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College Commencement Speaker Announces He’s Paying Off Final Year of Loans For Graduates, in Honor of Father

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Scientists Discover How the Iconic ‘Twelve Apostles’ Rock Formations Were Created in Australia

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Researchers Develop Way to Get Natural Gas That’s Renewable Directly From Sewage

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Endangered Bird Was Losing its Song, So Captive Breeding Now Includes ‘Singing Lessons’ from Wild Males

Study Debunks Myth of Native Hawaiians Brutishly Causing Bird Extinctions

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Hawaii University Hauls 84 Tons of Derelict Fishing Gear from Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

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Chicago Turns All Public School IDs into Library Cards to Boost Student Access

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Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out

Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot

If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them

Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

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£100, Two Hours… and a Whole Lot of Kindness! Londoners Spread Joy on Random Acts of Kindness Day

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A Passing ‘Angel’ Rescues Woman 8-Months Pregnant from Her Sinking Car

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