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Ultramarathon Runner Sets Appalachian Trail Record: How He Did ItAn ultramarathon runner overcame an early injury, sleep deprivation and steep terrain to complete an astounding 2,189-mile run along the Appalachian Trail in 46 days and 8 hours.
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In Photos: Searching for Amelia EarhartPhotos from a search expedition to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance.
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'Cosmic Watch' App Lets You Track Stars and Planets in Real TimeA new app aims to change how you view time, by moving beyond hours, minutes and seconds to reveal your position in the cosmos and relate that position to the movement of celestial bodies.
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New Gadget Helps Turn Departed Loved Ones into TreesInstead of keeping a departed loved one's ashes in an urn over the fireplace, why not breathe new life into them, in the form of a tree that can sit in your living room or outside on your porch?
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'Magic' Mirror Reveals Body Changes As You Get FitA new body-scanning mirror could soon have you asking, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fittest of them all?"
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New Wearable Device Is Virtual Ski Coach Inside Your Boot -
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New Anti-Snore Patch Targets the Science of Sound WavesA new anti-snore gadget could help you turn down the volume of your partner's snoring and turn up the quality of your beauty sleep.
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'See' What You Breathe with New Air-Quality MonitorA new gadget can help people identify pollutants — some smaller than the width of a hair — in their homes.
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Magnetic 'MoonWalker' Shoes Help You Defy Gravity -
Gadget That 'Eavesdrops' on Water Warns You of WasteA sleek, white gadget that looks more like a trendy speaker than a tool for water conservation could stop people from wasting precious H2O, said one Silicon Valley startup.
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Elusive Sea Creature with Hairy, Slimy Shell Spotted After 31 YearsAn elusive sea creature that boasts a vibrant golden shell covered in thick, slimy hair was recently spotted for the first time in 31 years, researchers say.
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Hurricane Katrina's Stark Changes Endure in Images from SpaceLouisiana's dramatically enlarged lakes and inundated marshes — stark reminders of Hurricane Katrina’s ferocity 10 years ago — are prominent in a new satellite image.
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Earth's Moving Mantle Leads to Earthquakes in Unusual Places -
HIV-Related Virus Has Existed in Primates for Millions of YearsViruses related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have infected Old World monkeys as far back as 16 million years ago, according to a new study.
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Creepy Kangaroos: Why They Stand So StillA field of grey, motionless kangaroos staring down a bicyclist in a recent YouTube video is not evidence of marsupial zombies, scientists say — though the pouched Australians look eerily possessed.
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Insecure Men May Be More Prone to Violence -
Mini Frog, Bat with Freakish Tongue Found in BoliviaA "robber frog" with beady, gold-rimmed eyes and a bizarre bat with a record-long tongue are among the menagerie of species discovered during an expedition in Bolivia.
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Stunning 'Fire Rainbow' Formed by Halo of IceA so-called fire rainbow filled the sky with a haze of colors over Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday (Aug. 16) in a recent photo posted to Twitter by Tiffany B. Jenks.
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Lake Mead's Water Sinks to Lowest Level Since 1930sYears of unrelenting drought are straining a large reservoir of water between Nevada and Arizona, new satellite images reveal.
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In Photos: Raising a Sunken Confederate WarshipOfficials are pulling out pieces of the CSS Georgia, a Confederate warship, from the depths of the Savannah River, 150 years after the ship's crew deliberately sunk it.
