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Animals Feel Regret

When it comes to food choices

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Camel Milk: The Next Superfood

Fuel to get you through your hump days

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Utah's Mountain Man in Court

Faces 10 years in federal prison

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Another bear checks out the video camera our Beaufort Sea polar bear carried around. Scientists gathered about 40 hours of video from the bears.
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Polar Bears Film from POV

Capture life in the Arctic

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Castration Looms for Alpha Bear

The downside of sexual dominance

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Melanoma Hotbed Dishes Bold Sun-Exposure Rules

Australians say: Get more natural rays

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These kids are on their way to better bones—but they'll benefit more if they stay just as active through adolescence.
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4th Graders Swap Chairs for Stability Balls

Bouncing Builds Better Bones

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Bicycles: a free ride that you can ride freely.
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World Naked Bike Ride Set for June 7

"Carfree" (not Carefree) is the motto

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It's looking more and more like Lance Armstrong will be taking the stage to testify in two separate cases very soon.
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Pressure Mounts in Armstrong Whistle-Blower Suit

Rider asked to testify this month

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New App Geotags Roadkill

Nail a deer? Get our your phone!

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Good thing there are seagulls to keep Nick Hancock company on Rockall--because nobody wants to be lonely.
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Well THIS Man Is An Island

Scott plans 60-day stay on deserted rock

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World's Largest Artificial Reef Underway

Off Yucatan coast

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What better way to end your day than with a nice sunset and an 88-pound motor strapped to your back?
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Across the Emerald Isle in 3 Days

Paramotorist makes history as the first to complete the cross-country flying feat

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World's Tallest Water Slide Opens in Kansas

168.5 feet high, reaches speeds up to 65 mph

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Witch Doctor "Injures" World Cup Mega-Star

Ronaldo's bum knee could be blessing for U.S.

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WWII paratroopers ready for drop.
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WWII Vets to Parachute into Normandy Again

Originally part of the Allied invasion

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OR-7 was the first gray wolf in California since the 1920s, and now his pups are the first born in the Oregon Cascades since the 1940s.
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Famous Gray Wolf Fathers Pups

Big news for the endangered species

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Apollo Mission Photos Surface

From treks across Hawaii's Big Island

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No, koalas don't get more sympathetic as the heat turns up—tree-hugging is purely a survival tactic.
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Koalas Hug Trees in Hot Weather

Bears cling to trunks during heat waves

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The Aquarius Reef Base off the coast of the Florida Keys, where Fabien Cousteau will live for 31 days, has been around for 25 years and is now in danger of funding cuts.
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Cousteau Grandson to Live Underwater for a Month

Intends to make documentary, study coral reef

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Exoskeleton to Open World Cup

A young, paralyzed Brazilian may walk onto the field for the start of the world's largest sports tournament

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Google Glass, which just made its 2014 debut, is already recruiting designers like Diane von Furstenberg and Ray-Ban to make you want to wear a computer on your face.
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Google Glass Gets Designer Makeover

Shades to be released June 23 go for the "hot nerd" look

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Cannabis: Just what your morning cup of joe was missing.
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Brewers to Release Marijuana-Infused Coffee

Rise and shine is now wake and bake

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That scenic ride along the Seine? You could get paid for it if you're French and it's part of your work commute.
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French Cyclists Celebrate

Get paid to commute

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Fight or flight? When dealing with an angry hawk parent, definitely go with the latter.
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Hawk Knocks Woman Out Cold in Her Driveway

Aggressive parent protecting nearby nest

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A triathlete finishes the 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco's shore.
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Andy Potts Escapes from Alcatraz

Olympian wins triathlon for sixth time

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Vancouver is just one example of a city who has suffered at the hands of what once brought them gold, silver, and bronze.
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Few Takers for 2022 Olympics

Only two cities seriously interested

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World's Highest Gondola Open

Commute to work at 13,615 feet

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Spiders: The Original String Musicians

Silk can communicate structural information, inspire new materials

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Hurricane Name Implications

Causing a stormy debate

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Researchers offered their two cents about how to curb America's obesity epidemic through innovative taxation. calorie soda soft drink pop
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Should Drinks Be Taxed by Calorie Content?

Instead of volume

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EPA Proposes Coal-Fired Regulations

White House responds with #ActOnClimate

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Mars One envisions that their colony on the red planet will look like this. Astronauts who make it there better get comfy—they'll never see Earth again.
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Mars Efforts Ramp Up

Choosing astronauts and testing new vehicles

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Google to Provide Worldwide Internet Access

With satellites

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Galan Rupp at the 2012 London Olympics where he won silver in the 10,000 meters.
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Galen Rupp Breaks His Own American Record

Runs 26:44.36 in the 10,000 meters at Prefontaine Classic

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A California resident displays his medical marijuana card.
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Cali Pot Farms Draining Forests Dry

Battle heating up over environmental impact

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Long hair, don't care? Think twice before you let it flow free on your morning bike ride.
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Are Helmet Laws Sexist?

Aussie woman says rules deter women from biking

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We can't all be boy wonders, but in the meantime, Rheinhardt Harrison is.
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10-Year-Old Runs Record 13.1

Fastest kid in the world clocks in at 1:35:02

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Six Feared Dead on Mount Rainier

Likely fell 3,000 feet

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Drink up. Note that these mushrooms are not those found in North Korea's new sports beverage—they're actually of the poisonous Amanita muscaria variety.
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Putting the Spore in Sports Drink

Performance bev made from mushrooms

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Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt

Okay, so, um, the machines are winning

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Who needs water when you can surf wind from a plane 30 feet above your head?
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"Fence Surfing" in the Caribbean

Tourists ride the wire at St. Maarten beach

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One Step Closer to Space Tourism

Official clearance given for space flights

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Thieves stole more than 40 of these beach cruisers Monday, putting Baltimore's entire recreational bike-share program in jeopardy. ride around the reservoir outside online charm city bikeshare
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Baltimore Bike-Share Bikes Snatched

Crime affects 3,000 cyclists

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Stuck Teen Plucked from Peak

Risky rescue on ledge at 13,000 feet

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Whisper takes to the air in a special backpack attached to Potter's wingsuit.
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Dean Potter Defends Dog BASE Jumping

His pooch is "living the dream"

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Sensors, Big Data and Mobile: Enabling the digital capture of human activity and nature's beauty, but hopefully not more selfies.
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All Plugged In: Mobile Screen Time on the Rise

Fight-or-flight mode: The Internet follows you everywhere, it's all your fault, and there's nowhere to hide. Maybe that's not a bad thing.

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Rap Song Fights Ebola

Tune warns: "Don't touch your friend"

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The Wall Street Journal has long held unpopular opinions about climate change.
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WSJ Digs In Climate-Change-Denial Heels

Insists "human-caused" consensus is wrong

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Study Questions Dog Lovers' Intelligence

Using results from 600-student personality survey

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13-Year-Old Girl Climbs Everest

Youngest female ever

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Piano-Playing Otters at National Zoo

For Smithsonian's #ZooEnrichment

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A ghost bike in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ghost bikes, painted white and placed at scenes of cycling accidents, serve as memorials for cyclists hit or killed on the street.
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Bicyclist Deaths, Explained

Driver error, rear-end collisions most responsible for fatalities

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The first foot soldier in the robot uprising.
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Google Unveils Self-Driving Car

No brakes or steering wheel

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"Global Warming" Scarier Than "Climate Change"

What's in a name? A lot, actually

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In 1998, Ann Patton and John Bender moved to a remote compound in the jungle of Costa Rica. In their isolation they experienced a downward spiral that ultimately ended in John's death.
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Costa Rica Murder Verdict: Guilty

Wife killed husband, says court

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Climber Crawls Out of Crevasse

And records everything

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A baby sea turtle begins his journey across the beach.
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Where Do Baby Turtles Go?

Scientists use solar panels to follow their path across the ocean

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Senators are working to federally recognize a trail three times as long as the Oregon Trail—which, by the way, is part of the system. American Discovery Trail National Park Service National Trail System Coons Illinois California Delaware National Recreation Trail Historic Trail
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Congress Considers Coast-to-Coast Trail

6,800-mile hike links DE to CA

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Just one more thing New Yorkers have to deal with every day: Ungodly amounts of bees.
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16,000 Bees Removed from Manhattan Tree

"Beekeeper commissioner" saves Upper West Side

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Rogue Climber Summits Everest from South

Hops Khumbu Icefall in heli

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In March a mudslide in Washington killed 41 people. The mudslide in Mesa County, Colorado is said to dwarf the Washington slide in size.
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Massive Mudslide in Colorado

Three missing as search continues

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Diet beverages could help people stick to their diets more effectively, according to a study that (surprise, surprise) the American Beverage Association backed.
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Drink Diet Soda, Lose Weight?

New study says: Yep.

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Taylor Phinney Breaks Leg

Bad crash may end rider's season

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Danny MacAskill's New Video

Jaw-dropping moves in Argentina

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#GlobalSelfie Trend Visualized

36,422 photos span 3.2 gigapixels

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Nerds for Nature placed this sign on Mt. Diablo's Summit trail. Anyone who passes by can take a photo of a specific spot, then post it to social media with the hashtag #morganfire04.
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Tweet to Help a Mountain Recover

Crowdsourcing post-fire photos

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Keep your Levi's in mint condition by keeping them dirty. Just don't expect to make any friends.
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Don't Wash Your Levi Jeans

CEO hasn't washed his in a year

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The rescue, as it happened.
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America Goes Wild for Brave Mama Bear

Rescued cub from the highway

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Doctors Prescribing Time Outside

Fill prescriptions for nature

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Mt. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and home to a new eight-thousander available to climbers, but an avalanche recently struck its west side.
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New Peaks, New Trouble in Nepal

104 peaks now open, but avalanche concerns abound

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That's one way to keep incubating eggs warm.
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Man Smuggles Exotic Eggs in His Pants

Busted at Sydney airport

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As much as you love the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, its dam is likely responsible for environmental destruction south of the border.
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Colorado River Meets the Sea After 16 Years

Part of ecological revitalization project

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Top 10 New Species Announced

Selected from more than 18,000

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Fracking Now Officially a Word

According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

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Attack of the Jellyfish

Changing global water conditions mean gelatinous presence farther inland

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PetMatch App Finds Look-Alike Dogs

Also works on cats

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Hogs produce a lot of waste— can they peacefully coexist with a watershed?
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Hog Farm Threatens National River

Arkansas residents concerned about waste, E. coli

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The World Is a (Mostly) Happy Place

Results from Gallup's "positive experience poll" are in

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GoPro Files for $100 Million IPO

Even as growth slows

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