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		<title>History of fishing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study finds a surprising number of fish, birds and mammals in the oceans 100 and 1,000 years ago. Can this information help regulators slow the decline of important marine animals?]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A stone tool discovered in Polynesia came from Hawaii -- 2500 miles away. Modern analytical techniques show that Polynesians did sail thousands of miles across the ocean -- without a compass.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Korean scientist pulled off the biggest scientific fraud in memory. How did he do it? How is science supposed to prevent fraud? Why did it matter, and who loses out?]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from Archimedes: Math-Man Speaks!</title>
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