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Read an excerpt from 'The Falcon Thief'Over decades, a brazen thief stole hundreds of eggs from rare and endangered falcons' nests around the world, to sell to private collectors.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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'The Falcon Thief' exposes the high-flying life of a notorious rare-bird smugglerWild falcons are highly prized by private collectors, who pay tens of thousands of dollars for the rare birds.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Photos: Traces of an Ancient Ice Stream300 million years ago, Namibia was covered in ice. Now, we see traces of it.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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There's No Medical Reason Not to Bake Your Grandpa's Ashes into a Sugar Cookie and Eat ItBut, like, don't.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Perfectionism on the Rise Among College StudentsToday's college students have more perfectionistic traits than those of decades past, a new study suggests.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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It Bleeds. It Breathes. It's a Lifelike Artificial Human Corpse!This isn't your typical medical model.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Cyber Monday Deals on Science BooksDeals Check out the best deals on Amazon for books about science, technology and more.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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In Photos: Thousands of Asylum Patients' Bodies Buried Under University of Mississippi CampusRecent radar scans revealed as many as 7,000 bodies buried on the grounds of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where a formal state mental institution once stood.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Why Health Experts Are Concerned Over New School Lunch RulesSchool lunch programs in the U.S. will no longer be required to meet all of the nutrition standards set in the Obama era.
By Rachael Rettner Published
