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What are pulsars? How do astronomers study them?

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History of Medicine 

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Medicine has been practiced in one form or another since prehistoric times. Every culture had had its healers. Now, science-based medicine dominates. But how did these modern medical practices develop? What came before? How do these older traditions fit into the history of medicine? Do they still have place in the world of medicine?

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Earth Science

Global Climate Change and Energy 

Global Climate Change and Energy

Is the global climate changing? Is the world getting warmer? If you look at the graph below of global temperature changes over the past 150 years, the answer would have to be yes. But what if we look at the past 1,000 years, 100,000 years or more? And why should YOU care if indeed our world is getting warmer?

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People in Motion

Trip to the North Pole : A Difficult Target 

Trip to the North Pole : A Difficult Target

For most destinations in the world, you can easily have a photograph taken with you in front of a recognizable famous place.

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