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Science: Animals and fungi closer than anyone expected
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Science: Comet on collision course with Jupiter
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Science: Galileo met giant magnet in space
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Science: Supernova changes its spectral spots
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Science: High-temperature superconductors are unstable
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Science: Supernova sends shockwaves through astronomy
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Science: Asteroidal bombardment wiped out the dinosaurs
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Science: Algae tell of Arctic’s ice-free past
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Close encounters of the shattering kind
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Secret Service violated right to electronic privacy
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Blinded by the light: Because lasers were at the heart of the plan to build an impregnable shield for the planet, billions of dollars were thrown at the technology over a short period. Could that windfall have been better spent?
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Review: Australia’s record in fossils
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