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Peyote Is Endangered, Spiritually Sacred and Becoming Legal

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Long-banned in the U.S., except for religious purposes, peyote is starting to be decriminalized in some cities. But is that a good thing for this endangered plant?

Physicists Make a Splash With a Urinal That Doesn't

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Splish-splash is not the sound you want to hear when you're standing in front of a urinal. A new design is being touted as the answer to the splashless pee.

Pink Quartz Meaning: A Look at the Real Love Stone

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This beautiful pink quartz is found in numerous places throughout the world and is thought to be associated with unconditional love.

Pizza Nightmares: Can Your Diet Determine Your Dreams?

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Folklore says heavy or spicy food before bedtime can cause nightmares. Surprisingly, there's been no real study of this - until now.

Planet Mercury: Fast, Pockmarked and Shrinking

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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and it's the smallest in the solar system. So why does it have longer days than we have on Earth?

Planetarium

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Planetarium, is an educational device for showing the locations and movements of the planets and other objects in the universe.

Planetesimal Hypothesis

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Planetesimal hypothesis is a theory of the origin of the solar system. It was proposed by Forrest R.

Plants Can Defend Themselves by Making Caterpillars Turn Cannibal

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How can plants defend themselves against insects? Learn more about a new tomato study in this HowStuffWorks article.

Plastic Numbers: Breaking Down Recycling Codes

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There are seven different numbers you might see on a plastic container. And each number has its own meaning.

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