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Coal Soot Darkened, Melted Glaciers During Industrial RevolutionNew research suggests that soot from coal-burning power plants may have darkened the surface of glaciers in the European Alps enough to cause a rapid and unexpected retreat by the glaciers.
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Fog Collectors Could Ease Water Woes in Arid LandsFog may become a more viable source of drinking water in arid regions of the world, thanks to new advancements in fog-harvesting technologies.
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Spy Satellite Data Reveal Antarctic Ice Vulnerabilityclimate-change -
US Tallest Mountain's Surprising Location Explainedgeology -
Strange Squid Feeding Revealed in 1st Video FootageFirst-ever video footage of a deep-sea squid has revealed a feeding habit unique to the world of squid.
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Photos of the Stunning Deep-Sea Squid Feeding
Researchers have caught the first footage of a deep-sea squid in its natural environment
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Geese-Scaring Drone Keeps Beach CleanThe Canadian government has issued a drone to scare away a troublesome flock of Canada geese, in an effort to reduce fecal contamination at a popular swimming beach.
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Mom's Genes May Affect How Fast You AgeAging is often thought to result from cell-damaging experience through life. Now, researchers have found that damaged DNA inherited from mothers may predetermine aging rates to a certain degree.
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Caterpillar Can Hop for 3 Days in Leafy 'Sleeping Bag'insects -
Huge Iron-Rich Plume Discovered Beneath Atlantic Oceanrivers-oceans -
Oldest 'Bog Body' Found with Skin IntactThe skin and bones of a 4,000-year-old man have been discovered in an Irish peat bog.
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Photos of the Best Preserved Bog PeopleHuman bodies can last thousands of years in a Northern European peat bog without completely decomposing, due to the low-oxygen and highly acidic environment that develops in these ancient soils.
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Why Insects Have Gay Sexinsects -
Tahiti Abounds in New Beetle SpeciesA team of entomologists has discovered more than 40 new beetle species in Tahiti, adding to the long list of insects native to this highly biodiverse island.
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Tahiti: A Paradise for New Beetle Species
Researchers have discovered dozens of new ground-dwelling beetle species in Tahiti, adding to the long list of insects known to crawl this highly diverse region of the South Pacific.
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Tiny Diamonds Levitate in Wild Physics Experimentphysics-mathematics -
India Sparkles with Promise of Diamonds, Study FindsA team of geologists in India have determined that the rock underlying India could potentially contain large pockets of diamonds.
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Flat-Topped Coral Shows Up in HawaiiThe table coral is common across the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but rarely appears around Hawaii. Marine biologists have now discovered a colony off the coast of Oahu for the first time.
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Fossil of Ancient Hairy Creature Reveals Clues About Mammal AncestorsA new proto-mammal fossil discovered in China paints one of the best images yet of how the earliest human ancestors lived.
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Trove of Ancient Marsupial Fossils Discovered in Australiaextinct-species -
6 Unexpected Effects of Climate Changeclimate-change -
As Antarctic Sea Ice Melts, Seaweed Smothers Seafloorclimate-change
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Sweet Success: Chocolate Structure Whets Appetite for Innovationfood-drink -
US Renewable Energy Tops Record in 2012Americans produced a record amount of solar and wind energy in 2012, and will likely continue doing so this year with government tax incentives and technological advancements in renewable energy.
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