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AnimalsThe tiniest serpent
The smallest species of snake ever discovered lives on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
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PlanetsPluto, plutoid: What’s in a name?
In 2006, an international organization changed the classification of Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet."
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Health & MedicineHey batter, wake up!
Baseball teams that travel across the country may be at a disadvantage when they play.
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HumansFakes in the museum
A close-up examination of crystal skulls reveals the true, recent origins of these "relics"
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EnvironmentPolar ice feels the heat
This is the first of a two-part series on global climate change.
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Health & MedicineGut microbes and weight
A new report links a baby's gut microbes with the chance that the baby will become an overweight child.
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EarthSalty, old and, perhaps, a sign of early life
Exploring salt deposits, researchers unearthed the planet's oldest-known, complete molecules thought to have been made by living things.