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Astronauts will be testing human and bull sperm to see how microgravity might affect future human reproduction in space.
by Patrick Kiger
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Why Restaurants Love Buffets Even More Than You Do
Think "all you can eat" means you get more than you paid for? As one restaurant expert put it, "The house always wins."
Ernest Withers: Iconic Civil Rights Photographer — and FBI Informant?
Did famed photographer Ernest Withers betray the civil rights movement he so lovingly documented?
Food May Soon Be 3-D Printed to Meet Nutritional Needs
3-D printed food? It could be coming to your plate in the not-so-far-off future.
Scientists Confirm Uranus Stinks
Astronomers have just discovered a gas in Uranus' clouds that does nothing to help the planet being taken seriously.
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"If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus's clouds, they would be met with very unpleasant and odiferous conditions ..." — Patrick Irwin, University of Oxford, U.K.
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A stunning array of strange and ferocious aquatic beasts patrolled Earth's waters long before they became the stuff of legends and "Jurassic Park" movies. One could eat a great white shark in one gulp.
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Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over England for a record-breaking 65 years. But with Prince Harry getting married and Prince William having a third child how does the line of succession look now?
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You're hoping by tomorrow the search and rescue teams will locate you. In the meantime, you set up shelter for night. But night never comes. Is your mind playing tricks on you?
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