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History The best-preserved ancient human ever found had 130 melon seeds in her stomach Ellsworth Toohey

urine Mystery solved: science reveals why urine is yellow Mark Frauenfelder

Space Glorious video of last night's rocket launch to the Moon! David Pescovitz

Science See the Perseids meteor shower through August 24 David Pescovitz

Space NASA photographer's camera cooked by last week's SpaceX rocket launch David Pescovitz

Oliver Stone Melissa Gilbert talks about humiliating sexual harassment by Oliver Stone Carla Sinclair

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NASA NASA's new flying saucer-shaped LDSD Mars lander tech completes second test flight Xeni Jardin