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  • Cicadas continue East Coast march

    Thu, May 16, 2013 10:28 AM

    by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.

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  • Unbeelievable: Giant hive falls through man's bathroom ceiling

    Fri, May 17, 2013 1:30 PM by Shea Gunther

    One Redditor was really lucky not to be using the bathroom when a large beehive fell through his bathroom ceiling.

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  • How criminology can fight poaching

    Fri, May 17, 2013 12:52 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience

    Crime experts recommend battling poverty levels, erecting more fences and increasing awareness of poaching.

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  • Huge asteroid to fly by Earth this month

    Fri, May 17, 2013 12:09 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, astronomers are thrilled to get a close look at the space rock.

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  • Meteor crashes into moon, sparks giant explosion

    Fri, May 17, 2013 11:30 AM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com

    The explosion from the space rock was as powerful as 5 tons of TNT.

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  • 'Crazy ants' invade southeastern U.S.

    Fri, May 17, 2013 10:46 AM by John Platt

    The invading ants are wiping out native species, but scientists say their spread can be contained.

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  • NASA's new rocket fuel helps space agency 'go green'

    Fri, May 17, 2013 9:38 AM by Jillian Scharr, SPACE.com

    When combusted, the new fuel only throws off nontoxic gasses like water vapor, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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  • The mystery of the explosive pig poop foam

    Thu, May 16, 2013 5:17 PM by Shea Gunther

    Industrial hog farms all over the country are being hit by a wave of thick gray explosive foam bubbling up from waste pits. And no one knows why it's happening.

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  • The tricky art of saving wild species

    Thu, May 16, 2013 4:22 PM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    Which species do we save and why?

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  • Melting glaciers responsible for one-third of sea-level rise

    Thu, May 16, 2013 2:20 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Antarctic glaciers lost the least ice overall because spots on the continent melting rapidly were offset by other regions gaining ice.

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  • Can NASA save the planet-hunting Kepler mission?

    Thu, May 16, 2013 1:57 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com

    Engineers have a few ideas in mind for fixing the broken wheel, but they will take a few weeks to put together a proper recovery plan.

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  • Study: 97% of scientists agree on climate change

    Thu, May 16, 2013 1:14 PM by Russell McLendon

    After scrutinizing thousands of peer-reviewed climate studies, the largest analysis of its kind reveals a 'gaping chasm' between science and public perception.

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  • Did 'Star Trek' give rise to NASA's 'space shuttle'?

    Thu, May 16, 2013 1:08 PM by Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com

    The term 'space shuttle' was in use at least 14 years before Captain Kirk and his crew arrived on TV sets.

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  • Smelly feet drive malaria-infected mosquitoes wild

    Thu, May 16, 2013 12:57 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite are more attracted to the smell of sweat than uninfected insects, a new study finds.

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  • Orphaned polar bear arrives in New York

    Thu, May 16, 2013 12:49 PM by Live Science

    Kali will be raised alongside Luna, a cub that was abandoned by its mother.

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  • My how you've grown! Zoo takes stock of baby animals

    Thu, May 16, 2013 11:57 AM by Catie Leary

    Home to about 1,850 animals across 210 species, the Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany conducts a headcount of all of its residents every year.

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