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"Zombie Virus" Possible?
People can't rise from the dead, but certain viruses can induce aggressive, zombie-like behavior, according to a new documentary.
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Indonesia Tsunami, Eruption Linked?
The two nearly simultaneous events might have been triggered by the same earthquake, which may have been a rare "slow" temblor, experts say.
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Special Report: Shale Gas Rush
Shale drilling has unlocked one of the largest reservoirs of natural gas in the world. It could boost jobs and shake up the energy equation. Can this resource be developed sustainably?
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Odd New Monkey Found, Eaten
Pictured moments before humans ate it, a snub-nosed monkey represents a new species that sneezes when it rains.
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Pictures: New Amazon Species
A new Amazon species was found roughly every three days between 1999 and 2009—among them a "bluetooth" tarantula and an electric fish.
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Photos: Indonesian Volcano Erupts
One of the word's most active volcanoes, Mount Merapi is the bringer of life and death for a wide swath of the island of Java.
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Robots of the Gulf Spill
From fishlike submersibles to smart torpedoes, meet the 'bots that illuminated deep, dark threats of the BP spill.
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Photos: Mummies Found on Pyramid
Wearing a false head, a bundled mummy—and three child sacrifices—emerge from an urban pyramid in Peru.
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Oldest Human in China Found?
A fossil jawbone with a strong chin is upsetting notions of when our ancestors migrated out of Africa, a new study says.
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Photos: Indonesian Volcano Erupts
One of the word's most active volcanoes, Mount Merapi is the bringer of life and death for a wide swath of the island of Java.
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12 Vanishing Landmarks
A Maya complex, a Haitian palace, and a Swahili town are among the ancient sites being ruined by neglect, a new report says.
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Photos: Mummies Found on Pyramid
Wearing a false head, a bundled mummy—and three child sacrifices—emerge from an urban pyramid in Peru.
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Special Report: Shale Gas Rush
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A Dream Dashed by the Rush on Gas
The shale gas industry maintains that it protects drinking water and land. But mistrust has been sown in rural communities.
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New Jobs Through Energy
The industry promises jobs to a state badly in need of an economic boost, but the work so far isn't where you might expect it to be.
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Mapping a Gas Boom
Track the growing mark that energy companies have etched on Pennsylvania since first producing natural gas from shale.
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