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Underneath a rock slab which rests on dozens of narrow stilts researchers have found the world's oldest stone axe, and a vast collection of painted artwork
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Scientists are all atwitter over Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons and one of the most likely places in our solar system to harbor life
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How to tell which countries will take home more bling, and why weight lifting matters
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Images of the evacuated area around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant offer a glimpse at a world without humans
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A few highlights of death on New York City's subways over the years
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Sharks may have the healthiest teeth in the animal kingdom
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A live webcam let's you watch Alaskan brown bears hunt salmon during the fishes' annual migration
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After a lifetime of servitude to the colony, older termites sacrifice the only thing they have left: their lives
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Science confirms what you've always suspected: music these days is worse than it used to be
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This super tiny car, designed only for cities, could help fill the holes in public transportation at city edges
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Wrinkles make it difficult for younger people to read the facial expressions of those older than them
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Statistics could help predict just how fast athletes will run and swim at this summer's Olympics
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One of life's great mysteries finally solved. Or at least pondered
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Research shows that despite the fact that women live longer on average, their brains age faster. Scientists are pointing to stress as the possible culprit.
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One of the pillars of science fiction would have turned 118 today
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The Army has announced that they are designing body armor specifically tailored to women's bodies
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Amidst the turmoil of an ongoing civil war, Syrian President al-Assad has been threatening to use chemical weapons if faced with international intervention
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Not contented with the prospects of a mechano-libertarian post-apocalyptic wasteland, scientists are working on robots that can harness energy
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Some Danes are taking to the dirt like Tolkien's hobbits. Their own Shire-like eco-village is a model of sustainability, and one of the oldest of its kind
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