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- Space
An invisible cosmic bridge
Astronomers find strange stuff in the space between two clusters of galaxies.
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- Tech
Fracking fuels energy debate
The hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep shale deposits is unearthing a lot of natural gas — and controversy.
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- Environment
Bad news for big bird
Lead poisoning, which nearly killed off California condors, still threatens the birds.
- Health & Medicine
Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene
The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today.
- Fossils
Hot or cold dinos
Patterns in dinosaur bones fuel a debate over whether they were warm- or cold-blooded.
- Animals
Cool Jobs: Studying what you love
Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids.
- Plants
Whale-free perfume
Tree gene trick is good news for people who like perfume made without sperm whale waste.
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Problems with ‘the scientific method’
Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world.
