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'Super-Jupiter' Exoplanets May Look Like Nothing We've Ever Seen Space 5 hours ago

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Award-Winning Photo Reveals Secret of Strange Spider's 'Shrink-Wrap' Web Nature 6 hours ago

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Australian Children Now Banned From Social Media. These Countries May Be Next. Tech16 hours ago

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Massive Study Reveals Where Gout Comes From, And It's Not What We Thought Health18 hours ago

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Cats Meow More Than Twice as Much at Men, And We Can Only Guess Why Nature23 hours ago

We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years

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Study Reveals Surprisingly Obvious Reason Why Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk Health2 days ago

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