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One of the frigatebirds that researchers tagged soared 40 miles over the Indian Ocean without a wing-flap. These birds were photographed in the Galapagos. Lucy Rickards/Flickr hide caption
Nonstop Flight: How The Frigatebird Can Soar For Weeks Without Stopping
Women from a traditional sea-harvesting community fish in Mozambique. Michael D. Kock/Nature hide caption
Researchers Examine Family Income And Children's Non-Cognitive Skills
HeLa cells, commonly used in research, were derived from cervical cancer cells taken in 1951 from Henrietta Lacks without her permission. Science Source hide caption
The Joint European Torus, a European fusion project in the U.K., gets most of its funding from the EU. Brexit may change that, and the even larger ITER fusion project. EUROfusion hide caption
Tuna are arranged prior to the first auction of the year at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo in January. The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia Anderlini (right) was the first private client to try out Dr. Sonya Kim's new virtual reality program for the elderly, and says she's eager to see more. Kim's handful of programs are still at the demo stage. Kara Platoni/KQED hide caption
Moraine Park is a grassy valley inside Rocky Mountain National Park. Wes Lindamood/NPR hide caption
Volkswagen Reaches $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scheme
Shane Altzier sweeps out the mud from the utilities office in Rainelle, W.Va., one of the towns hardest hit by floods that tore through the state on Friday. More rain this week has slowed cleanup efforts. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
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