds
- Cracked Bones Reveal Cannibalism by Doomed Arctic Explorers
- Iridescent Pools Discovered in Undersea Volcano's Crater
- In Photos: 'Most Beautiful Lakes' Discovered Beneath Aegean Sea
- Record Hot First Half May Herald Warmest Year Yet
- July 20
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- Charred Remains of 1,500-Year-Old Hebrew Scroll Deciphered
- No Humans Allowed! Test 'City' for Driverless Cars Opens
- Is E.T. Calling? Massive Search Will Scour Cosmos for Intelligent Aliens
- Gorgeous NASA Photo Captures Earth from 1 Million Miles Away
- Many People Seek Alternative Pain Therapies, But Don't Tell Doctors
- Alexander the Great's Father Found — Maybe
- Philip Who? A Gallery of Mystery Bones
- Hearing Aids Meet the Future with Bluetooth Tech
- Accidental Find: Scientists Stumble on Centuries-Old Shipwreck
- 28 Million Baby Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's by 2050
- Incredible Drone Photos: Contest-Winning Images from Above
- High-Flying Photography: Drones Snap Spectacular, Contest-Winning Images
- Weird Horse-Cows and 6-Legged Sheep Found in Iron Age Burials
- Photos of 'Hybridized' Animal Sacrifices from Ancient England
- July 19
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- July 16
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- Finally, Bacon-Flavored Health Food Has Arrived
- Forbidden Love: Don't Kiss Your Chickens, CDC Says
- Screaming Triggers Alarm Bells in the Brain
- Ghostly Particle with No Mass Finally Created in the Lab
- Heart Rate Tracking Cues You into Your Stress Levels
- 'Very Light' Smoking Common Among Young Women
- Chimps Can Spot Faces Like Humans Do
- Why Are People So Afraid of Sharks?
- Velociraptor's Cousin Flaunted Fabulous Feathers, Tiny Arms
- Photos: Velociraptor Cousin Had Short Arms and Feathery Plumage
- Complex Cirrus Clouds Seen in 3D from Space
- Destroyed Iraqi Holy Sites Find New Life Online
- Photos: Restoring Life to Iraq's Ruined Artifacts
- Brain Building: Blindness Treatment Affects More Than Eyes
- July 15
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- Pluto Unveiled: NASA Photos Reveal Ice Mountains and Active Moon
- Why Beached Great White Shark Was Such a Rare Sight
- Dying for a Selfie? Why People Risk Their Lives For Self-Photos
- Depressed? Your Smartphone May Tell
- Amazing Pluto Flyby Images to Be Unveiled Today
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Women's Cancer Risk
- Waiting to Tie the Knot? You're Not Alone
- Douching May Expose Women to Harmful Chemicals
- Most Women Who Have Abortions Don't Regret Them
- Big Daddy of Primates: Lemur Has Giant Testes
- Photos of the Northern Giant Mouse Lemur
- Bill Cosby Deposition: What Is Somnophilia?
- Pluto Flyby Success! NASA Probe Phones Home After Epic Encounter
- July 14
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- Oldest Animal Sperm Lasted 50 Million Years in Antarctica
- Homeopathic Treatments: Do They Help or Harm?
- Elusive New Pentaquark Particle Discovered After 50-Year Hunt
- Human 'Mini Hearts' Made in Lab (and They Beat)
- Found: Trick for Getting Into an Exercise Routine
- Human Hands Are Primitive, New Study Finds
- New, Ultra-Precise Measure Could Help Redefine the Kilogram
- It's Raining Spiders! Weirdest Effects of California Drought
- Shopping App for Health, Science Unveiled by Purch
- Hello, Pluto! NASA Spacecraft Makes Historic Dwarf Planet Flyby
- 'Cursed' Artifacts Returned — 20 Years Later
- Surprise! Infrared Camera Reveals Black Leopard's Hidden Spots
- In Photos: A Leopard's Secret Spots
- New Inhaled Ebola Vaccine Works in Monkeys
- All Aboard! Slug Poop Carries Worms to Destinations
- July 13
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- Funeral Directors May Be at Increased Risk for ALS
- Testicular Cancer & Cycling: Is There a Link?
- New Horizons: 5 Things Pluto Flyby Could Reveal About Planet Earth
- Obamacare, Nixoncare: Health Care Debates Are All About Politics
- Russia's Impossible Rainstorm of 2012 Finally Explained
- Chain of Underwater Volcanoes Discovered During Lobster Hunt
- Mushroom Poisoning Caused Woman's Liver to Fail
- Pluto at Last! NASA Spacecraft Arrives for Dwarf Planet Close-Up Tuesday
- Children with Severe Allergies Susceptible to Rebound Reactions
- Hope and Resilience: How Parents Cope with a Child's Cancer
- Photos: Unusual Mosaics Decorated Ancient Synagogue in Israel
- 5th-Century Mosaic Adorned with Elephants and Cupids
- Gallery: Mysterious Gold Spirals Discovered in Denmark
- Bronze Age Gold Spirals May Have Been Sacrificed to Gods
- July 11
- July 10
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- For Girls, Mom's Physical Activity Level Sets the Example
- Dust Clouds the Future of the South Asian Monsoon (Op-Ed)
- Giant Redheaded Centipede Photo Goes Viral, Horrifies the Internet
- Weird Reason Plutonium Doesn't Act Like Other Metals
- Ancient Jellies Had Spiny Skeletons, No Tentacles
- Rare Harpy Eagle Chick Captured in New Pics
- In Images: Amazing Harpy Eagle Chick
- Painter with Parkinson's Switches Hands, Mystifying Doctors
- Volvo's Scary-Looking Front Car Seat Is Probably Safe
- In Photos: Underwater Cameras Capture World's Sharks
- New Hybrid Robot Has Soft 'Skin' But Hard 'Guts'
- Deep-Diving Dolphins Avoid 'Bends' with Powerful Lungs
- July 9
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- 'Hacking' Gut Bacteria Could Spur New Medical Treatments
- Why Your Birth Date May Not Match Your Body's Age
- Giant Pandas' Lazy Lifestyle Justified by Science
- In Photos: The World's Most Efficient Pollinators
- Earth Is Losing Its Bumblebees
- Americans Aren't Eating Their Fruits and Vegetables (Infographic)
- Most Americans Still Don't Eat Their Fruits & Veggies
- How Hungry Pitcher Plants Get the Poop They Need
- Real-Life Mind Meld? Scientists Link Animal Brains
- Fin Count: Global Shark Census Will Aid Conservation
- July 8
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- Eye Color Linked to Alcoholism Risk
- 'Safer' Plastics Linked to Health Problems in Kids
- Yosemite's Half Dome Rock Just Got Harder to Climb
- Severe Burns May Let 'Bad Bacteria' Take Over the Gut
- New Squirrel Virus Strain Suspected in Deaths of 3 in Germany
- Staying in School Would Help People Live Longer, Study Suggests
- Frills and Whistles: Triceratops Relative Had Bizarre Head of Horns
- Photos: New Triceratops Cousin Unearthed
- June Breaks US Heat Records
- Earth's Groundwater Basins Are Running Out of Water
- Short Trip? More People 'Microdosing' on Psychedelic Drugs
- Does Science Back Samsung's 80% Battery Boost Claim?
- Ancient Native Americans May Have Had Pet Bobcat
- 'Proof' of Little-Known Mass Extinction Found
- Anxious Brains Are Inherited, Study Finds
- Photos: Trove of Marine Fossils Discovered in Morocco
- Rare Fossils of 400-Million-Year-Old Sea Creatures Uncovered
- 'The Library at Mount Char' (US 2015): Book Excerpt
- Justified Evil: How Wrongdoers Excuse Amoral Acts
- July 7
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- Spidey Senses Tingling! Arachnids Feel Sex
- People Who Can Imagine Aromas Vividly Tend to Weigh More
- Organ Transplant Rejections May Not Be Permanent
- Painkiller Abuse Tied to Skyrocketing Heroin Use in US
- Futuristic Jetpack Will Go on Sale for $200,000 Next Year
- Why Matisse's Vibrant Painting of Nudes Is Fading
- The Illusion of Time: What's Real?
- Photos: Star Trails and Aurora Glow in the Night Sky
- Tar Balls from California Oil Spill Litter Beach in NASA Photo
- Starry Vortex Takes Top Spot in Nightscapes Photo Contest
- Smoking Marijuana May Affect Weight Gain
- Heritage Livestock are Vanishing Across the United States (Photos)
- As Ancient Livestock Disappear, Frozen Embryos Restore Ancient Breeds
- Smartphone App Tells You When to Stop Drinking
- July 6
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- Mean Machines: US & Japan Mega-Robots to Battle
- 2015 Arctic Sea Ice: How Low Will It Go?
- When Did Women Start to Outlive Men?
- Only Climate Action Can Save Polar Bears
- Low Testosterone May Raise Depression Risk
- Child's Mysterious Paralysis Tied to New Virus
- Driving with a Marijuana High: How Dangerous Is It?
- 20 Startling Facts about American Society and Culture
- New Brain-Like Computer May Solve World's Most Complex Math Problems
- Spiders, Ahoy! 8-Legged Critters Can 'Sail' Over Water
- In Images: Spiders 'Sail' and 'Dance' on Water
- Guns Don't Deter Crime, Study Finds
- 'Alice in Wonderland Syndrome' Caused by Acid Flashback
- July 3
- July 2
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- First US Measles Death in 12 Years: How Was It Missed?
- How Lewis Carroll's 'Syzygy' Puzzles Worked (Infographic)
- Solar-Powered Plane Soars to New World Records
- Overweight Colorectal Cancer Patients Survive Longer
- 7 Shark Attacks in 3 Weeks: Are North Carolina Beaches Safe?
- Ebola Returns to Liberia: Where Did It Come From, and Could It Spread?
- Mass Shootings Are Contagious
- Seahorse's Amazing Tail Could Inspire Better Robots
- 10,000 Monitored for Ebola in US Over Fall & Winter
- Firework Colors Enhanced by Elements of Life
- Cancer Forecast: Why More People Will Die, Even As Death Rates Fall
- Woolly Mammoth Clones Closer Than Ever, Thanks to Genome Sequencing
- Colorful Arctic Animals Revealed in Thousands of Undersea Images
- Gallery: Never-Before-Seen Photos of Colorful Life on Arctic Seafloor
- Cats Are City Slickers
- Seabirds Smell Their Way Home
- July 1
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- Should Placebos Be Used to 'Treat' Patients?
- Nyah! Nyah! How Goldfish Eluded Huge Predator for Years
- Drug Helps Obese People Drop Weight and Keep It Off
- How Not to Get Stung by a Portuguese Man-of-War
- How Elements in Fireworks Make the Human Body Work (Infographic)
- Statins Linked to Aggression in Older Women
- Ancient Ritual Bath Found Under Unsuspecting Family's Floorboards
- Wild 'Jesus Lizard' Once Walked on Wyoming's Tropical Waters
- Walk on Water: Photos of Ancient Jesus Lizard Relative
- Flu Vaccine and Narcolepsy: New Findings May Explain Link
- Mark Zuckerberg, Stephen Hawking & the 'Terminator' Talk Science
- Fourth of July Downer: Fireworks Cause Spike in Air Pollution
- Low-Flying Science: How 2 Pilots Pulled Off Amazing Stunt
- Why a Teen's Reasons for Using Marijuana Matter
- Why Conservatives Have Better Self-Control
- Helium Leaking from Earth in Southern California
- Awake Again: Is It Insomnia or Just Segmented Sleep? (Op-Ed)
- Euler’s Identity: 'The Most Beautiful Equation'
- Facts About Potassium
