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	<title>The Why Files &#187; Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry</title>
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		<title>Death of the mastodon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's one of the biggest puzzles of paleontology: Why did North America's large mammals go extinct shortly after the glaciers melted about 15k years ago? New study suggests that hunters get the credit -- or blame.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s nukes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underground nuclear tests have been the biggest roadblock to a comprehensive test ban. How are these explosions detected, and how reliably?]]></description>
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		<title>Counting birds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The feds put out a massive report on American birds, and the #1 source of data is – amateurs! What is the role of amateurs in ornithology? Hint: if you want to survey 800 species on 3.5 million square miles…]]></description>
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		<title>Embryonic stem cells</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Pres. Obama revoked the limits on studies of cells that can become any body cell. What was lost in eight years of limits on embryonic stem cells? What's ahead?]]></description>
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		<title>Small is beautiful: Nanotech meets biology!</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/small-is-beautiful-nanotech-meets-biology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biology operates on the nanometer scale, and now ultra-small technology is producing monster benefits for genetic analysis, cell biologists, and the treatment of blinding glaucoma.]]></description>
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		<title>Dig the latest top tech tricks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you can't see can still interest you. Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical gizmos to see through the ground, find places to dig.]]></description>
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		<title>Mechanical mouth makes debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 02:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To measure the molecules that give food taste, you need a standardized eating machine. One has finally arrived, courtesy of food technologists in France (of all places!). Meet the mechanical masticator!]]></description>
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		<title>Wacky holiday gifts for scientechies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the scientist or wanna-be who's (almost) got it all: We scour the planet to find ancient wood, ancient-er ice, and a bamboo microscope. Dive into our holiday gift catalog slide-show!]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Energy: A Natural Solution?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to make alternative fuel? Need to get electricity directly from organic slop? Bacteria may have the perfect answer.]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Time: What&#8217;s an Atomic Clock?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does an atomic clock work? How does an atomic fountain work?  Is there a limit to the accuracy of an atomic clock?]]></description>
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