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Learn about the wasps that have a gruesome but fascinating way of surviving.

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A teenager attempting to set a world flight record and raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been ...

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

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