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Good News on Warming: Ozone Hole Is Smallest Since 1988

November 03, 2017 | Article

A warm Antarctic stratosphere kept the ozone hole small in 2017.
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What Would Happen If You Played Tug-Of-War in Outer Space?

November 03, 2017 | Article

What would happen if you played tug-of-war in outer space? Would you be able to stand and pull with all your might, as you would on Earth, or would something entirely different happen?
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More Than 40 Million Fire Extinguishers Recalled for Safety Hazard

November 03, 2017 | Article

More than 40 million fire extinguishers sold over a 4-decade period have been recalled because they may not work to put out fires.
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New Orangutan Species Is World's Most Endangered Great Ape

November 03, 2017 | Article

The orangutan lives on Sumatra, south of a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. There are fewer than 800 individuals in the population, researchers say.
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Has Paranormal Belief Gone Mainstream?

November 03, 2017 | Article

Crop circles are global phenomena, gaining attention as paranormal culture becomes mainstream, says one scientist who studies paranormal belief.
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Lifelong Protection Against Flu? New Vaccine Shows Promise

November 03, 2017 | Article

If this vaccine works in humans, it could mean one shot and you're protected for life from the flu virus.
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This Video of 'Dancing Braids' Will Change How You Think About Mathematics

November 03, 2017 | Article

Forget about describing your doctoral thesis — just dance it.
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Miscarriage: Signs, Symptoms & Causes

November 02, 2017 | Reference

A miscarriage is the loss of pregnancy before the 20-week mark in the pregnancy. The medical term for a miscarriage is spontaneous abortion.
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The History Behind That Creepy Bone Chapel You Saw on Reddit

November 02, 2017 | Article

A chapel of bones has a spiritual history.
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Best Educational Toys & Games for 7- to 10-Year-Olds

November 02, 2017 | Countdown

Elementary school kids are naturally curious about their world. Help them explore it with educational science toys that need to be pieced together, figured out and investigated with hands-on experiments.
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