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Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids -- without the high

The first US solar storm emergency drill did not go well | Popular Science

Our Planet Is Woefully Unprepared For A Bad Solar Storm, Says Report By NASA And NOAA | IFLScience

Mysteriously Perfect Sphere Spotted in Space by Astronomers : ScienceAlert

Astronomers Discover Sphere Teleios: A Perfect Sphere Found In Deep Space | The Lifesciences Magazine

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This Superbug Learned How to Feed on Plastic from Hospitals

Ginger Cats are Genetic Freaks, Confirms Science

Apple’s Surprise ‘Game-Changer’ Free Offer To All iPhone 13 Users Now Live

iPhone 13 Finally Gets Satellite Support With iOS 18.5 Update | PCMag

A Massive Brain Study Reveals the Hidden Work Your Mind Does While You

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Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment

We may finally know what happened to the missing water on Mars

Revisiting a famous marshmallow experiment: Children more likely to delay gratification if peer promises to wait as well

New Twist on Famous Marshmallow Test: What Happens When You Add a Second Kid?

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A man let snakes bite him 202 times. His blood helped create a new antivenom

Here's how your name could shape your face over time

Chimpanzees have been filmed drumming in the wild. And scientists are stunned

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On today's episode, Scientists at CERN have successfully turned lead into gold -- a process that requires a shocking amount of speed! Another company touts its T-Rex leather handbags. How do scientists feel about said claim? Plus, researchers link the immune system to mammalian lifespan, and on This Day in History; the first paper currency in the US.

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These companies want to make hand bags out of T-rex leather. But scientists aren’t buying it

Mammal's lifespans linked to brain size and immune system function, says new study

CERN Creates Gold from Lead and There’s No Magic, Just Physics

The History of US Currency

Continentals: What it Means, History, Worth

The Paper Revolution

United States Continental Paper Currency

VIDEO: US National Archives: The Continental Dollar: How the American Revolution Was Financed with Paper Money

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T. rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America

Mummy preserved with bizarre rectal embalming method discovered by archaeologists

Capable of guiding nuclear weapons, the Russian satellite Cosmos 2553 has gone out of control, experts are sounding the alarm.

Russian satellite linked to nuclear weapon program appears out of control, U.S. analysts say | Reuters

Mount Pelée begins to erupt, burying Caribbean city

Volcanoes, From Field to Lab

Dynamics and Impacts of the May 8th, 1902 Pyroclastic Current at Mount Pelée (Martinique): New Insights From Numerical Modeling

(VIDEO) They Thought They Were Safe

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Weird Wednesday brings us a strange evolutionary discovery, the world's largest dog meets the world's smallest (and it's hard not to smile), plus 'Seagull Boy' returns to defend his championship. On This Day in History, we look back at the world's first integrated circuit.

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The surprising evolution of the platypus and echidna, the weirdest animals on Earth | CNN - 

In rare evolutionary event, weird platypus cousin evolved from living in water to living on land | Live Science

Bone microstructure supports a Mesozoic origin for a semiaquatic burrowing lifestyle in monotremes (Mammalia) | PNAS

A 3-foot difference didn't stop a horse-size Great Dane and tiny chihuahua from becoming friends | AP News

Watch: World's tallest and shortest dogs have puppy playdate in Idaho - UPI.com

Watch: British 'Seagull Boy' wins second consecutive gull screeching championship - UPI.com

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A massive star-forming gas cloud has been discovered strangely close to Earth. Plus, ancient tools discovered in Kenya are more than 3 million years old. On This Day in History, we examine the Penny Black stamp, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, and its impact on communication.

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Massive star-forming cloud found strangely close to Earth

Ancient stone tools found in Kenya made by early humans

Researchers find 3-million-year-old tools in Kenya, showing development of human ancestors

Penny Black stamp guide

Stanley Gibbons: Penny Black

Royal Mint Museum: Penny Black

Postal Museum: The Penny Black Stamp

First Known Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp Goes to Auction

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Ronan the Sea Lion – perhaps the best beat-keeper on the planet? We’ve got the fascinating details. A new drone mimics the flying squirrel, which could be a game-changer for robots ability to navigate highly congested spaces. And on This Day in History, the story of Mary Kies – the first woman to receive a patent in the US.

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This adorable bopping sea lion can probably hold a beat better than you

This Flying Squirrel Drone Can Brake in Midair and Outsmart Obstacles

1st woman US patent holder - Mary Dixon Kies in 1809

May 5: Mary Kies Becomes First Woman to Receive a U.S. Patent

Patented Straw Weaving Technique

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