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		<title>Death of the mastadon</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>Internet: The fastest teacher?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MRI scans of older people show major differences between searchers and non-searchers. After seven hours of Internet experience, those differences disappear. Honest? Could changing the brain be this easy?]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The epidemic fades, with 61 confirmed deaths and 5,251 cases so far. Were the public health warnings overdone? Or did they help stem the pandemic? Your guide to the time of finger-pointing, flu-style.]]></description>
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		<title>Science Education 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't know much about Science Education:  A new survey shows three out of every four US adults do not feel they have a good understanding of science.]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Cars: Meet the plug-in Hybrid</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/electric-cars-meet-the-plug-in-hybrid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hybrid cars and fuel cells increase auto efficiency and reduce pollution, but it's a long struggle from the idea to the reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Dolly the clone: 10 years later</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1997, Dolly was BIG NEWS. What did Dolly teach? Why did cloning attract so many oddballs, and what is the status of reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning? The Why Files honors Dolly with a 10-year lookback.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA to Earth Science: Take the Back Seat!</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/nasa-to-earth-science-take-the-back-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To understand and protect the home planet: it's no longer a key NASA mission. What will we lose as NASA turns its eyes toward the moon and Mars?]]></description>
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		<title>BigFoot Revealed: BigHoax!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 17:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bigfoot film was a fraud, a hoax, says man who played bigfoot in 1967 film. Why do so many people believe in cryptozoology?]]></description>
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		<title>Accidents: Why Do They Happen?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/accidents-unveiled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manned space flight is expensive -- and risky. What causes accidents? Was the destruction of space shuttle  Columbia a result of NASA's failed safety culture? Are accidents normal?]]></description>
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		<title>Science Publications: Censorship Needed?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/science-publications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientific journals choose self-censorship, decide not to publish articles related to biological weapons, bioterrorism and national security. Is this a necessary change in scientific tradition, or an over-reaction to a fearful political climate?]]></description>
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