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Some of these are truly puzzling, some are shrouded in conspiracy theories.

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About 20 years ago, on March 13, 1989, the whole province of Quebec, Canada, suffered a blackout that by now...

As you probably know (but may very well choose to ignore), ageism is going rampant throughout virtually every civilized country...

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The guys over at WHOI are doing more and more interesting things every day; just a few days ago I...

It seems science and creationism are just taking sides and throwing rocks at each other; recently, they've taken things to...

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Well ladies and gentlemen, you'd better fasten your seat belts, because we're in for quite a spin. The Milky Way...

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Oh boy time sure do flies! It seems just yesterday it was January... still, it's the 2nd day of Christmas...

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Researchers over that the Indiana University conducted a study that led to rather surprising conclusions. Despite the fact that women...

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