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Emerging Science Note/Nanorust

Tiny magnetic particles of rust may clean dirty drinking water in developing countries.

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Emerging Science Note/Hurry Up Half-Life

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Emerging Science Note/Queries About Quasars

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Emerging Science Note/Virtual Detective

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Harvest Cooking

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A Wriggly Business

The secret to 87-year-old Maggie Pipkins’ success is worms  ? and lots of them.

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Losing Linnaeus?

If one group of scientists has their way, our current scientific nomenclature ?the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species ?will be a thing of the past.

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Emerging Science Note/Nanorust

Tiny magnetic particles of rust may clean dirty drinking water in developing countries.

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Emerging Science Note/Virtual Detective

Scientists are developing a computer program that can tell fact from fiction.

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Eating Locally, Cooking Creatively

Wondering what to do with all those scallions and turnips you picked up from your local farm? Food writer Kathy Gunst rises to the challenge with a selection of fresh produce from a Boston-area farm.

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