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Ice Age Baby: Lyuba the Woolly Mammoth Tours Asia

Nearly five years after being discovered on a riverbank in snowy Siberia, the adorable 42,000-year-old baby debuts in Hong Kong

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The Way We Were: 1940 Census Details Released

As researchers clamor for the opportunity to mine the details, the general public can get in on the act too at the census’s website, the first time detailed census data has made its way to the web in such a form.

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The Woolly Mammoth’s Return? Scientists Plan to Clone Extinct Creature

Good news for anyone who wishes we could revert to prehistoric times, or really, anyone who thinks woolly mammoths are awesome.

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Study: Bees Have Distinct Personalities

Think all bees are drones? Far from it.

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Titanic Wreck Site Mapped for First Time Using Sonar Imaging

Visible in the map are remains of a deckhouse, pieces of the ship’s bottom, a 60-foot slab of its side, five of its boilers, a lightning rod from a mast and a revolving door.

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#Soda or #Pop? Regional Language Quirks Get Examined on Twitter

Sneakers or tennis shoes? Hoagie or Hero? Dust bunny or house moss? Studies map regional dialects on Twitter.

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World’s Hottest Chili Pepper Identified

The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is about 240 times hotter than a jalapeño.

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Do Goats Have Accents?

One British study found that goats’ vocal behavior changes over time, becoming more similar to their social surroundings.

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Scientists Discover Rare Monkey Previously Thought Extinct

Seeking orangutans and leopards, a team of Indonesian researchers instead discovered Miller’s Grizzled Langur, one of the world’s rarest primates.

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Homeless Science Whiz Gets State of the Union Invite, Scholarship from AT&T

Samantha Garvey’s inspirational story has helped her earn an invitation to the State of the Union, a new home and a $50,000 scholarship.