Here's what's known so far.

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If aliens are not here, are they out there?

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When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass might float at the surface for some time, attracting sharks and other predators. As it becomes weathered, it may start to sink, falling through the water until it eventually settles on the seafloor, where deep-sea scavengers feast upon it. The scientific […]

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They could do more than feel cool.

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What happens when things go wrong?

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Wait, what?

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A surprisingly simple action can make a major difference.

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A lesser-known problem we need to understand.

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Cases are becoming increasingly familiar.

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Here's what to know about megacolon.

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"Exactly what it was designed to do."

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Protection from threats that haven't even emerged.

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From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt, and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, forest islands, and lakes. It feels random, almost unreadable. Only gradually does the pattern resolve itself: raised causeways […]

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This makes a lot of sense.

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