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Is The Amazon The Longest River In The World? Maybe, But Only For 5 Months Of The YearThe Amazon River, seen from the International Space Station.

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Is The Amazon The Longest River In The World? Maybe, But Only For 5 Months Of The YearThe Amazon River, seen from the International Space Station.
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Uncovering 12,000 Years Of Lost History From The Air, The Desert Reveals Mysterious Structures That Have Stumped Archaeologists For DecadesSafawi Kite 104, a giant hunting trap structure, found in the Basalt Desert of north-eastern Jordan.

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Uncovering 12,000 Years Of Lost History From The Air, The Desert Reveals Mysterious Structures That Have Stumped Archaeologists For DecadesSafawi Kite 104, a giant hunting trap structure, found in the Basalt Desert of north-eastern Jordan.
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In The 1950s, You Had To Give Some Urine To A Frog If You Wanted To Find Out If You Were Pregnantfrogs look on at a pregnancy test, there is a background of frogs eggs and needles and what looks suspiciously like urine
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In The 1950s, You Had To Give Some Urine To A Frog If You Wanted To Find Out If You Were Pregnant

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One Cockroach’s Surprise Appearance During A 38-Year-Old Man’s Colonoscopya cockroach sits in a generated image of a colonoscopy to look like it's in the colon

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One Cockroach’s Surprise Appearance During A 38-Year-Old Man’s Colonoscopya cockroach sits in a generated image of a colonoscopy to look like it's in the colon
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One Cockroach’s Surprise Appearance During A 38-Year-Old Man’s Colonoscopy

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In 1761 and 1769, Intrepid Voyagers Had A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Measure The Solar SystemPainting of Captain Cook's ships in Tahiti.

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In 1761 and 1769, Intrepid Voyagers Had A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Measure The Solar System

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Why Hurricanes Can’t Cross The Equator, No Matter How Powerful They GetA Hurricane view from space, as seen by a satellite.

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Why Hurricanes Can’t Cross The Equator, No Matter How Powerful They GetA Hurricane view from space, as seen by a satellite.
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Why Hurricanes Can’t Cross The Equator, No Matter How Powerful They Get

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"Lindow Woman": How A Body Buried 1,600 Years Ago Led To A Murder Conviction In 1983A well-preserved bog body, believed to be around 2,000 years old.

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"Lindow Woman": How A Body Buried 1,600 Years Ago Led To A Murder Conviction In 1983A well-preserved bog body, believed to be around 2,000 years old.
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"Lindow Woman": How A Body Buried 1,600 Years Ago Led To A Murder Conviction In 1983

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This Hidden Rotating Cone Device Saves Lives, But People Rarely Know What It Is ForA pedestrian crossing button, with the "WAIT" sign lit up. Underneath the casing, a small black cone is circled in red.

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Can Medical Treatment – Or Other Things – Change Your Eye Color? Yes, Here's Howcollage of different coloured eyes in a 3 by 3 grid

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The Okavango River Begins In Angola And Ends In Botswana. It Never Reaches The SeaThe Okavango Delta, seen from space.

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The Okavango River Begins In Angola And Ends In Botswana. It Never Reaches The SeaThe Okavango Delta, seen from space.
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Shiny Clouds, A Cosmic Kiss, And An Unpredictable Meteor Shower: Here’s Why You Should Keep Your Eyes To The Skies This JuneThe Summer Triangle asterism, with the Milky Way core visible behind.

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Why Do Some Zoos Smell Like Someone’s Smoking Weed? Just Ask The "Skunk Wolf"a maned wolf has long black legs, shaggy orange fur, and pointy black ears
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Should You Clone Your Pet? Find Out More In Issue 47 Of CURIOUS – Out NowThe cover of IFLScience's CURIOUS magazine as shown on an iPad. The background is a pop art-style illustration of a dog. The cover line in white says “should you clone your pet?”

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Should You Clone Your Pet? Find Out More In Issue 47 Of CURIOUS – Out NowThe cover of IFLScience's CURIOUS magazine as shown on an iPad. The background is a pop art-style illustration of a dog. The cover line in white says “should you clone your pet?”
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Perfectly Preserved 121-Million-Year-Old “Feather Dragon” Fossil, Model Suggests Global Population Set To Halve By 2064, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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