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Scientists Push for a Moratorium on Human Germline Editing

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Astronomers investigate a recently reactivated radio magnetar

New fuel cell material can run efficiently in reverse, storing energy

US Federal Court: Middle finger protected by the constitution

Reputed boss of Gambino crime family shot dead in New York

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Scientists Reawaken Cells From a 28,000-Year-Old Mammoth

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He filmed the killing of Eric Garner—and the police punished him for it

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Video: Music was ubiquitous in Ancient Greece. Now we can hear how it actually sounded

Italian police reveal ‘€3m painting’ stolen from church was a copy

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An investigation into American security contractors arrested in Haiti and their “rescue” by the US government

A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality

CIA’s report on the “The World Situation in 1970” saw a global decline in U.S. reputation – but a rise in Coca-Cola sales

How Forensic Genealogy Is Cracking Decades-Old Cold Cases

Researchers unravel mysteries of Earth’s inner core

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Why It’s So Hard to Restart Venezuela’s Power Grid

The Math That Tells Cells What They Are

Hollywood Froze Out the Founding Mother of Cinema

Thanks to a new discovery, atomic clocks of the future might be handheld instead of the size of a refrigerator

See how Ukrainian children train for a violent future

Understanding and controlling the molecule that made the universe

Anti-vax parents sue to keep unvaccinated kids in school during outbreak

Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?

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The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier

This Is a Truly Lousy Experiment About Evolution

The truth about the nitrates in your food

The incredibly secretive process of designing the next US banknote

What Scientists Found After Sifting Through Dust in the Solar System

Why the Amazon River Can’t Be Crossed By Bridge

299 years ago today Charles Bonnet was born, the namesake of a surprisingly common phenomenon

Opportunity’s Parting Shot Was a Beautiful Panorama

Study: Death metal music inspires joy not violence

The Bitcoin Bank Back From the Dead With Billions at Stake

Actors show different brain activity when in character, study finds

Venus is not Earth’s closest neighbor

50 Years Later, Precious Moon Samples Will Finally Be Opened

Newly Remastered Archival Video Shows the Power of the First Nuclear Weapons Test

Two young sisters were lost in the woods. They used their wilderness training to survive.

In Spain, prisoners’ brains are being electrically stimulated in the name of science

Hundreds of Artifacts from Notorious Nazi Massacre Uncovered in German Forest

The Female Fossilist Who Became a Jurassic Period Expert

The Unintended Benefits Of Vaccines

Study: Loss of blood vessels in the retina could signal Alzheimer’s disease before other symptoms appear

Why So Many Babies Are Getting Their Tongues Clipped

Electrically syncing up brain regions improves depression in first-of-its-kind study

How secret conversations inside cells are transforming biology

Our Galaxy Could Have 50 Billion Rogue Planets

When Harper Lee Doodled in Shakespeare Class