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Nutrition

High-Performance Pizza

Runner and national bestselling author Matthew Fitzgerald shares a pizza recipe for runners looking for a tasty boost.

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Could exercise aid concussion recovery?
Training & Performance

Your Injured Brain Needs Exercise

Doctors have long advised patients to seek rest following a concussion. But a recent study shows that low-level aerobic exercise actually speeds recovery.

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Food

Less Kale, More Cake this Weekend

Unlike February 14th, you probably won't regret it.

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Nutrition

Chef Biju Recipes: Spicy Kimchi and Soft Tofu Soup

Did somebody say "probiotics?" (Oh, everyone did.)

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A hermit crab
Adventure

When Age Doesn't Mean Mortality

46 species show diverse aging strategies

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Don't fret; you might be able to eat some of that.
Nutrition

Subverting Your Food Allergy

Allergic to eggs? It could just be the yolk.

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A snowy owl
Adventure

Snowy Owls Shot Down at Airport

Pose "threat" to planes

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A SkySeer drone
Adventure

Drones to Detect Fires, Not Pot Smokers

Forest Service's $100,000 mistake remembered, might be redeemed

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An orchid mantis
Adventure

Orchid Mantis Lures Prey with Beauty

First known flower-like predator

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While female koalas are also known to bellow at low frequencies, it is a much more common practice for males.
Adventure

Koala Bellowing Explained

Elephant-size voice comes from extra vocal organ

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Alpine ibex on a dam wall in the Gran Paradiso National Park of northern Italy
Environment

Goats Scale Dam, World Demands to Know Why

And how

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This glowing emergence, less bright than Comet ISON, could either be the comet's nucleus—its icy core—or fragmented remains. NASA states that the latter is more likely.
Adventure

Comet ISON, We Almost Knew Thee

Ashes to ashes, dust to travel deep space

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A look back: Bruce McCandless II, from Space Shuttle Challenger, first using the Manned Maneuvering Unit in 1984.
Adventure

Self-Sustaining Space Suit in Works

To use body heat for energy

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Not your grandmother's stuffing. Not your mother's stuffing, either. In fact, it's not really even a stuffing. Whose is this, and what? (Answer: It's more of a hash, and it's yours.)
Nutrition

Chef Biju Recipes: Mushroom and Pecan Hash

Disguise it as a stuffing for holiday emergencies

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The giant spinning ice disk was spotted on the Sheyenne River in North Dakota by a retired engineer, his brother-in-law, and his nephew.
Adventure

Watch: Rare Natural Ice Sculpture

Life imitates art in frozen river

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Bear paws are considered gourmet delicacies by some people.
Adventure

Black Bear Delicacies Result in Fine

Montana restaurant owners plead guilty.

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Comet ISON, also known as C/2012 S1
Adventure

Comet ISON Nears Sun

Astronomers unsure it will survive

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Stop! Wait! This could be healthier! And just as delectable!
Nutrition

Healthy Ingredient Swaps for Thanksgiving

Butter? No. French-fried onions? Nah. Potatoes? We're gonna say...you can do better.

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The jellyfish-like design lends stability to this model of flying robot—a step up from vulnerable insect-based designs.
Adventure

Watch: Jellyfish-like Robot Flies

NYU innovates flying mechanics

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Chef Biju's Athlete's Fruitcake
Nutrition

Chef Biju Recipes: The Athlete's Fruitcake

Everybody hates fruitcake. Except you!

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A loggerhead sea turtle
Adventure

Sea Turtles and Workers Occupy Same Spot

Environmentalism butts heads with offshore production.

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Wellness

Your Bed Is a Sanctuary

Cherish the silence of your sleeping time. Nocturnal noises negatively affect endurance and lead to health complications.

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The results of the study apply to any nut, even peanuts (which aren't technically nuts).
Adventure

Nuts Can Prolong Your Life

Just a handful a day

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The fuzz covering this daisy, the Coespeletia palustris, helps it survive in the harsh mountain climate.
Adventure

Hairy Daisy Discovered

Yep. In the Venezuelan Andes.

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According to John Peter, earthworms have a
Adventure

Indian Man to Set Earthworm-Eating Record

Bear Grylls fan lives on insect diet

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Adventure

China to Ease Animal Testing

In U.S., testing remains legal.

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Needs Syrings Drugs Doping
Adventure

Olympic Drug-Testing Quality Questioned

Moscow laboratory provisionally suspended

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A wildfire in the Pacific Northwest
Adventure

New Technology Enables Wildfire Forecasting

Firefighters better predict wildfire behavior

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A robotic deer
Adventure

Hunter Shoots Robot Deer, Faces Charges

Robot season! Deer season! Robot season! Deer season! (It's neither.)

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Juneau, the Alaskan Husky
Adventure

Dog Saves Paralyzed Skier

Alaskan husky plays Lassie

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Tilikum, SeaWorld's largest orca at 12,000 pounds, has killed at least two people.
Adventure

SeaWorld Challenges Ban on Contact with Orcas

Insists they know what they're doing

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There have been many world records for joggling. The Boulder Juggling Club hopes to set a new record category for most jogglers in a 5K.
Adventure

Jogglers Hit 5K to Set World Record

It's juggling while you jog!

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The compound aegelin may be the culprit in this case of dietary supplement adulteration.
Adventure

OxyElite Pro Supplements Recalled

The FDA warns of liver illnesses

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Lady Gaga, in the middle of making all your solar panels work better
Adventure

Pop Music Benefits Green Energy

Solar cells big fans of Lady Gaga

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Mortenson's book about education in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Three Cups of Tea, has sold 4 million copies since it came out in 2006.
Adventure

"Three Cups of Tea" Author's Charity Owed $1.2 Million

Insurance company to pay in settlement

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The Grand Canyon's South Rim
Adventure

Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Delayed

Due to falling prices and litigation

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“It’s a fantastic privilege to be a little mosquito flying in front of that big mountain,” the 54-year-old aviator said Wednesday.
Adventure

Watch: Homemade Jetpack Flies over Mount Fuji

It actually works.

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Former Australian Athlete of the Year Nathan Baggaley
Adventure

Olympic Kayaker Charged with Drug Production

Nathan Baggaley accused of large-scale amphetamine distribution

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Man survived bear attack, allegedly ate rescuer dog to ward off starvation
Adventure

Man Survives Bear Attack, Allegedly Eats Dog

Jack London, eat your heart out

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Rather than make the drone heavy-duty, creators at the Ecole Polytechnique Federerale de Lausanne decided to keep Gimball lightweight by allowing it to ricochet off obstacles.
Adventure

Watch: Crash-Proof Flying Rescue Robot

For use in disaster situations

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On Thursday, creator Olivier Feuillette told curious YouTube viewers,
Adventure

Watch: Kayak Turns into Submarine

Childhood fantasy: achieved

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Rodents and a snake purchased from a pet store were cooked and eaten; a red-eared slider turtle survived.
Adventure

Small Pets Found Cooked in Campfire in Denali

Rangers and Petco investigating

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Adventure

Kayakers Progress on 4,000-mile Journey

Brothers complete South American leg

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On Sunday, Ted Ligety won the men's World Cup giant slalom for his third straight year.
Adventure

Ted Ligety First in Giant Slalom

Bode Miller makes strong return

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Fine-particle pollution from wildfire smoke can cause asthma attacks and pneumonia, as well as worsen chronic heart and lung diseases.
Adventure

Study: Wildfire Smoke Travels Farther Than Thought

Cause respiratory problems

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Adventure

WATCH: Make a DIY Recycling Machine

Witness the good you're doing

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About 25 California condors—a species with an average wingspan of nine to ten feet, according to National Geographic—were seen on the live videocam during testing over the weekend.
Adventure

California Condor Cam Goes Live

Watch North America's largest bird

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Police in Oregon caught wind of a man bragging about the size of his stash, so, much like him, they took to the stars.
Adventure

Google Earth Busts Marijuana Garden

Oregon police have eyes in space

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Stride after stride and stitch after stitch: David Babcock is now a candidate for the Guinness Book of World Records.
Adventure

Man Sets Knitting-While-Running Record

The longest scarf knit mid-stride

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In a Harvard study, men who consumed half a portion of processed meat a day had just 5.5 percent
Adventure

Processed Meat Reduces Male Fertility

Baby, or baby-back ribs?

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During sleep, your
Adventure

Sleep Cleans Your Brain

Shut-eye Good for Neural Maintenance

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Adventure

Camping 101 Fights Nature-Deficit Disorder

Feeling irritable? We recommend the outdoors.

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More than 220,000 lung cancer deaths in 2010 were because of air pollution, says the IARC. The new finding is expected to spur governments to impose stricter pollution regulations.
Adventure

Air Pollution Officially Causes Cancer

So much for urban bike commuters

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There are fewer than 2,000 Bengal tigers left in the wild; 22 of them are monitored by Panna Tiger Reserve in central India.
Adventure

"Cyberpoaching" Feared as Threat to Tigers

Hacked e-mail could endanger Bengal tiger

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Adventure

Van Lierde Wins Kona

Belgium's front-runner takes his first title

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Adventure

20,000 Bees Removed from Woman's Home

"They didn't bother me"

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This marks the largest oil spill in North Dakota since 1 million barrels of salt water brine, a by-product of oil production, leaked in 2006.
Adventure

Huge North Dakota Oil Spill Ruins Crops

EPA unable to assess due to shutdown

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Witnesses lost sight of Kovats after his parachute appeared to fail.
Adventure

BASE Jumper Dies Preparing for Championships

Victor Kovats was an experience wingsuit flier

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Protesters have responded with outrage to plans for a marine park next to the bloody waters of a dolphin-slaughtering bay in Taiji.
Adventure

Town Lets Visitors Swim with, Eat Dolphins

Subject of scathing 2009 documentary

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Adventure

Wisconsin Considers Legalizing Deer as Pets

Officials propose alternative to euthanasia

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El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
Adventure

Climbers on El Cap Ignore Shutdown

Climbers are able to sneak through

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Sasquatch scientist Melba Ketchum hopes proof of Bigfoot's existence will not foster hunting.
Adventure

Sasquatch Genome Project Releases Bigfoot Video

Skeptics point to scientific lapses

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Adventure

Study: Diesel Exhaust Impairs Bees

Honeybees unable to find flowers

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Amy Dombroski was considered a rising star in the cyclocross world.
Adventure

Cyclocross Racer Amy Dombroski Killed

Rising American star collided with a truck

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Adventure

Epic Ski Race Now Covers 4 Countries

Winner receive Epic Pass for life

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With some help from the amputee's preserved nerves, his mechanical limb moves as intended 98 percent of the time, up from 87 percent without a neural connection.
Adventure

Man Controls Prosthetic Limb with Thoughts

Marks the first thought-sensitive prosthetic

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The fourth season premiere of
Adventure

3 New Duck Dynasty Books Coming Out

The Robertson family pens autobiographies.

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UN-sponsored scientists report a 95 to 100 percent chance that most global warming in recent decades is human-caused.
Adventure

Climate Scientists Set First "Carbon Budget"

Obama Plans to Issue Carbon Regulations

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Runners gather for this year's Run for Heroes Marathon, established 2011, to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
Adventure

Woman Accidentally Wins Marathon

Planning for a half-marathon, she won the full

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Green Lake, Austria
Adventure

WATCH: New Waterlining Record Set

Mich Kemeter breaks his own record

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