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- July 31
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- Rare 'Balloon Syndrome' Causes Hedgehog to Puff Up Like a Beach Ball
- Rare Conjoined Bat Twins Found in Brazil
- Blowing Out Birthday Candles Is Grosser Than You Think
- Dark Ages Fort Built by Mysterious 'Painted People' Found in Scotland
- '13 Reasons Why': Suicide-Related Searches Spike After Show's Premiere
- How Exercise Fights Inflammation
- Air-Breathing Fish 'Hibernate' in Pods on Dry Land (Video)
- Weird 'Rocks' at Robotics Test Site Turn Out to Be Dinosaur Fossils
- Super Schnozzle: Tiny, Glow-in-the-Dark Shark Has a Huge Nose
- In Photos: The World's Largest Bony Fish
- New Sunfish Species Is 8 Feet Long and Looks Like a Giant Pancake
- Sticky, Gooey Science! Why Slime Is Awesome
- Curious Kids: What Started the Big Bang?
- July 30
- July 29
- July 28
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- Why a New York Bay Is Crucial to Baby Sand Tiger Sharks
- Telegraph from WWI Lusitania Shipwreck Hauled Up from the Deep
- Sorry, Scaramucci, Earth Is MUCH Older Than 5,500 Years
- The Etruscans Were Expert Beekeepers, Ancient Honeycombs Suggest
- Why Looking for Aliens Is Good for Society (Even If There Aren't Any)
- Why a 2,500-Year-Old Hebrew Poem Still Matters
- Canaanites Live: DNA Reveals Fate of Biblical People
- Swarms of CICADA Drones Could Aid Hurricane Research
- July 27
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- Orca Calf Dies at SeaWorld: Why Killer Whales Get Sick in Captivity
- Does Moderate Drinking Lower Your Risk of Diabetes?
- The 2017 Solar Eclipse May Prove the Sun Is Bigger Than We Think
- Moving Nose to Tail, Shrew 'Conga Line' Shimmies Online
- 3,500-Year-Old 'Lunch Box' with Traces of Grain Found in Swiss Alps
- Slug-Inspired Glue Patches Beating Hearts
- Why We Need to Stop Talking About Work-Life Balance As a 'Female' Struggle
- Newfound Dino Looks Like the Creepy Love Child of a Turkey and an Ostrich
- Would You Drink This Mummified-Toe Cocktail?
- Cyclone 'Licks' Portugal Coast in Gorgeous Space Image
- That's a Woman's Job: How Do Certain Careers Acquire a Gender?
- World's Smallest Satellites Launched into Orbit
- 400-Year-Old Physics Mystery Is Cracked
- Photos: 33 Stunning Locations Where 'Game of Thrones' Was Filmed
- Next Stop, Westeros! Google Earth Posts 33 'Game of Thrones' Sites
- July 26
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- Why You May Not Have to Finish All Your Antibiotics
- Angelina Jolie's Facial Paralysis: What Is Bell's Palsy?
- Western Men See Drop in Sperm Counts, But Cause Remains a Mystery
- Stunning Dark Images Reveal Movement of Trillion-Ton Antarctic Iceberg
- Transgender Military Ban: 5 Facts That Rebut Trump’s Claims
- Goopy Science: How to Make Slime with Glue
- How to Make Puffy Slime
- Dangerous Dance: Hurricanes' Dalliance May End in 'Cannibalism'
- Gulls' Love of Baby Seal Poop Leads to Gouged Butts
- How to Sleep Better
- Lego Boost Review: The Best Robot Kit for Kids
- Booze in Space: The Universe Is Drowning in Alcohol
- Bazinga! 'Big Bang Theory' Catchphrase Inspires New Compound
- Upcoming Solar Eclipse Is a Chance to Prove Einstein Right (Again)
- Drinking Water Database: Put in Your ZIP Code and Find Out What's in Your Water
- Not Aliens: Weird Radio Signal from Star Likely Has Duller Explanation
- Facts About Gallium
- July 25
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- Images: Brains with CTE
- Striking Study Shows How Football Affects the Brain
- Slimy Science! Make Two Types of Gooey, Goopy Slime
- Adorable Hedgehogs Want You to Know About This Common Health Problem
- 'Holy Grail of Civil War Swords' Found in Massachusetts Attic
- Human Ancestor Mated with 'Ghost Lineage' And the Proof Is in Your Spit
- Butterfly Wing Optics Help to Cheaply Create Bright, Realistic Holograms
- For Some Turtles, Science Is a Real Turn-On
- In Images: Solar Eclipses Depicted in Fine Art
- Imaging Reveals Medieval Manuscript Hidden in Book Binding
- This New Cellphone Uses Such Little Power It Doesn't Need a Battery
- July 24
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- Child Born with HIV is Virtually Virus-Free for 9 Years, Without Meds
- Snooty, Oldest Manatee in Captivity, Dies at Age 69
- Great White Takes Gold! Shark Bests Phelps by 2 Seconds
- Cyborg Employees? Company Offers Free Microchipping to Workers
- Kids Can Prep for Total Solar Eclipse with 'Space Racers' Website
- Surreal, Right? Why Dalí's Preserved Mustache Isn't Weird
- The Moon's Interior Could Contain Lots of Water, Study Shows
- Old NASA Computers, Tapes Found in Dead Man's Basement
- 5 Comic Book Superpowers That Really Exist in Animals
- Stoned Plus Buzzed: Mixing Caffeine and Pot Brings New Risks
- Biblical Battles: 12 Ancient Wars Lifted from the Bible
- A Bird Murder Witness: Why Parrots Are Such Great Mimics
- 'Tail-Standing' Sperm Whales Snooze in Stunning Photo
- July 23
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- July 21
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- How Brain's 'Helper Cells' Could Contribute to Schizophrenia
- Be Cautious of Birth Control Apps, Experts Say
- How Two Bodies Stayed Mummified for 75 Years in a Swiss Glacier
- How Sugary Drinks May Change the Way Your Body Burns Fat
- Cool the Planet? Geoengineering Is Easier Said Than Done
- How 'Bad' Gut Bacteria Can Change Their Evil Ways
- Did Oxygen Therapy Really 'Reverse' Child's Brain Damage? Experts Are Skeptical
- Magic Bots: Vine-Inspired Robots Can Grow on Demand
- Sour Note: In Ancient Rome, Lemons Were Only for the Rich
- History's 1st Emoji? Ancient Pitcher Shows a Smiley Face
- Don't Believe the Spin: Fidget Spinners Have No Proven Benefits
- Solar Eclipse Day Craziness Could Resemble the Zombie Apocalypse — Are You Ready?
- Huge Underground Lab Seeks to Explain 'Ghosts of the Universe'
- Gold Rush! Oroville Spillway Emergency Creates Bonanza of Gold
- Archaeologists Return to Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur
- July 20
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- Cecil the Lion's Son Shot Dead, 2 Years After His Father
- The Weather Forecast for August, September and October? Hot!
- 'Atypical' Mad Cow Case Identified in Alabama
- Chipotle Outbreak: How Does Norovirus Get into Restaurant Food?
- Tuna Fins Are Weirder Than You Think
- NYC to DC in 30 Minutes? Elon Musk Claims Verbal OK for Hyperloop
- Boy Face-Plants Right Onto a Million-Year-Old Stegomastodon Skull
- 5,000-Year-Long Tsunami Record Found in Guano-Encrusted Sumatran Cave
- Unusual Phobia: Researchers Suggest New Reason for Fear of Bubbles
- Advanced Vision Algorithm Helps Robots Learn to See in 3D
- Why dog breeds look so very different, but cats don't
- 1 in 3 Cases of Dementia Could Be Prevented by Healthier Lifestyles
- Sen. John McCain's Brain Cancer: What Are Glioblastomas?
- Humans Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago
- Elon Musk Calls for Moon Base
- Will Melting Permafrost Release Global 'Methane Bomb'?
- 13 Bizarre Things That Washed Up on Beaches
- REM vs. Non-REM Sleep: The Stages of Sleep
- What Are Selenium Supplements?
- July 19
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- Pregnant Women Can Do These 2 Things to Lower Odds of a C-Section
- Deadly Kiss: Can a Baby Contract a Lethal Virus from a Cold Sore?
- Yes, Dads Give Kids Less-Healthy Food: Here's Why
- Surprise Fertility Treatment: How a Cancer Drug Helped One Woman Get Pregnant
- Images of a Primeval Underwater Forest Revealed
- Rare Human Syndrome May Explain Why Dogs are So Friendly
- 6 Ways Apple Messed Up Its T. Rex Emoji
- The Mysterious Rosetta Stone Turns 218: Here's Why It's So Cool
- Exhuming Salvador Dalí: Paternity Suit Leads to Artist's Grave
- The Larsen C Iceberg Is Already Cracking Up
- Aardvarks May Starve to Death in Warming World
- Humans Have Produced a Whopping 9 Billion Tons of Plastic
- Future Space Colony? Maybe We Should Look Beyond Mars to Saturn's Titan Moon
- Photos: Weird Yellow Fluff Balls Wash Up on French Beaches
- New 3D Computer Chip Uses Nanotech to Boost Processing Power
- Underwater Cypress Forest from Ice Age Reveals Its Secrets
- 'Atomic Fingerprinting' Tech Could End Counterfeit Goods
- Cracking Codes: 5 Ancient Languages Yet to Be Deciphered
- Here's Why Newborns Know to Move Toward Mom's Nipple
- July 18
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- People with Alzheimer's May Have More Bacteria in Their Brains
- Gunshot Victim Becomes Youngest Person in US to Receive a Face Transplant
- No, Congressman, There's No Evidence of an Ancient Mars Civilization
- Scientists Journey to the World's 'Lost' 8th Continent
- World's 1st Laser Weapon Is Ready to Blast Rogue Drones
- Why Do We Sleep?
- How Experiments in Space Can Lead to Better Treatments for Nerve-Gas Poisoning
- Don’t Use Sunglasses to Watch the Solar Eclipse (You Can Go Blind!)
- What Could Space Archaeologists Tell Us about Astronaut Culture?
- Remains of Medieval Saint's Hut Could Aid Search for Missing Monastery
- King Tut's Wife May Be Buried in Newly Discovered Tomb
- BB-8 Flies? Adorable Japanese Drone Ball Tours Space Station
- Bizarre Hammerhead Worm with a 'Mustache' Captured on Video
- NASA Unveils New Maps of Pluto, Moon Charon for Flyby Anniversary
- Cyclops and Dragon Tongues: How Real Fossils Inspired Giant Myths
- The 'Game of Thrones' Body Count Is Barbarically Realistic
- Duped by Photoshop: People Are Bad at Spotting Fake Photos
- July 17
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- The New 'Doctor': Yes, a Time Lord Can Regenerate As a Woman
- Why Some Plant-Based Diets Are Healthier Than Others
- Cotton Candy Grapes: The Science Behind the Sweet, Carnival Taste
- Pacemaker Data to Be Used as Trial Evidence: What Could It Show?
- Bizarre Marine Worm Resembles a Christmas Ornament from Hell
- In Photos: Weird Bristle Worm Calls Antarctica Home
- Weird Radio Signals Detected from Nearby Red Dwarf Star
- Elon Musk: Regulate AI Before Robots Start 'Killing People'
- Doctors Discover 27 Contact Lenses in Woman's Eye
- Lawbreaking Particles May Point to a Previously Unknown Force in the Universe
- Why the Biggest Animals Aren't the Fastest
- 'Stalker' Velociraptor Relative Sported Feathers, Serrated Teeth
- Possible Human Remains Recovered from Sunken WWII Bomber
- What If Earth Was 50% Bigger?
- It Takes Guts: The Yucky Way Sea Spiders Get Oxygen to Their Legs
- Electric Avenue: Energy-Harvesting Tiles Line London 'Smart Street'
- Artificial Sweeteners Have Little or No Benefit to Health, Researchers Conclude
- July 16
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- July 14
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- Missouri Woman Dies from Tick Bite: What Is Bourbon Virus?
- How Does the New 'Gene-Altering' Therapy Fight Cancer?
- Chinese Scientists Just Set the Record for the Farthest Quantum Teleportation
- People Could Make Smallpox from Scratch in a Lab, Scientists Warn
- Wild Lioness Nurses Leopard Cub in 'Unprecedented' Sighting
- Photos: In Wildlife First, Lioness Nurses Leopard Cub
- Divers Find 8 More Wrecks at Sunken-Ship Hotspot in Greece
- In Photos: 8 New Shipwrecks Discovered in Greece
- Netflix Film 'Chasing Coral' Warns of Grim Future for Imperiled Reefs
- Should We Fear the Rise of Intelligent Robots?
- Hwasong-14 Missile Test: Can North Korea's Rockets Reach the US?
- 7,500 Pounds of 'Eels' Cover Oregon Road with Slime (Here's Why)
- Charlie Gard Controversy: Why a Baby's Head Size Matters
- Ready, Aim, Blast! NASA Engineer Creates World's Largest Super Soaker
- Computerized Fabric Could Transform Any Piece of Clothing Into a Fitness Tracker
- Mount Vesuvius Is on Fire (Not Like That, Though)
- See the New Trillion-Ton Antarctic Iceberg in Image from Space
- 8-Legged Extremophile Freaks Will Outlive Humanity (& Maybe the Sun)
- Half of Kids Don't Get Epinephrine Until They Get to the ER
- World's Brightest Laser Could Pave Way for Lower-Radiation X-Rays
- What is Metformin?
- July 13
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- Link to the Past: Evidence of Humanity's Oldest Ropes Unearthed
- How much pee is in swimming pools?
- How Scientists Stored a Movie Inside DNA
- What the Heck? Odd, Slimy Sea Creature Defies Explanation
- See Juno Probe's Amazing Up-Close Views of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (Photos)
- NASA Images Show Gradual Separation of Massive New Antarctic Iceberg
- Ancient House of the Dead Unearthed Near Stonehenge
- Tiny Bird Fossil Solves Big Mystery About Life After Dinosaurs
- Satellite Images Reveal How a New Island Was Born Off North Carolina
- In Photos: Tomb Discoveries in the Land of 'Dead Fire'
- Hundreds of Stone Tombs Discovered in Land of 'Dead Fire'
- Photos: Champion Cats are Show-Stopping Stunners
- Feline Purr-fection: What Makes a Cat Best of Breed?
- What is Diclofenac (Voltaren)?
- July 12
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- Eat Better, Live Longer? Small Food Changes Make a Difference
- Worldwide Daily Step Counts: Here Are the Countries with the Highest & Lowest
- Flea Market Find: World War II Enigma Machine Sells for $51,000
- Why ER Doctors Want to Banish the Term 'Dry Drowning'
- How Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Birthed Such an Enormous Berg
- Alexander Hamilton's 'The Grange': His Last Home Before the Duel
- Vatican Frescoes Found to Contain 2 Female Figures Painted by Raphael
- Eco-Friendly Technique Spins Super-Strong Artificial Spider Silk
- No, That's Not Amelia Earhart in That History Channel Photo
- Photos: Alexander Hamilton Lived Here Until the Infamous Duel
- In Photos: Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Through Time
- Trillion-Ton Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
- Diatoms Have Sex, and Ammonium Is a Turn-On
- Earth Faces 'Biological Annihilation' as Animal Populations Decline Dramatically
- 2 Whale Shark Sightings in Maryland: Are These Colossal Fish Dangerous?
- Fire Ants Build Sinking 'Eiffel Towers' from Their Own Bodies
- Scabies: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
- July 11
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- Atorvastatin (Generic Lipitor): Uses, Dosage & Side Effects
- Camels: Facts, Types & Pictures
- How John F. Kennedy's Back Pain Affected His Life and Death
- Medication Mistakes Getting More Americans Sick
- Awesome 'Star Wars' Lego Sets On Sale for Prime Day
- Dazzling Auroras Dance on the Southern Horizon in Astronaut's Photo
- In Photos: The Stunning Sea Life 'Stars' of 'Big Pacific'
- Mysterious Sea Creatures Surface in 'Big Pacific'
- Superdense Extraterrestrial Ice Formed in a (Laser) Flash
- Brewing Up a Longer Life: Drink Coffee, Studies Suggest
- Climate Cities: Can Urban America Save Paris Agreement?
- The 'Chickens From Hell' Were Probably Good Parents
- Beer and Birthdays: Personal Roman Letters Unearthed Near Hadrian's Wall
- Meet the Beetles: Stunning Museum Specimens from London
- I Know Your Next Move: Game Reveals How the Brain Strategizes
- Why Does the Holy Communion Wafer Need Gluten?
- Can You Open a Plane Door Midflight? If You Can Lift Elephants
- July 10
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- 'Brain Training' Games May Be No Better Than Video Games, Study Finds
- Satellite Spots Bolivian Salt Plain from Space
- Clindamycin: Uses & Side Effects
- Wolf Facts: Gray Wolves, Timber Wolves & Red Wolves
- US Military Seeks Neural Implants to Restore Hearing, Sight
- Some of Earth's 1st Big Animals Were Shape-Shifters
- Centuries of Tradition: Stunning Photos of Native American Hopi Pottery
- Why NASA Says It's OK That VP Mike Pence Touched Orion Cover
- 'True Blood' Actor Dead at 39: What Causes Heart Failure?
- 200,000-Year-Old 'Baby Tooth' Reveals Clues About Mysterious Human Lineage
- 'Striking' Face of 4,500-Year-Old English Man Revealed
- 'Screen Time' Is About More Than Setting Limits
- July 8
- July 7
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- How Bad Is Gonorrhea's Resistance to Drugs? Some Cases Are Untreatable
- Furry 'Harry Potter' Spider Discovered in Mountain Burrow
- Snortable Chocolate Claimed to Boost Energy: Is It Safe?
- Follow Wild Animals in Real Time in Nat Geo Special This Weekend
- Photos: See the Animal 'Olympics of the Natural World'
- Calm Seas on Titan: Saturn Moon's Waves Less Than 1 Inch High
- Kinect Scans of T. Rex Skull Shed Light on Mysterious Holes
- How Much Should We Spend on Miracle Drugs? (Op-Ed)
- Sandbox Sickness: Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria Found in Playgrounds
- 'Charming' Heavy Particle Discovered at World's Largest Atom Smasher
- Electrified Droplets Create Mini Saturn Planets
- Carved in Stone: The Ancient City of Petra (Photos)
- Christopher Columbus to Thailand's Kings: 11 Curious Stories About Eclipses
- July 6
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- Parasitic Worm in Walrus Meat Infects 10 People in Alaska
- Photos: The Incredible Life and Times of Amelia Earhart
- How Opioid Prescriptions Have Changed Recently: New Report
- Blood in the Water: Drone Video Films Whale-Hunting Orcas
- Amelia Earhart: Biography & Disappearance
- Did Amelia Earhart Survive Crash? New Photo May Offer Tantalizing Clue
- The World Is on the Brink of an Electric Car Revolution
- Hobby Lobby to Pay $3 Million, Give Up Artifacts Smuggled from Iraq
- In Photos: Searching for Amelia Earhart
- Lunch on the Wing: Mantises Snack on Birds (Photos)
- Secret Tunnel Discovered Beneath the Ancient Temple of the Moon
- Antarctica's Larsen C Iceberg Will Tower 600 Feet Over the Ocean
- Aryan Invasion May Have Transformed India's Bronze-Age Population
- Oozing Methane Blasts Holes in Siberian Tundra
- In Photos: Flashy Collared Lizards of the North American Deserts
- Bug vs. Bird: Praying Mantises Feast on Feathered Prey
- If the Sun Is 93 Million Miles Away, Why Can't We Look Directly at It?
- July 5
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- Psychopaths' Brains Reveal Secrets of Their Immoral Behavior
- Charlie Gard Controversy: What Causes Infant's Rare Condition?
- Missile Test-Launched by North Korea Was an ICBM, US Officials Confirm
- Super Croc with T. Rex Teeth May Have Chowed Down on Dinosaurs
- Cancer Vaccines Help Patients Get Tumor-Free in 2 Studies
- How Hot Will Your City Get By 2100?
- How the Nazis Destroyed the First Gay Rights Movement
- Stephen Hawking: Earth Could Turn Into Hothouse Planet Like Venus
- What Were the First Records of Solar Eclipses?
- 10 Solar Eclipses That Changed Science
- Adults with ADHD May Face Higher Risk of Dementia
- July 4
- July 3
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- Common Heartburn Meds Linked to Increased Risk of Death
- How do fireworks get their glorious colors?
- 'Placenta Pills' Led to Bacterial Infection in Baby
- Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Frogs to Conquer the Planet
- Maria Menounos' Brain Tumor: 5 Things to Know
- More Than a View: Windows Double as Solar Panels
- Could CRISPR Sniff Out Viruses?
- Soap Ingredient May Be Linked to Antibiotic Resistance
- Mammoth resurrection: 11 hurdles to bringing back an ice age beast
- Animal Sex: How Western Toads Do It
- 'Star' in Lord Byron Poem Finally Identified
- How Do the Chemicals in Sunscreen Protect Your Skin?
- Body parts grown in the lab
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