Bird Flu Emerges as Key Reason Behind U.S. Egg Shortage

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Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean

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A mystery mollusk, Bathydevius caudactylus, with its hood open like a mouth
This newly named sea slug uses a large oral hood to capture and eat crustaceans.

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The billionaire CEO who made history with SpaceX describes facing the 'vacuum of death' in only a spacesuit

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Jared Isaacman returned from the Polaris Dawn mission he led with SpaceX on September 15.

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Why the US hasn't returned humans to the moon. The reasons are depressing.

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Apollo 11 astronauts planted a flag on the moon on July 20, 1969.

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Paleontologist rates 14 dinosaur attacks in the "Jurassic Park" movies

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Paleontologist Dave Hone rates the realism of every "Jurassic Park" movie.

He talks about how the T. rex hunted down its prey, how the Gallimimus outran predators, and what Velociraptors actually looked like in "Jurassic Park," starring Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern.

You Wimps Really Needed a Milder Habanero, So You’re Getting One

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Sorry, Monkeys Won’t Write Shakespeare Before the Universe Ends

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Scurvy Is Making a Surprising Comeback

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The world's most popular banana faces extinction. Researchers are racing to find a solution.

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A man in a clear lab coat reaches up to a banana plant in a greenhouse
The Yelloway One is a new banana variety that's resistant to deadly fungal diseases.

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Before buying a home, check this hidden financial risk

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Houses in a small beach resort in southeast St. Johns County, Florida.

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