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[查看详情]NASA says Columbia crew had no chance to survive
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[查看详情]Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne
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[查看详情]Climate control for your desk
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[查看详情]Death of rare giant star sheds light on cosmic past
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[查看详情]Knox murder trial evidence 'flawed', say DNA experts
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[查看详情]Net piracy: The people vs the entertainment industry
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[查看详情]Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green
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[查看详情]WHO changes advice on HIV therapy
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[查看详情]Long-lived Titan lakes are boon to life
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[查看详情]Death of rare giant star sheds light on cosmic past
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[查看详情]Dear God, please confirm what I already believe
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[查看详情]Split-personality home routers can cut net energy use
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[查看详情]WHO changes advice on HIV therapy
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[查看详情]Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites
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[查看详情]French immigrants founded first British farms
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[查看详情]Energetic gamma rays spotted from 'microquasar'
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