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The winner in China's panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
China’s giant panda loan program has long been a tool of diplomacy, but its significance for species conservation has proved important, too
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106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years
Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
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Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test
Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth
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How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retired
SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab
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Stegosaurus fossil fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions
Sotheby's says the nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus have sold for $44.6 million at a New York auction
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NASA cancels its moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays
NASA is canceling a water-seeking moon rover because of cost overruns and launch delays
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A meteor streaked over the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey
NASA has confirmed that meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey
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Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' for citizen science
A “mega den” of rattlesnakes at a remote location in northern Colorado is now available for live, round-the-clock viewing online
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Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul
A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs
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World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species
Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded
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