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Strange fungus turns cicadas into zombies

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How the Columbia disaster changed the future of spaceflight

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See stunning photos of the total solar eclipse

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See eclipse images captured across the path by CNN readers

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Families of the Columbia crew members keep their memories alive

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Foxes were once humans’ best friends, study says

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Ancient carved drawings found next to dinosaur footprints in Brazil

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Cicadas 2024: What to expect from the Brood XIII and Brood XIX emergence of cicadas

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Meteorites may be lost to Antarctic ice as climate warms, study says

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UK Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94

London  —  Physicist Peter Higgs, whose principle of an undetected particle within

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