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Tara Djokic
This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life
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Oct 2019
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Graham Baird
How do crystals work?
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Jun 2019
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Karen Lloyd
The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth — and how they could help humanity
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Jun 2019
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Nick Pizzo
The physics of surfing
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Mar 2019
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Dan Kwartler
What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared?
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Sep 2018
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Kenneth Lacovara
Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
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Apr 2016
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Andrés Ruzo
The boiling river of the Amazon
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Feb 2016
14:37
Francesco Sauro
Deep under the Earth's surface, discovering beauty and science
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Oct 2015
4:18
Addison Anderson
The most groundbreaking scientist you've never heard of
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Oct 2013
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Scott Gass
How big is the ocean?
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Jun 2013
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Sarah Parcak
Archaeology from space
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Penelope Boston
There might just be life on Mars
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Dec 2008
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David Gallo
Life in the deep oceans
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Sep 2008
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