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DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

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Technology

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Health

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Health

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

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Science

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Moons

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Science

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Cancer

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Health

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COVID-19

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Science

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Health

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Health

Meditation apps want to calm you down on the same device that stresses you out

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Security

The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why.

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Climate Change

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By Eleanor Cummins

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Health

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Environment

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Animals

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Technology

Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back

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Health

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Health

Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.

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Gear

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Environment

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Climate Change

California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping

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Science

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Animals

Oyster architecture could save our coastlines

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Science

How humans created color for thousands of years

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Technology

Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison

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Science

The history of science is for sale

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Science

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

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Environment

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Environment

The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again)

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Energy

Everything you need to know about uranium

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Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle

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Climate Change

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Naturalistic design is thriving as actual nature dies

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The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards

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How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body

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Science

What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.

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What is the difference between a tree and a shrub?

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Environment

The Philippines wants to make planting trees a graduation requirement

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Health

The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting

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Environment

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

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Science

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

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The latest recommendations for preventing dementia are good advice for everyone

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Science

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Animals

Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?

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Animals

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

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Animals

The world secretly runs on hippo poop

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Health

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

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