Employees of the Church World Service office in Lancaster, Pa., attended Friday Prayer at the Islamic Community Center of Lancaster last month in solidarity
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Evidence of marine life that was thriving about 1.3 million years after the largest mass extinction on Earth has been found in what is
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A PET scan of a brain during normal sleep. Two scientists say sleep may help the brain prune back unneeded synapses.
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A Super-Cool Science Story About A Really Cold Thing
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