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Absolute Zero

Why Is A Negative Number Called Absolute Zero?

Keep Petrels Plastic-Free

Illustration from The Nursery “Alice” by Lewis Carroll, 1890

Getting the Edge

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Parties of Two or More

Grizzly bear near Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Bear Hair

Scientists collect hairs from Yellowstone grizzly bears to conduct genetic studies

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John Alexander: Looking Back

Hubble Gets Tucked In

The Embarkation for Cythera, 1717, Louvre. Many commentators note that it depicts a departure from the island of Cythera, the birthplace of Venus, thus symbolizing the brevity of love.

Appetite for Destruction

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Road to Perfection

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Making Your Holiday Tree Eco-Friendly

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Personal Genome Project

These holidays, give the people who have everything the one thing they don’t: a map of their own DNA

Happy Hubbledays!

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Ben Nighthorse Campbell: Not Retired

You may know Ben Nighthorse Campbell as a Colorado Senator who was elected in 1993 and served until 2005. But add master jeweler to the list

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White Cliffs of McMurdo

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Penguin Watching at Cape Royds

Curating Chinatown

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