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In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

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Camp Knox was established during World War I and became an artillery training center, according to the Army post's website.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...

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What are nature's best spies? Well, it turns out they just might be fly larvae that can infiltrate termite nests undetected.

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