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Pictures: Celebrating Ramadan
This month many of the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide will celebrate Ramadan with fasting and prayer.
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Kayaking the L.A. River
It's mostly treated wastewater. The rapids aren't much. But a $1 billion restoration offers hope for the river's future.
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Warming a Boost to Reindeer
Reindeer on Norway's Svalbard archipelago are bucking the trend and thriving, according to a long-term study.
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HIV Science Loses in Tragedy
The loss of at least a half-dozen AIDS researchers in the Malaysia Airlines tragedy has hit the research field hard.
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Apollo 11 Anniversary
Learn how you can spot some of the Apollo mission landing sites this Sunday for Apollo 11's 45th anniversary.
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Bog Mummies' Secrets Revealed?
Centuries-old corpses cast into Danish bogs may have been revered travelers, researchers reveal.
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Northwest Wildfires Intensify
Fires burn significant areas in Washington and Oregon.
Friday
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An 'Ocean' in Arizona
Researchers are building a miniature version of the Gulf of California in Biosphere 2.
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