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whales and dolphins

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The challenge of the great cosmic unknowns

In The 4% Universe: Dark matter, dark energy, and the race to discover the rest of reality, Richard Panek explains how we came to know so little

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Prion disease can spread through air

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The internet's dark heart

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Evolution as seen by an alien

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Irrationality vs vaccines: Fighting for reality

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How we found the age of everything

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The mysteries of kisses

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Dog cloning is not as cuddly as it looks

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Christmas trees could make a great green fuel

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Christmas trees could make a great green fuel

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Near-death neurologist: Dreams on the border of life

Neurologist Kevin Nelson explains how the brain slips into a strange state of hybrid consciousness during a near-death experience

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The scientist pope who lit up the Dark Ages

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Solve this sci-fi thriller and reap the rewards

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2011 preview: Charge of the electric car

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An advertisement for mad-dog brain modularity

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