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Need something new to worry about? This well-researched and readable history of the science of the Earth's magnetic fields also presents the possibility of the north and south poles switching positions in the future, with near apocalyptic results.
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Wish Charles Darwin a happy birthday by revisiting his foundational evolutionary work "On the Origin of Species."
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Elon Musk’s dream of private space flight leaped forward with the launch of Falcon Heavy, the first private rocket to be sent to space. Reminisce on previous launches at the historic Kennedy Space Center with these photos.
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