Freeing Birdman of Alcatraz

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New mysterious species of sea creature surfaces along the UK coasts

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A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers

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Mark Twain Wrote a Book Called Tom Sawyer, Detective

New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions

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NASA space photo shows odd-looking sky holes near Florida

Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent desert star dunes

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Iceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption

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A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years

Decoding the Geometry of Music: 70-Year-Old Math Problem Solved

The NASA Mars helicopter’s work is not done, it turns out

The Kuiper Belt is Much Bigger Than We Thought

How to fix a runway in Antarctica

Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics

Why The “Eye Of The Sahara” Is A Geological Mystery

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Incredible Professional Finalists from the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards

How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed

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How the Village Voice Met Its Moment

Drying without dying: Tracing water scarcity coping mechanisms from mosses to flowering plants

ChatGPT and Google Gemini Are Both Doomed

Glitter banned by EU with calls for Australia to follow

Water Worlds Around Other Stars Could Have Oceans 1000 Kilometers Deep

10,000 People Were Evacuated So Experts Could Safely Detonate an Unexploded World War II-Era Bomb

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Scientists Discover Bizarre Material Where Electrons Stand Still

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Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction

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Thousands Defy Kremlin to Attend Alexei Navalny’s Funeral

A baby star’s planet-forming disk has 3 times more water than all of Earth’s oceans

Mathematicians Have Discovered the Secret Geometry of Life

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