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What's Missing From the Nobel Prizes? Scientists Weigh Inhuman-behavior -
Where's My Flower? Diesel Throws Honeybees Off the Trailinsects -
Strange Condition Lets Woman Hear Sounds But Not Wordshealth -
Earthquake Detection: Smartphone Tech Could Improve Responseearthquakes -
Microbes in Earth's Oceanic Crust May Gobble OxygenNew oxygen measurements from deep seafloor sediments provides further proof that large populations of microbes inhabit the oceanic crust.
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Cryptozoology: Does It Matter If Bigfoot Is Real?conspiracies-paranormal -
Photos: Tour the International Cryptozoology Museumconspiracies-paranormal -
Ancient Forest Thaws From Melting Glacial TombAfter more than 1,000 years entombed beneath a glacier, an ancient forest has melted out of a retreating glacier in Alaska.
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The 10 Worst US Cities for Fall AllergiesCountdown This year's annual ranking of the worst U.S. cities for fall allergies has been released, suggesting an overall worse than average year for allergy sufferers.
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Why Earth's Inner and Outer Cores Rotate in Opposite DirectionsThe Earth's magnetic field is responsible for the rotation of both the inner and outer cores, new research suggests.
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Colorado Floods: What Happens to All That Water?Nebraska residents are bracing for the river surge that began approaching the state border from Colorado at midnight Tuesday (Sept. 17).
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Snail Gets Spots to Fool Predatorsmollusks -
Cloud Seeding Not to Blame for Colorado FloodingContrary to suggestions by some Internet users, scientists say that Colorado's cloud seeding program cannot feasibly be to blame for the recent flooding in the state.
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Visit the Galapagos Islands on Google Street ViewGoogle has added the Galapagos Islands to its repertoire of remote and biologically rich locations it has documented with its 360-degree street view camera.
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New See-Through Snail Discovered Deep UndergroundMore than 3,000 feet below ground, a new snail species has been discovered with a delicate, translucent shell.
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Sea Otter Populations Growing in CaliforniaThe annual California sea otter census shows a slight increase in population size since last year
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North America's Tallest Mountain Gets DownsizedMount McKinley's height has been wrongly cited on topographic maps since 1952.
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Who Knew? Orangutans Plan TripsPlanning ahead is a poorly understand phenomenon in the animal world, but has now been observed in orangutans for the first time in the field.
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New Woolly Mammoth Lineage DiscoveredA new European lineage of woolly mammoths has been discovered, broadening researchers' understanding of this enigmatic paleofauna.
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8 Quirky Species Discovered in Lava-Tube CavesA recent inventory of lava-tube caves in New Mexico have turned up eight new arthropod species, along with a new hibernating site for the Townsend's big-eared bat.
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Photos: The Creatures That Call Lava-Tube Caves Home
Eight new cave-dwelling arthropods have been discovered in lava tubes in New Mexico.
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Hawaii Beach Erosion Blamed on Rising SeasMany factors affect coastal erosion, but new research along the coast of two Hawaiian islands suggests that sea level rise can be the strongest erosional force.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet's Age Gains 20 Million YearsResearchers have determined that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – one of the largest and most vulnerable ice sheets in the world – formed 20 million years earlier than thought.
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World's Only Hibernating Primate Has Strange Sleep Patternsland-mammals
