Video shows Hurricane Laura’s overwhelming winds ripping the windows off of the Capital One Tower – an all-glass office building…
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Workers discover 19th century burial vault under New York City park
Workers upgrading water mains under New York City’s Washington Square Park this week discovered a vault containing a large pile…
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International Space Station celebrates 15th birthday
The International Space Station has plenty to celebrate. Not only did astronaut Scott Kelly set the American record for continuous…
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Sign of alien life? Kepler telescope spots strange star
A distant star is getting a lot of attention from astronomers – possibly as a sign that alien life is…
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What killed Knut? Scientists say celebrity polar bear died of rare form of encephalitis
BERLIN – The sudden death four years ago of Knut, the celebrity Berlin Zoo polar bear who ended up on…
Read MoreScientists: Weather plays big role in Lake Erie ‘dead zones’
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A newly released study says cutting phosphorus levels is important for Lake Erie but isn’t a…
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A sneaky snake: Teams hunt for elusive rock pythons in Miami suburbs, at edge of Everglades
MIAMI – For all the danger posed to Florida’s Everglades by invasive Burmese pythons, there’s one thing researchers don’t want…
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$10,000 reward offered for shooter of Grizzly and nursing cub in Idaho
State and federal wildlife officials have put up a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the shooter…
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NASA Needs More Astronauts, Report Says
The United States must maintain a strong astronaut corps, even though human space flight has been temporarily stalled for NASA…
Read MoreRace to Reach Antarctica’s Giant Buried Lake Vostok Almost Over
It’s a race against the clock for a group of drillers as they hurriedly work to hit their goal depth…
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