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This Pink Lake Is Ten Times Saltier Than The Oceans
So much salt is dissolved in the northern part of Utah's Great Salt Lake that its edges can become encrusted with crystals that sparkle against a treeless landscape and vast sky. The salt concentration...
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Something Is Killing Borneo's Pygmy Elephants
Malaysian authorities have a possible elephant murder mystery on their hands after three more pygmy elephants reportedly were found dead on the island of Borneo Wednesday (Jan. 30).The grim discovery...
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This Is What A Fish's Thoughts Look Like
A new video (presented here in gif form) shows what it looks like when a zebrafish (a small fish normally used in the lab) thinks about food. The video is the result of a very sensitive fluorescent dye...
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Researchers Have Just Found A New Type Of Fear
The patient known as S.M. has not experienced fear since she was a child, and has fascinated brain researchers for many years. In 2010, one team noted that she makes risky financial decisions in...
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A 22-Year Archive Of The New York Times Could Help Predict The Next Big Disease
A software system built to analyze 22 years of The New York Times, as well as draw on information from various websites, is helping researchers predict where and when the next disease outbreak will...
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This Squid Can Fly!
A marine animal known colloquially as the Japanese flying squid, Todarodes pacificus, has been known to fly out of the water and take to the air. It's "flights" last up to three seconds.Researchers had...
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Lessons On Love And Lust From The Animal Kingdom
Sex. Many (but not all) animals do it. Partners come together to combine their genetic material in hopes of creating a healthy next generation for passing down their genes.For humans, romance, love and...
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Weird Shark Uses Lightsaber Spines To Deter Predators
Austin Powers' Dr. Evil had one simple request: "sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads."Velvet belly lantern sharks may not satisfy that demand, but perhaps they're even better: They...
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Fruit Flies Get Their Babies Drunk To Kill Off Parasites
Fruit flies may seem like pests to us, but they have parasites of their own. A tiny wasp known as Leptopilina heterotoma, infects their larvae (a life-stage right after birth) and will devour and kill...
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Girls Have A Genetic Advantage Over Boys When It Comes To Language
According to a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience, a language-related gene known as FOXP2 — which is essential for speech in humans and for communication in mice — is more active in young girls...
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See All Of The Bacteria That Coats Your Phone [PHOTOS]
Your cell phone is disgusting. Dr. Simon Park from the University of Surrey in the U.K. had his students imprint their cell phones onto petri dishes containing bacteria-growing nutrients. Then, they...
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Family Sells Nobel Prize Of Man Who Discovered DNA Structure
Ever wished you had a Nobel Prize? Well you are in luck.The family of Francis Crick, who died in 2004, is selling off his Nobel Prize, which he won in 1962 for his role in the discovery of the...
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Rare Sharks Found In Australian Waters For The First Time
A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species' range.Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in...
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This 20-Year-Old Is A Permanent Toddler
Little Brooke Greenberg has shining eyes that twinkle when her mother takes her clothes' shopping, pushing her stroller through the infant wear department of their local stores, where Brooke gets her...
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Dinosaurs May Have Made 'Milk' To Feed Their Young
Some birds, like flamingos and penguins, make a special substance called "crop milk" to feed their young. A new theory suggests that some dinosaurs may have done the same to keep their young...
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The Science Behind What Makes Someone Sexy
This is part of our series on the Sexiest Scientists Alive.People often think that sexiness is in the eyes of the beholder and is inextricably linked to cultural norms, but that isn't completely...
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Invasive Ant Colonies Are Being Invaded By Other Invasive Ants
One of the most aggressive invasive ants in the world seems to have met its match in North Carolina — but if the arthropod challenger prevails, don’t expect it to play niceThe Argentine ant has spread...
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Man's Best Friend Is At Least 33,000 Years Old
Modern dogs were around 33,000 years ago, a new fossil analysis suggests. Researchers tested the DNA of a tooth from a skull found in southern Siberia that they were able to confirm it was more closely...
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Three Ukrainian Killer Attack Dolphins Are On The Loose In The Black Sea
The Ukrainian military has apparently lost three of its trained military attack dolphins in the Black Sea, RIA Novosti reports.Supposedly, the dolphins swam away from their handlers during training...
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Those Military Attack Dolphins Exist, But Their Escape May Be A Hoax
The report that spurred stories about escaped assassin dolphins is supposedly fake, a news report from an online "Independent" newspaper suggests.We were doubtful about this "hoax," since Ukraine's...
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