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Three new species of fish discovered in the extreme depths of the Pacific Ocean

45 years ago today an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated

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A doctor in Bangladesh has found a simple way to treat infant pneumonia

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US military builds barracks using “world’s largest” 3D printer

A New York City Train Station Opens for the First Time After Being Destroyed in 9/11

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California Tries New Tack on Gun Violence: Ammunition Control

Huge gold-encrusted rocks unearthed in Australia

Victim’s family speaks out after fire exposes wealthy man’s secret underground tunnels

Two fascist spies were awarded fake Nazi medals after the end of the second world war by an MI5 officer who penetrated their secret network

Ten years of Large Hadron Collider discoveries are just the start of decoding the universe

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On this day in 1942, a Japanese airplane bombed the continental United States

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Fishermen Find 10,000-Year-Old Skull and Antlers of Extinct Giant Elk

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A Shocking Number of Killers Murder Their Co-workers

NASA’s Curiosity rover just snapped a stunning 360-degree panorama of Mars

Medieval Board Game Unearthed in Secret Castle Chamber

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