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A new study raises questions about potential dangers
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Saving the Endangered Cuban Crocodile
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New VR Tech Aims to Take Surround-Sound to New Levels
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Gravitational Wave Astronomers Hit Mother Lode
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Trump's Drug Czar Nominee Withdraws from Consideration
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Why (Ex-)Hurricane Ophelia Took a Wrong Turn toward Ireland and Britain—and Carried All That Dust
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Sexual Victimization by Women Is More Common Than Previously Known
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The Monster Hurricanes of 2017
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Neutron Star Collisions Create Gold
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