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Close encounter
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The universe is beginning to look a lot less lonely than it used to.
The probability of all of the components coming together in an environment that can support life is an indicator of...
The science of hatred
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In the 1962 movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis play siblings whose rivalry and hatred for each other almost surpasses the real-life malice between the two. In one...
Better know a prokaryote
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Escherichia coli, or E. coli, as its friends know it, has gotten a pretty bad rap lately. From tainting water supplies in Walkerton, Ontario to contaminating ground beef and — to the delight of...
Boxer walks 150 km to Winnipeg . . . and back
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Running down the highway on a hot, sunny day, followed by a caravan of family, friends, and supporters, Richie Goosehead is an impressive sight. A boxer, artist, and carpenter, he is over six feet...
Defying gravity and stereotypes
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It is the mark of good cheerleading to make gravity defying stunts appear effortless and enjoyable to a crowd of sports fans. Yet behind their grins and aura of ease, cheerleaders are athletes who...
Legends of the Periphery: Food Hurricane, Takeru Kobayashi
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From time to time even some of the greatest and most prolific heroes in all of sports fall through the cracks of obscurity and are lost to the world at large. “Legends of the...
Ultimate fighting in the streets
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In the past three years, groups where young men consensually fight each other have emerged in various parts of North America. Some find joyful rewards while others suffer bloody, horrifying consequences.
After looking further...