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Disappearing Lake Shows Drought's Extent in New Space ImageA lake straddling the California-Oregon border looks like an empty swimming pool in new photos taken from space.
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Genes Confirm: Octopuses Are Brainy and WeirdForr the first time, scientists have sequenced the genome of the eight-legged rock star, revealing how its complex noggin evolved.
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Cheers! Yeast's Evolutionary Journey Gave Beer Its FlavorBeer's essential ingredient, yeast, has a fascinating evolutionary story that begins in a cave more than 500 years ago.
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Thirsty Butterflies Disappearing from the UKSome butterfly species could disappear from southern Britain in the next 35 years if climate change and habitat loss continue, according to new research.
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Photos: Delicate, Disappearing Butterflies of Southern Britain
Photos of butterflies that will likely go extinct by 2050 in southern Britain if their habitats aren't preserved and droughts worsen.
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Lightning Can Warp Rocks at Their CoreA zap of lightning can change the very structure of a rock, new research shows.
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Why 10,000-Year-Old Gravity-Defying Rocks Haven't ToppledGiant rocks stacked in seemingly gravity-defying poses could indicate that earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault can jump to another major fault in Southern California.
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'Daily Show' Science: 7 Times Jon Stewart Got NerdyJon Stewart's final episode as host of "The Daily Show" airs tonight, August 6, after 16 years on-air. Here are 7 times he got the science right.
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Malaysian Airlines Mystery: What Newfound Wing Debris Could RevealThe high-profile disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains a mystery — but the recent discovery of a possible wing part points to an ocean landing, raising hopes for a resolution.
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Soda Fizzles: US Appetite for Sugary Drinks WanesMore than half of Americans now try to avoid drinking soda, a new Gallup poll finds.
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Sparse Snow on Cascade's Mount Baker Viewed from SpaceNew photos taken from space show the significant snow loss this year atop Mount Baker, in Washington state.
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For Dr. Seuss, Nonsensical Rhymes Came with a ReasonA posthumously published Dr. Seuss book released July 28 called "What Pet Should I Get" brings back the whimsical, rhyming delight of the "Seussian" world.
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In Photos: Festive Scenes from Panda Birthday PartiesJia Jia, a female giant panda, recently set new Guinness World Records for being the oldest panda in captivity. Here are photos of Jia Jia and her fellow pandas at Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
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Oldest Panda in Captivity Celebrates 37th BirthdayA female panda in Hong Kong celebrated her 37th birthday today (July 28), becoming the oldest panda in captivity, and setting two new Guinness World Records in the process.
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Volcanoes Dot Snowy Russian Landscape in New Photo from SpaceThe ashy peak of a volcano stands out amid a snowy scene, hinting at a recent eruption, in newly released images from NASA.
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Ancient Volcano Tattooed the Earth with Giant RingsConcentric circles of rocky hills and valleys in South Africa tell a story of a billion-year-old collapsed volcano in newly released photos from NASA.
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Pope Francis' Popularity Declines in the USPope Francis' popularity among Americans may be waning, according to a new Gallup poll.
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Rotting Fungus Creates Beautiful, Glistening 'Hair Ice'A century-long puzzle over how delicate strands of glistening ice burst through rotting tree branches, like heads of hair, is closer to being solved.
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Photos: 'Hair Ice' Grows Out of Rotting Tree BranchesThe unique strands of "hair ice" pop out of rotting tree branches with help from cold-tolerant fungi.
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1,500-Year-Old Quran Manuscript Could Be Oldest Known CopyA 1,500-year-old parchment could be one of the oldest known copies of the Quran, possibly dating back to a time that overlapped with the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Water, Water Not Everywhere: Why Puddles Stop SpreadingPuddles make water easier to spot and wipe up, but the traditional laws of physics say water should spread indefinitely. So why doesn't it?
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Charred Remains of 1,500-Year-Old Hebrew Scroll DecipheredA burned 1,500-year-old Hebrew scroll found on the shore of the Dead Sea was recently deciphered, 45 years after archaeologists discovered it.
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Is a Mini Ice Age Coming? 'Maunder Minimum' Spurs Controversy
